06H00 Depart Canterbury for Brussels (Keynes Bus Stop A)

European Summer School

Brussels

3 - 14 June 2013

Monday 3 June

06h00 – Depart Canterbury for Brussels (Keynes Bus Stop A)

12h00 - Arrive Brussels (Boulevard de la Plaine 5, 1050 Bruxelles, Tel : +322 641 1721 Tram:Etterbeek)

12h30 – Lunch with staff

14h00 – Administrative Briefing – Alastair Ross & Manisha Patel

14h30 – ‘Introduction to the Summer School’ – Professor Roger Vickerman, Dean Brussels Campus

15h30 – ‘Europe and the Global Economic Crisis’ – Professor Roger Vickerman

16h30 – Travel to accommodation (Thon Hotel, Avenue de Boulevard 17, 1210 Bruxelles. Tel +322 205 1511, Tram:Rogier)

Tuesday 4 June

09h00 – ‘Introduction to EU Politics’ – Dr Tom Casier, Senior Lecturer, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent

12h00 – Group Work

13h00 – Lunch

14h00 – Travel to European Parliament

15h00 – Tour of European Parliament – Sam Kynman, Assistant to Rebecca Taylor MEP

16h00 – ‘Life in the European Parliament’ – Rebecca Taylor MEP and BSIS alumna

16h30 – Visit to the Parliamentarium

1 Wednesday 5 June

09h00 – ‘Britain and Europe’ – H.E. Jonathan Brenton, HM Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium

13h00 – Lunch

14h00 – ‘Russian Dolls: EU Law and the Constitution of the World Trading System’ – Professor Harm Schepel, Professor of Economic Law, Kent Law School, University of Kent

Thursday 6 June

10h00 – ‘Europe and Emerging Powers’, Dr Tom Casier

12h00 – Briefing on World War I Battlefield Tour – Dr Mike Palo & Mme Martine Delsemme

13h00 – Lunch

14h00 – ‘Visas, Borders and Global Mobility’ – Dr Tugba Basaran, Lecturer, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent

Friday 7 June

10h00 – ‘US-EU Relations’, Dr Fernando Andresen-Guimaraes, Head of the United States and Canada Division, European External Action Service

13h00 – Lunch

14h00 – ‘Doing Business in Europe’ – Glynis Whiting, President, British Chamber of Commerce,

Saturday 8 June

09h00 –Meet at Thon Hotel Reception

10h45 – Visit First World War Battlefields - Ypres

13h00 – Lunch

2 14h00 – Visit First World War Battlefields – Langemark, Tyne Cot, Hill 60 and Ypres

20h00 – Last Post at the Menin Gate

22h00 – Back at Thon Hotel

Sunday 9 June

Free Day

Monday 10 June

10h00 – ‘Debating Your Future’ - Alain Ruche, Yves Mollard-la-Bruyere and Olaf-Gamal Deussen, Secretary General’s Office, European External Action Service.

13h00 – Lunch

14h00 – ‘Role of an EU Spokesman’ - Michael Mann, Chief Spokesman to EU High Representative, Ms Cathy Ashton.

Tuesday 11 June

10h00 – ‘European and International Migration’ – Dr Amanda Klekowski von Koppenfels.

13h00 – Lunch

15h00 – ‘EU-China Relations’ - Xiaoyan Jiang & Linxia Wang, Chinese Mission to the European Union

Wednesday 12 June

09h30 – ‘Finding Your Dream Job’ – Mona Shair-Wloch, Career Advisor at University of Kent, Brussels.

11h00 – ‘Perfecting your CV for the International/European Market’ – Mona Shair-Wloch

12h00 – ‘Writing a Strong and Convincing Cover Letter’ – Mona Shair-Wloch

3 13h00 – Lunch

14h00 – ‘Interview Tips and Tricks’ – Mona Shair-Wloch

15h30 – ‘The Art of Effective Networking’ – Mona Shair-Wloch

Thursday 13 June

09h00 – ‘The Future of Nato’ – Dr Jamie Shea, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Threats, Nato.

13h00 – Lunch

14h00 – ‘Did the UK do better or worse by not being in the Euro?’ – Professor Roger Vickerman

19h30 – Dinner at Restaurant La Manufacture (Rue Notre Dame du Sommeil 12, 1000 Bruxelles Tel : +322 502 25 25)

Friday 14 June

09h00 – Group Presentations

 09h00 – Group 1

 09h25 – Group 2

 09h50 – Group 3

 10h15 – Group 4

 10h40 – Group 5

 11h05 – Group 6

 11h30 – Group 7

12h00 – Lunch and Award of Certificates

14h30 – Depart Brussels for Canterbury

19h00 – Arrive Canterbury