TRAINING PROGRAM 

 EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRATIC CITIZENSHIP  
(EDC) 

 

 The first week - 40 hours-program  in Kraków

MONDAY 

09.00  Welcome: EDC Partners, Participants & Jagiellonian University  
- All Partner Representatives 

10.30  Break 

11.00   Geopolitics, Autocratization & A Questioned Democracy – Ukraine in a Global Context 
- Dr Daniel Silander, Linnaeus University, Sweden 

12.00   Lunch 

13.00  Democracy and Academic Freedom   - Dr Daniel Silander, Linnaeus University, Sweden 

14.30  Break 

15.00  Workshop: The Quality of Democracy & Academic Freedom in Ukraine 
- Dr Daniel Silander, Linnaeus University, Sweden 
17.00   Keynote: Europe, Democracy and Education 
- Vice-Chancellor Daniel Alvunger, Linnaeus University, Sweden 

 18.00  Dinner / Discussion 
 

TUESDAY 

09.00  Higher Education Institutions & Teaching for Democracy  
- Dr Charlotte Silander, Linnaeus University, Sweden 
10.00  Workshop: Democracy in the Lecture Room 
- Dr Charlotte Silander, Linnaeus University, Sweden 
 
10.30  Break  
 
11.00  Democratic Governance & Public Policy Making  
- Dr Valeriy Tertychka, School of Governance, Ukraine 
 
12.00   Lunch 
 
13.00  Workshop: Governance in Post-War Reconstruction: How to Achieve Sustainability for Democracy  - Dr Valeriy Tertychka, School of Governance, Ukraine 

14.30  Break 
 
15.00  Workshop (continue): Governance in Post-War Reconstruction: How to Achieve Sustainability for Democracy  - Dr Valeriy Tertychka, School of Governance, Ukraine 

18.00  Dinner / Discussion 
 

WEDNESDAY 

09.00  Civic Society for Democratic Consolidation  -  Dr Irene Palacios, Murcia University, Spain 
 
10.30  Break 
 
11.00   Civic and National Identity for Social Cohesion  
-  Dr Iryna Hubeladze, Institute for Social and Political Psychology at the NAES, Ukraine 
 
12.00  Lunch  
 
13.00  Making Democracy Work: The Role of Democratic Culture 
- Dr Irene Palacios, Murcia University, Spain 
 
14.30  Break  
 
15.00   Workshop: Trust to the Authorities and Civic Engagement and Participation 
- Dr Iryna Hubeladze, Institute for Social and Political Psychology at the NAES, Ukraine 
 
18.00  Dinner / Discussion 
 

THURSDAY 

09.00   European Union: institutions, policy-areas, decision-making and criteria for membership 
- Dr Martin Nilsson, Linnaeus University, Sweden 
 
10.30   Break 
 
11.00   Workshop: European Union, Democracy and Ukraine  
- Dr Martin Nilsson, Linnaeus University, Sweden 
 
12.00   Lunch 
 
13.00  EU and Candidate States: Unification and Harmonization of Legal Systems and Values 
- Dr Anna Mazur, Jagiellonian University, Poland 
 
14.00   Common Education, Economy and Justice System 
- Anna Mazur, Jagiellonian University, Poland 
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14.30 Break 

15.00   Polish Experiences as EU Candidate- and Member-State 
- Dr Adam Kozień & Dr Aleksandra Puczko, Jagiellonian university, Poland 
 
16.00   Workshop:  Main  Fields  of  Problems  with  EU-integration  For  Candidate- and Member-States  - Dr Anna Mazur, Jagiellonian University, Poland 
 
18.00   Dinner / Discussion 
 

FRIDAY 

09.00  Ukraine as a Candidate to EU 
- Dr Adam Kozień & Dr Aleksandra Puczko, Jagiellonian University, Poland 
 
10.00  Workshop: Challenges to Ukrainian EU Integration 
- Dr Adam Kozień & Dr Aleksandra Puczko, Jagiellonian University, Poland 
 
10.30  Break 

11.00  The Meaning of E-Democracy – possibilities and problems 
  - Dr Jan Aidemark, Linnaeus University, Sweden 
 
12.00  Lunch/Concluding Remarks