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Cyber Security Summer School 2015

Estonia is a small country in Northern Europe, well known as one of the leading countries to implement a fully digital society. In Estonia it is possible to e-vote, sign legally-binding contracts and interact with the government %E2%80" all using the Internet.We welcome the 2015 Cyber Security

Italian Language and Culture

The Italian language and Culture Summer School aims to give its participants an experience of Italian language and culture in a unique setting. Classes will take place in Via S.Maria 36, at walking distance from the Miracle Square, and the world famous leaning Tower.Courses: Italian Language

%E2%80%9CThird World Women%E2%80%9D: Gender and the Global South

Students will learn about topics of contemporary significance to women in the Third World, such as the Veil, Microfinance, and Sex Trafficking, among others. (Course in English). Course leader Samantha Christiansen, Marywood University, Pennsylvania, USA. Target group This course will appeal to

Heritage and Creativity

The Heritage and Creativity summer course for adult learners is a one-week course (13 to 17 July 2015) held in Peniche, Portugal, aiming at the study of Heritage and Creativity issues from different scopes: culture, tourism, science, views of different countries and the view of the

Innovative Financing for Education: Arguments, Options and Implications

This course is organised by Central European University in cooperation with the Education Support Program of the Open Society Foundations.Traditionally, there have been four sources of funding for education. Governments have used taxation to pay for public education, the private sector has mostly

Strategic Human Rights Litigation

This course is organised by Central European University in cooperation with Open Society Justice Initiative, New York, USA.Human rights litigation is one of the methods by which civil society organizations can bring about social change. This course for human rights professionals will develop the

Ontology and Metaontology

This will be a philosophy course on the topic of ontology and metaontology. Ontology is a branch of philosophy (in particular, of metaphysics) concerned with questions of existence. Important ontological questions include the following: Are there any such things as abstract objects (i.e.,