Dear Colleagues,

The Utrecht Network summer school  ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’ will take place in Antwerp from 5 until 11 July 2015. The summer school is the final element of the cycle on “Liberty, Equality and Fraternity”, in which we examine what remains of these core values of the French Revolution in Europe in the 21^stcentury. We assess how these founding ideas of modern Europe have been implemented in the last 200 years, and what their future relevance might be.

To assess this question, the summer school adopts a genuinely interdisciplinary and multinational point of view and engages in innovative teaching methods (field visits, team teaching, interactions with local partners, etc).   We highlight the challenges to democracy inside Europe itself and from the changes caused by the ever increasing globalization. The goal of the summer school is to give our participants the tools to understand these challenges and to think in innovative ways on how meet them with new answers.

The student fee is fixed at 400 € (early bird rate) including accommodation and full board, curricular and extra-curricular activities.  Late applications will be charged 450 €.  The early bird deadline is 15 March. Later applications will be accepted on first come first served basis.

The summer school is no longer financed by the Intensive Programme (former LLP programme) but is made possible thanks to financial support from the Utrecht Network.   Moreover the Utrecht Network Hospitality Scheme allows one student from each UN institution to study at a reduced rate.  If some universities do not send students more stipends are available for the participants from other Utrecht Network members.

Please find attached the link to the website of the LEF summer school on ‘Fraternity’ at  http://lefsummerschool.eu/.  All information on the programme, how to apply and practical details on travel to and stay in Antwerp are available on the website.

Please circulate the information and the poster in your university and encourage your students to apply.  Online applications are now open.

Please do not hesitate to reach out in case of questions,

Kind regards,

Tine Destrooper - Project coordinator - tine.destrooper@uantwerpen.be

Patricia De Clopper - International Office - patricia.declopper@uantwerpen.be