Joint MA in International Relations: Europe from the Visegrad Perspective 10th Anniversary Conference

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

9.00 a.m. – 9.10 a.m.
Welcome: Dr. Grzegorz Pożarlik, Programme Coordinator

9:10 a.m. – 9.30 a.m.
Anniversary addresses Ten years have passed 

• Prof. Krisztián Bene (PhD Hab.), Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Pecs
• Dr hab. Paweł Laidler, Dean of the Faculty of International and Political Studies, Jagiellonian University in Kraków
• Mr. Jiří Sýkora, Chief of Cabinet, International Visegrad Fund

09.30 a.m. – 13:45 a.m.
Panel debate: V4 in turbulence. Why does it matter?

09:30  a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Part one: War in the Eastern neighbourhood or security first
Moderator: Prof. Lucia Husenicova, Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica
Speakers: 

• Prof. Jaroslav Usiak, Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica
• Dr. Grzegorz Pożarlik, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, 
• Sebastian Bollien, MA. Federal Academy for Security Policy, Berlin

     
10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Coffee break

11:15 a.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Part two: Taking Havel seriously in 2023 or V4 re-inventing itself  
Moderator: Andrea Schmidt, University of Pecs
Speakers:

• Prof. Vit Hlousek, Masaryk University
• Prof. Zoltan Bretter, University of Pecs
• Prof. Krzysztof Koźbiał, Jagiellonian University in Kraków

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch

13:30 – 14:45
Part three: Schuman Plan 2.0 desperately needed or towards postwar EU’s finalite
Moderator: Prof. Istvan Tarrosy,  University of Pecs         
Speakers:

• Prof. Andrea Schmidt, University of Pecs
• Prof. Zoltan Gal, University of Pecs 
• Wicke van den Broek, MA., Maastricht University

            
14.45 – 16.00
Joint panel: Young leaders and active citizenship: sharing experience, career opportunities and social networking 
Moderators: Wicke van den Broek and Mark Palocz

16.00
Visegrad Programme faculty, alumni and students family photo