Thomas Kruessmann, President of the AESC, was honoured to be invited by the President of the Republic of Armenia, H.E. Armen Sarkissiyan, to attend the “Summit of Minds” which was held for the first time in Armenia (Dilijan and Yerevan) from 7-9 June 2019. The “Summit of Minds” is a…
Several AESC members had been participating in the International Forum “REFLECTING ON THE FUTURE OF THE EU – EaP RELATIONS: YOUNG SCHOLARS’ VOICE”, on June 6-8, Kyiv, Ukraine. Oliver Reisner, Ekaterine Kardava, Gvantsa Davitashvili, Vasile Cucerescu, Rahim Rahimov and Thomas Kruessmann made presentations on various topics at the Forum. The…
Minutes of the 2019 General Assembly, held on 20.4.2019 at I.I. Mechnikov Odesa National University, where the members met after the 3rd AESC Convention (aud. 202 Frantsuzskii blvs 24-26, Odessa). Minutes of the General Assembly 2019
The Third Annual Convention that took place in Odessa, Ukraine on April 19-20, 2019 is completed. The general topic of the Convention was “The Experience of Inter-Regionalism in the Black Sea and Caucasus Regions: Norm Diffusion, Legal Approximation and Contestation”. The Convention has been hosted by Odessa I.I. Mechnikov…
Dear AESC members! The results of last year’s AESC Convention plus a number of additional papers are now available as the first volume in the new AESC book series “European Studies in the Caucasus”. Please have a look at the table of contents and introductory chapter (teaser-1.pdf) which gives a…
AESC is pleased to announce a call for participation in the Third Annual Convention that will take place in Odessa, Ukraine on April 19-20, 2019. The general topic of the Convention will be: “The Experience of Inter-Regionalism in the Black Sea and Caucasus Regions: Norm Diffusion, Legal Approximation and Contestation” AESC as…
Minutes of the AESC General Assembly Meetings from April 2018 are available here as follows: General Assembly Meeting 13.4.2018 General Assembly Meeting 28.4.2018
Spring is a period when not only nature awakes and flourishes. This spring has been very intensive and full of events for DESCnet and the Caucasus region more broadly. In April, Ilia State University and New Vision University in Tbilisi jointly organised the AESC Second Annual Convention under the topic…
Dear Participants of the Summer School: “European Integration and Rivalry between Regional Integration Systems in the Caucasus” at Yeditepe University 9-13 July 2018, please find the finalized Program attached. Welcome and enjoy your stay In Istanbul! Istanbul Program Final 3 Istanbul Program final 5
The Summer School on “Security Perspectives in Eurasian Regional Context” organized by Ilia State University (Georgia) in partnership with Coastal Carolina University (The USA). Summer School partners are Developing European Studies in Caucasus (DESCNET) and Creation of the Graduate Curricula in Peace Studies in Georgia (PESTUGE) – projects funded…
As a part of the DescNet and Jean Monnet sponsored initiative to enhance the level of European Studies in the Caucasus region Yeditepe University is glad to host the Summer School: “European Integration and Rivalry between Regional Integration Systems in the South Caucasus”. The school hopes to increase the network of the nine DescNet…
Dear Friends and Colleagues, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 9th issue of DESCnet newsletter! As you know, DESCnet stands for the Network for Developing European Studies in the Caucasus. The institute of higher eduction that are located in the EU and the Eastern European countries established…