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Open Society Institute, Higher Education Support Program are pleased to invite the junior university teachers in the humanities and social sciences in the countries of South-Eastern Europe and Eurasia to participate in the projects of the Regional Seminar for Excellence in Teaching (ReSET).

The following projects will commence during the Summer of 2009 and are now open to applications and statements of interest from the junior faculty teaching at the undergraduate university programs in the relevant academic subjects in the countries of Southeastern Europe, the NIS and Mongolia:

-Conception of “Eternal Capitals”- From Ancient Cosmopolitan Cities to Modern Megapolises
-Justice, Freedom and Political Regimes: Re-Interpreting Classics, Rethinking Teaching Scholarship
-Rethinking the International Security Agenda
-Comparative Study of Everyday Life: Current Theoretical Paradigms, Methodological Orientations and Teaching Practices
-Philosophy and Media
-Contemporary Conflicts as an International Security Threat: towards an Integrated Teaching and Research Program
-European Visions and Divisions: Comparative Studies for Advances in Teaching Sociology
-Living outside the Law: Institutional Approaches toward Studying the Extralegal Sector in Comparative Perspective (ReSET Challenges Seminar)

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    Open Society Institute
        Higher Education Support Program
       
        are pleased to invite the junior university teachers in the humanities and social sciences
        in the countries of South-Eastern Europe and Eurasia
        to participate in the projects of the

        Regional Seminar for Excellence in Teaching (ReSET)

The following projects will commence during the Summer of 2009 and are now open to applications and statements of interest from the junior faculty teaching at the undergraduate university programs in the relevant academic subjects in the countries of Southeastern Europe, the NIS and Mongolia:

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  • Conception of "Eternal Capitals"- From Ancient Cosmopolitan Cities to Modern Megapolises
  • Justice, Freedom and Political Regimes: Re-Interpreting Classics, Rethinking Teaching Scholarship
  • Rethinking the International Security Agenda
  • Comparative Study of Everyday Life: Current Theoretical Paradigms, Methodological Orientations and Teaching Practices
  • Philosophy and Media
  • Contemporary Conflicts as an International Security Threat: towards an Integrated Teaching and Research Program
  • European Visions and Divisions: Comparative Studies for Advances in Teaching Sociology
  • Living outside the Law: Institutional Approaches toward Studying  the Extralegal Sector in Comparative Perspective (ReSET Challenges Seminar)
    

HESP's funding to the projects, as a rule, provides coverage of all major costs of participation for the candidates from the target region. Non-regional university academics are encouraged to participate in the activities of the Seminar on a self- or co-funding basis.

Please note that HESP neither recruits nor selects the participants of the individual projects and does not provide funding to the participants on an individual basis; each project operates independently and the recruiting, funding and organizational procedures vary between projects. All inquiries and applications should be directed to the organizers of the projects according to the contact information for each project provided further. Individuals who are interested in participation in the projects are encouraged to contact the project organizers immediately, to meet the upcoming application deadlines.

The HESP Regional Seminar for Excellence in Teaching (ReSET) aims to develop and nurture teaching excellence at the undergraduate university level. The program establishes a framework for the long-term collaborative development of scholarly teaching in areas important to the region's undergraduate humanities and social sciences curricula. While ReSET projects address diverse subjects, fields and disciplines, they share the approach based on:

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  • developing reflexive scholarly and innovative undergraduate teaching;
  • critical rethinking of the subject, drawing on the best and most current international scholarship;
  • a collaborative structure fostering peer exchange and learning among the regional and international faculty.

Rooted in the concept of continuous development and self-renewal of university academics, ReSET creates opportunities for qualified and dedicated regional and international faculty to make a substantial contribution to the revision and advancement of teaching and learning in their subjects and fosters their leadership in the process of educational change in the region.

We appreciate your assistance in circulating this information to inform the broader academic public in the region about this opportunity

Best wishes,

Oleksandr Shtokvych
Senior Program Manager
Higher Education Support Program
Open Society Institute

Oktober 6. u. 12, H-1051 Budapest, Hungary
Tel.: 36.1.235.6153
Fax: 36.1.411.4401
Email: oshtokvych@osi.hu
www.soros.org/initiatives/hesp


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