Bogazici University- Center for European Studies
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Email : ces@boun.edu.tr
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EUROPEAN WEEKEND SCHOOL 2006
“The Future of the European Union and Turkey’s Accession Perspectives”
18-21 May 2006
Jean Monnet Center of Excellence
Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey
18 MAY 2006 THURSDAY
Venue: Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute Conference Hall
10.30 – 13.00: Welcome and Opening Session
10.30 – 10.45: Welcoming Remarks
Cem Behar,
Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Boğaziçi University
Gülay Barbarosoğlu,
Director of Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute
10.45 – 12.15: Opening Speeches
Chair: Kemal Kirişci,
Director of Boğaziçi University Center for European Studies, Jean Monnet Chair
Ahmet Davutoğlu,
Professor, Beykent University and Advisor to the Prime Minister
Murat Sungar,
Ambassador and Former Secretary General, Secretariat General for EU Affairs of Turkey
Murat Yalçıntaş
President of Istanbul Chamber of Commerce
12.15 – 12.45: Q & A
12.45 -13.15: Campus Tour
13.15 - 14.30: Lunch
14.30 – 16.00: Panel on "The future of the EU in alternative perspectives: theories and narratives"
Chair: Bojko Bucar
Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Ljubljana
Michael Lake,
Former EU Ambassador to Turkey and Hungary
Vivien Schmidt
Jean Monnet Chair, Department of Political Science, Boston University
Wolfgang Wessels,
Jean Monnet Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Cologne
16.00 -16.30: Q & A
16.30 -17.00: Coffee Break
17.00 –18.00: Lecture on "The future of CFSP and ESDP"
Jolyon Howorth
Professor, Yale University
18.00 -18.30: Q & A
19.30 Inter-Cultural Evening at Binn’s House
19 MAY 2006 FRIDAY
Venue: Boğaziçi University, South Campus, Demir Demirgil Hall
10.00 – 12.00: Panel on "Constitutional and Public Opinion Challenges to the EU”
Chair: Gül Sosay
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Boğaziçi University
Wolfgang Wessels,
Jean Monnet Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Cologne
Jan Ifversen
Head of Institute, Associate Professor, Institute of History and Area Studies, Department of European Studies, Aarhus University
Hakan Yılmaz
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Boğaziçi University
12.00 – 14.00: Lunch
14.00 – 14.45: Lecture on “Assessing the future of EU enlargement: challenges and prospects”
Michael Leigh
Director, DG Enlargement, European Commission
14.45 – 15.00: Q&A
15.00 – 15.45: Lecture on "The future of regionalism and structural funds"
Ebru Ertugal,
Research Fellow, Center for European Studies, METU
15.45 – 16.00: Q&A
16.00 – 16.30: Coffee Break
16.30 – 17.15: Lecture on “EU New Member State Perspectives towards Turkish Accesion”
Bojko Bucar
Professor, Department of International Relations, University of Ljubljana
17.15 – 17.30: Q&A
17.30 – 18.30: Key-Note Speaker
Cem Ozdemir,
Member of the European Parliament
18.30 – 19.00: Q&A
19.00 Reception at the Kennedy Lodge
20 MAY 2006 SATURDAY
Venue: Boğaziçi University, South Campus, Demir Demirgil Hall
10.00 – 11.00: Panel on “Turkish accession to the EU-I”
Chair: Kemal Kirişci
Director of Boğaziçi University Center for European Studies, Jean Monnet Chair
Giacomo Luciani
The Robert Schuman Centre of Advanced Studies, European
University Institute
Leyla Tunç Yeltin
Economic Development Foundation, İstanbul
11.00 – 11.30: Q&A
11.30 – 12.00: Coffee Break
12.00 – 13.00: Panel on “Turkish accession to the EU-II”
Chair: Michael Lake,
Former EU Ambassador to Turkey and Hungary
Canan Balkır
Professor of Economics, Head of European Studies, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir
Refik Erzan
Director of Boğaziçi University Center for Economics and Econometrics
13.00 – 13.30: Q&A
13.30 – 14.30: Lunch
14.30 – 18.30: Workshops
18.30 – 20.00: Free-time
20.00 – 23.00: Departure from Aşiyan for Dinner Cruise on the Bosphorus
21 MAY 2006 SUNDAY
Social Programme & City Tour
10.30 – 11.00: Basilica Cistern
11.00 – 12.30: Saint Sophia Museum
12.30 -13.30: Lunch at famous Sultanahmet Köftecisi
14.00 -16.00: Topkapı Palace
16.30 – 18.00: Istanbul Modern Art Museum
18.30 – 21.00: Free Time (Entertainment, Shopping and Cultural Center of the City )
21.00 – 23.00: Farewell Party at Cambaz Dance Club