Procedure & Registration Reality Check
The European Studies Reality Check will take place on September 30 and October 1. Interested participants can choose whether they want to take part at the event in Magdeburg or digitally from home. We have put together a separate program for both groups, during which they will also meet together again and again for discussions.
Program:
Time | On Site Workshop | Digital Workshop |
DAY 1, Thursday 30 September 2021 | ||
09:15 | Arrival venue Staatskanzlei | Enter virtual Plattform |
09.30 - 12.00 | Introduction + Welcome | |
Introduction to topic (EU policy-making | ||
Presentation Staatskanzlei Who are we? What do we do? What do we expect from future colleagues? |
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12.00 - 12.30 | Transfer to university | Lunch Break |
12.30 - 13.15 | Lunch | |
13.15 - 14.45 | Team work 1 | Team work 1 |
Preparation Interviews with practitioners | Preparation Interviews with practitioners | |
Participants | 2 teams + each 1 coach (MA student) | 3 teams + each 1 coach (MA student) |
14.45 - 15.15 |
Break | |
15.30 - 17.30 | Meet the practitioner / experts | Meet the practitioner / experts |
Participants | 3 students, 1 practitioner, 1 coach (x2) | 3 students, 1 practitioner, 1 coach (x3) |
Venues | host organisation practitioner | Zoom |
19.00 | Get together | Virtual get together |
DAY 2, Friday 1 October 2021 | ||
10.00 - 12.00 | Team work 2 | Team work 2 |
Summing up results from interviews with practitioners, |
Summing up results from interviews with practitioners, preparation presentation |
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Participants | 3 students, 1 coach (x2) | 3 students, 1 coach (x3) |
12.00 | Lunch | Lunch break |
Venue | Campus University of Magdeburg | |
13.00 - 15.30 | Presentation: Reality Checks | |
All groups present their findings to the other groups (ca. 20' each) | ||
Discussion: Confrontation of differences and communalities - expectations for European Studies Programme | ||
Participants | 2 on-site and 3 digital groups, all coaches, if interest: practitioners invited | |
Venue | Campus University of Magdeburg | digital connected with Magdeburg (hybrid) |
17.00 - 18.00 | Know your Hood | End of Programme |
Participation requirements & funding
The requirement for participation in the European Studies Reality Check is a Bachelor's degree (at least 3 semesters) in one of the following fields of study: Social, Economic, Political Science, Sociology, History, Cultural Studies, Linguistics or Media Studies. A participation fee for the European Studies Reality Check is not payable. The University of Magdeburg supports participants in the on-site project with a maximum of 150 euros per person for travel and accommodation costs. We will be happy to help you find accommodation in Magdeburg. Catering during the event will be provided by the OVGU.