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EU and Russian Summer Camps

Date 2012-07-05 3950 Clicks

The 4th EU Summer Camp was this year held from July 3-5, to coincide with the 1st Russian Culture Camp. Both events were held at the TKU Tamsui Campus, and were jointly organized by the TKU Graduate Institute of European Studies and the European Union Center in Taiwan. The theme of the event was exploring the creation of current European paradigms and Russia’s current role on the international stage.

During the camp opening ceremony, two special guests were invited to deliver opening remarks. The guests included the Deputy Director General of the EU Center in Taiwan, Dr. Chwenwen Chen; as well as Dr. Lai Ying-Chuan, the Chair of the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, National Cheng Chi University. In their speeches, they expressed their hope that through attending the camps, students may gain an awareness of the growing importance of Russia and the EU in today’s era of globalization. Another objective of the camps was to teach students about EU development models in the areas of environmental protection, social equity, culture,, and social safety, as well as providing students with an in-depth look into Russia’s economic and political background, social culture and art.

Altogether, there were 63 participants in the camp, including students from various universities around Taiwan and non-students working in a variety of fields.

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