Pidec - Prague Institute for Democracy, Economy and Culture

The NYU Global Leadership Summit is headed to Prague this year!
With a focus on taking action around the European Refugee crisis, the Summit will bring together students fro across the University and global sites from May 21 - 24 for a once in a lifetime learning experience.

Students will think critically about the refugee crisis, develop the skills needed to take action, and collaborate with peers and human rights leaders to put their learning to use on behalf of the migrants and refugee community in Prague.

If you are a sophomore or junior and passionate about exercising leadership on a global scale, you can't afford to miss this opportunity. Apply today: bit.ly/1nwNNTq

Video recordings of the NYU Prague & PIDEC conference: "Tackling the Refugee Crisis" conference are now available online:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-nA4hzkJbBN0-IVrmu0burTbzz00NrAl

Conference: Tackling the Refugee Crisis in Europe

LIVE NOW German ambassador to the Czech Republic - Arndt Freiherr Freytag von Loringhoven - speaks at conference on
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NYU - Tackling the Refugee Crisis in Europe

Please join us for a live streaming of the NYU Prague/PIDEC conference "Tackling the Refugee Crisis in Europe" from NYU Prague campus.

The conference will be divided into three panels, each examining the current refugee crisis from a different perspective. Here are the panel titles and their times:

1. Media and Society (14:00 CET - 15:45 CET)

2. Nations and Borders (16:00 CET - 17:45 CET)

3. Governments and Citizens (18:00 CET - 19:45 CET)

You can access the conference via the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1m0krpyHEt3lvcx1hfzrbjTig7Dq9IZ3

Attached is the detailed program of the conference.

We hope you can join us at least virtually.

Read more about Jiri Pehe's book launch event on NYU Global Dimensions blog

NYU Prague Site Director launches the English translation of his novel : NYU Digital Communications Jiří Pehe is well-known as a political analyst, a prolific writer of news commentary and the former political adviser to President Vaclav Havel. Fewer people know that he is also a novelist who has published three books in Czech over the past ten years. In December, he launched the first English tra…

Audio recording of the panel discussion on European Identity and Religion is now available online:
https://soundcloud.com/martina-faltova/nyu-pragueforum-2000-panel-discussion-european-identity-and-religion

NYU Prague/Forum 2000 panel discussion: European Identity and Religion New York University’s Prague Institute for Democracy, Economy, and Culture in cooperation with Forum 2000 Foundation ___________________ Panel discussion: European Identity and Religion - Spiritual d

Can't make it to the conference this morning? Watch it live here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emE90V3Ww2o&list=PL-nA4hzkJbBN836pNQuB-EkRwz3rx9v14&feature=share

We're starting at 9:30 am!

Europe: Identity and Integration PROGRAM 9:30-11:00 - PANEL I European Identity, Nation States and Federalism Panelists: John Shattuck - Central European University, Budapest Larry Wolff - N...

The NSA on Trial discussion is taking place tomorrow at 6pm. More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1413635352217242/

We will also be streaming the discussion/lecture live via YouTube and will be accepting questions during any question/answer period. To join, simply click on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2n_8NvOTqY

While watching the on-line video stream, please feel free to ask questions via the 'comments' panel on the right hand side of your screen. During the discussion, we will be monitoring for your questions and will read them to the appropriate panelist to address.

The NSA on Trial: A Public Forum on its Global Spy Program TOPIC: The NSA on Trial: A Public Forum on Its Global Spy Program NYU Prague Institute for Democracy, Economy, and Culture Facilitator: Bill Cohn, J.D.; Co-f...

Karel Janecek speaks at NYU Prague

Guest talk by Karel Janecek: Positive evolution: a czech billionaire's quest for a better society

Dear colleagues, let me invite you to the international conference „Civic society: Freedom Is Not To Be Taken For Granted“ this Wednesday, October 2! The conference is organized by Vaclav Havel Library and follows the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize, which has been awarded in memory of Vaclav Havel today in Strasbourg. For your registration, please, click here: www.vaclavhavel-library.org/en/activities/register-conference

PIDEC Annual Conference 2013: Europe -- a Challenge for Today (part 2) New York University's Prague Institute for Democracy, Economy, and Culture in cooperation with Forum 2000 Foundation: PIDEC Annual Conference: Europe -- a Ch...