SUMMER SCHOOL August 1-14, 2016 Transition stories from USSR to EU: reasons and consequences Programme Sunday, July 31 ARRIVAL 01:20 pm - American students arrive to Tallinn, bus transfer to Tartu 16.00 18.00 Check-in, unpacking, rest 18.00 20.00 Welcome dinner at Kissing Students Café 20.00 21.30 Open-air summer concert of the Vanemuine Symphony Orchestra DAY 1 Monday, August 1, Tartu WELCOME TO ESTONIA 10:00 10:30 Opening of the summer school 10:30 12:00 Team-building activities 12:00 13:30 Changing decision making: from Union to Union Stefano Braghiroli 13:30 14:30 16:00 18:00 Guided Tartu city tour 19:00 21:00 Estonian Intercultural Evening Lunch Estonia in geopolitical arena Olaf Mertelsmann DAY 2 Tuesday, August 2, Tartu POST-SOVIET HERITAGE OR START FROM THE SCRATCH 10:00 11:30 EU perspective on accession of Estonia Thomas Linsenmaier 12:00 13:30 Simulation exercise Stefano Braghiroli Estonia becoming member of the West Heiko Pääbo 16:00 18:00 18:00 19:00 19:00 21:00 Visit to Tartu University History Museum and towers of church Dinner Movie Night Singing revolution
DAY 3 Wednesday, August 3, Tartu INTEGRATION TO EU AND REFORM EXPERIENCE (IMPLEMENTATION OF EU POLICIES) 10:00 11:30 Regional development and territorial governance reforms in Estonia Veiko Sepp 12:00 13:30 Estonian reform experience in EU accession process: political reforms and socio-economic transformation Viljar Veebel Good governance in comparison: the current situation and future scenarios Hector Pagan Visit to Tartu City Museum 16:20 18:00 19:00 21:00 TARTUFF movie festival* / Free evening *programme available online DAY 4 Thursday, August 4, Tartu BORDERS AND MINORITIES 10:00 11:50 AHHAA center 12:00 13:30 Integration and assimilation of national minorities in Estonia Thomas Hoffmann Dividing clash of values in contemporary Estonia: liberal vs traditional values Heiko Pääbo 16:00 18:30 Movie Night Risttuules with discussion led by Heiko Pääbo 18:30 19:30 19.30 - Dinner TARTUFF movie festival* / Free evening *programme available online DAY 5 Friday, August 5 10.00 12.00 Free time 12.00 13.00 Trip to Nature School in Palupõhja, Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve 13.00 14.00 Lunch 14.00 21.00 Hiking, canoeing, BBQ
DAY 6 Saturday, August 6 09:00 10:00 Breakfast 10.00 16.00 Hiking in the bogs and lunch 16.00 18.00 Coaching session by Epp Adler 18.00 19.00 Dinner 19.00 21.00 Sauna, BBQ DAY 7 Sunday, August 7 09.00 10.00 Breakfast 10.00 12.00 Hiking 12.00 14.30 Trip to Setomaa 14.30 15.30 Lunch at Tsaimaja 15.30 16.30 Seto farm museum visit 16.30 18.30 Back trip to Tartu 19.00 20.00 Dinner 20.00 - Free evening DAY 8 Monday, August 8 THINK ENTREPRENEURIAL (FROM INDUSTRIAL TO SERVICE-ORIENTED ECONOMY) 10:00 11:30 How technology and entrepreneurship re-shapes the life of Estonians? Part I Tõnis Mets 11:30 13:00 How technology and entrepreneurship re-shapes the life of Estonians? Part II Tõnis Mets 13:00 14:00 Lunch 14:00 15:30 16:00 18:00 19:00 21:00 Free time Business environment in Estonia: easy to start, hard to survive? Eero Mikenberg Visit to Tartu Science Park DAY 9 Tuesday, August 9 FIND NOKIA: E-ORIENTED COUNTRY (E-SERVICES) 10:00 11:30 E-Estonia: principles and framework of Estonian e-services
Kadri Lühiste 12:00 13:30 Study visit to Nortal Kadri Lühiste Social entrepreneurship: the cooperation between NGO-s and private sector Margit Säre 16:00 18:00 Free time 18:00 21:00 BBQ dinner DAY 10 Wednesday, August 10 FIND NOKIA: E-ORIENTED COUNTRY (E-DEMOCRACY, E-GOVERNANCE) 10:00 12:00 Free time 12:00 13:30 E-voting behaviours: user friendly governance Florian Hartleb 16:30 17:30 17:30 18:30 Dinner 19:00 20:30 Boat trip on river Emajõgi Estonian space programme: ESTCube Mart Noorma Tartu Observatory museum visit DAY 11 Thursday, August 11 08.00 09.00 09:30 12:00 Breakfast Buss Tartu-Tallinn 12:30 14:00 Meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14:00 16:00 Visit to the Embassy of the USA in Tallinn 16:00 17:00 17.00 18.00 Lunch in LIDO KGB museum in Viru hotel 18:00 19:30 Free time 19:30 21:00 Walk around Tallinn and dinner in legendary café Kompressor DAY 12 Friday, August 12 07:30 08:30 Breakfast 09:00 11:00 E-democracy and E-governance Kaspar Korjus Study visit to e-estonia Showroom Study visit to MEKTORY 11.00 13.00 13:00 14:00 Lunch at TTU 14:00 16:00 Meeting with President Rüütel 16:00 18:00 Visit to Kadriorg / Occupation museum
20:00 - Free evening DAY 13 Saturday, August 13 09:00 10:00 Breakfast 10:00 13:00 Guided Tallinn city tour 13:00 14:00 Lunch Visit to Seaplane harbor museum 16:00 19:00 Free time / Visit to KUMU museum 19:00 21:00 Farewell dinner DAY 14 Sunday, August 14 DEPARTURE 07.30 Bus to the airport/ Breakfast boxes will be prepared take-away 10:00 American students depart from Tallinn airport Other students are free to spend a day in Tallinn.