Albanians at the CoE summer university in Strasbourg

STRASBOURG, June 30 – Albanians are among some 600 participants from schools of political studies in 16 European countries to attend the Third Summer University for Democracy.
The Summer University is the annual highlight of the Council of Europe schools of political studies, which seek to train the next generation of political, economic, social and cultural leaders in transition countries.
The first Council of Europe-backed school of political studies was founded in Moscow in 1992 to train the next generation of decision makers in politics, economics, society and culture. At present, 16 such schools exist in Russia, Georgia, Bulgaria, Moldova, Kosova, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Romania, Armenia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Montenegro and Belarus.
The event brings together participants from political studies schools (500 in 2006, 600 in 2007, 608 in 2008) to study common questions and create bilateral and regional opportunities for dialogue. It also provides participants with the opportunity to hear from international and European leaders and meet numerous experts from Europe and elsewhere. Each Summer University has a special theme. In 2006 it was Challenges to Democracy and in 2007, the future of the European Project.