Between June and August the ninth edition of the Summer School “Security and Society in the Information Age” was held at Collegium Civitas. This year our university hosted 22 students from U.S. universities. The program combined the four-week intensive course on Central Europe & Security Issues with a two-week research internship with the Terrorism Research Center.
Designed and launched jointly in 2015 by SRAS (USA) and Collegium Civitas, the summer school program addresses global issues from unique perspectives. The participants also learned about Poland’s rich history and culture, visited Warsaw Rising Museum and POLIN Museum, participated in the study tours to Cracow and Berlin, Germany.
The students came from various American universities: Columbia University, Connecticut College, The Ohio State University, University of South Dakota, Southeastern Louisiana University, Portland State University, Miami University, Rutgers University, College of Charleston, Michigan State University, University of Washington, Texas A&M University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Seton Hall University, Minnesota State University, West Virginia University, University of Colorado Boulder.
During the research internship, the students focused on a research project. They worked under the supervision of mentors: Dr. Paulina Piasecka, Dr. Vanessa Tinker, Dr. Monika Nowicka and Dr. Katarzyna Maniszewska. In result of the program the participants completed academic papers for publication in Security and Society in the Information Age, Volume 6 (planned to be published in October 2023).
Collegium Civitas is one of the leaders in the field of internationalization, with a large number of renowned and distinguished lecturers, students from 70 countries, numerous research projects, and a wide range of studies in English. With the growth of the Summer School program and enhanced cooperation with American scholars and students, Collegium Civitas continues to develop its international outlook further.
We invite you to listen to the podcast with Kat Lytkowski, a participant in the Security and Society in the Information Age program and SRAS Director Renee Stillings. In the 40-minute podcast conversation, Kat and Renee discuss modern security, Europe’s place in the world, Kat’s overall experience studying in Poland, and what Poland has to offer to those interested in studying security abroad:
https://civitas.edu.pl/en/our-university/news/podcast-security-and-society-in-the-information-age
More information about “Security and Society in the Information Age”: https://securityandsociety.org