2015

Whorpshop: Understand but do no harm. Writng in a multicultural age – Marcin Żyła

In the spring of this year Europe faced one of the biggest humanitarian catastrophes in recent time. Almost 2,000 migrants trying to reach southern shores of our continent died or went missing in the Mediterranean Sea. Every month thousands of war and economic refugees desperately want to make their way to Europe. It’s almost certain that migration will become a growing and permanent part of our future.

This poses several questions: about European identity and borders, Western responsibility for current situation in the Middle East and North Africa, about roots of poverty, models of multiculturalism and future of tolerance. Increasingly, however, the challenges of migration are also being considered

The fourteenth edition of the Visegrad Summer School has attracted lots of candidates from diverse backgrounds. We have received 484 applications demonstrating a wide array of intellectual undertakings, educational qualifications and professional experiences.