2019

10:00-10:45 Promoting Global Human Rights through Cultural Diplomacy, Mirosław Wróblewski

11:00-11:45 The History and Evolution of Cultural Diplomacy, Beata Ociepka

12:00-12:45 Why Do We Need Cultural Diplomacy? International Case Studies, Grzegorz Dziemidowicz

14:30-16:30 Intercultural Communication and Cultural Diplomacy in Practice, Danuta Glondys

On 5th July the participants went on a study trip to Zalipie where they had the opportunity to learn more about the cultural heritage in the south of Poland.

10:00-18:15 Introduction to Holocaust Remembrance, Andrea Pető

10:00-12:00 The European Union Perspective and Programmes for Media and Culture, Bénédicte de Brouwer

12:15-13:45 Lessons Learned from Migration Crisis - Immigration Camps vs. Ogranized Crime, Michal Vit

15:00-18:15 Strategic Project Planning - Workshop, Karoline Gil

10:00-12:00 The Path to Freedom - Refugees from Middle East to EU after 2015, Iwona Pisarska

12:00-13:30 Cities of Refuge - ICORN Workshop, Małgorzata Różańska-Mglej, Kholoud Charaf

15:00-16:30 Historical Heritage in the Post-Authoritarian Context, Manuel Loff

This year's Multicooltural Garden Party event was organized by VSS participants where they showed creativity and openness.

The participants also presented their countries in a fun way and shared their experiences. 

10:00-11:30 The Myth of Central Europe, Michal Vašečka 

12:00-13:30 Why We Should Care? The Role of Ukraine in Europe, Jan Piekło

15:00-16:30 Media Systems, and Media Freedom in Europe - 30 Years of Change, Beata Klimkiewicz 

Inauguration

10:00 Opening of the 18. Visegrad Summer School by: Ryszard Tadeusiewicz, Dominika Kasprowicz

10:30-11:45 Inaugural lecture: 28 years of Game-Changing, Jean Pierre Deru, Marcel Hicter Foundation

12:00-13:30 Opening debate: V4 & EU - 15 Years Together: 

Jiří Kyrian, Minister Counsellor, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Warsaw

Adrienne Körmendy, Consul General of Hungary in Krakow 

Tomáš Kašaj, Consul General of the Slovak Republic in Krakow 

Iwona Jakuszko-Dudka, Head of the Unit for Central Europe, European Policy Department 

Moderator: Laurynas Vaičiūnas, Deputy Chair of the Board, The Jan Nowak-Jeziorański College of Eastern Europe

15:00-18:15 Integration Workshop: Natalia de Barbaro