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WEASA – day one
WEASA has officially begun! We started with our opening ceremony, where Dr Joanna Świątkowska served as our inaugural speaker, giving participants deep insights into modern information- and cybersecurity. We didn’t just learn about modern cyber-threats: we also learned how perceptions thereof evolved over time. Once, computer scientists were the only ones thinking deeply about cyberattacks. […]
MoreThe WEASA 2018 provisional timetable is now out!
We are proud to share the provisional timetable for WEASA 2018 with you, which is available here. Please note that the lecturers and topics could still change
MoreWe have selected our WEASA 2018 participants!
We have read through all of your WEASA 2018 applications, and have selected just over 50 candidates who will be joining us in Warsaw this summer! The participants represent a huge range of countries from all across the Eastern Partnership, Western Balkans and, for the first time in WEASA history, the Visegrad Group as well. […]
MoreWEASA applications have now closed
WEASA applications are now closed. We would like to thank everybody who applied! We will soon be in touch with all applicants to inform them about the status of their application
MoreWEASA 2018 call for applications
WARSAW EURO-ATLANTIC SUMMER ACADEMY 2018 Edition CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The College of Europe Natolin Campus, the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) and the Polish-American Freedom Foundation (PAFF) announce a call for applications for the sixth edition of the Warsaw Euro-Atlantic Summer Academy (WEASA) which is scheduled to take […]
MoreWEASA 2017 publication
We are happy to present WEASA 2017 publication. The articles compising the vloume have been authored by WEASA 2017 participants and present the analysis of current digital trends in the regions of Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. The text is avaliable here
MoreWEASA to contribute to European Commission’s public consultation
Based on experience gathered during WEASA 2017, the College of Europe Natolin will be joining the European Commission’s public consultation on fake news and online disinformation, aiming to limit and combat the spread of fake news! We are currently in talks with our experts and alumni alike, working hard to formulate a common stance on […]
MoreWEASA will focus on digital issues in mid-term perspective
Next year’s summer academy will therefore look at topics such as information, journalism, and disinformation, as well as social media in democracy and diplomacy. We will, of course, include more cybersecurity classes and lectures as well.
MoreWEASA – week two
We hit the ground running in week two, starting with in-depth lectures by Janis Rungulis from the EEAS StratCom and Maria Zhdanova from StopFake.org. Both of them shared their organisations’ experiences at combating Russian disinformation and propaganda while engaging in deep discussions with participants, who wanted to know more about each organisation’s strategy. Christiaan Triebert, […]
MoreWeek one has come to a close
Week 1 has come to a close and what a week it was First – we learned plenty about the role of social media in democracy and diplomacy. Moira Whelan, who managed the US State Department’s social media strategies, gave a series of lectures and fireside chats. Kateryna Kruk, whose prolific English-language tweets exposed EuroMaidan […]
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