- Docente: Stefano Bianchini
- Credits: 3
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Forli
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Interdisciplinary research and studies on Eastern Europe (cod. 8049)
Learning outcomes
This is a special part of MIREES Programme, which is based on a set of visiting speakers that are invited during the Academic year to meet MIREES students and encourage an intensive exchange of ideas in specific topics related to East European studies. Therefore, students are expected to learn how to approach the presented topics under different methodologies, since the speakers might be scholars, officials, policy makers and diplomats with different disciplinary background. Students will receive inputs stemming form a varity of angles and will be expected to interact actively, by learning how to elaborate dialogically their points of view on the relevant issues under scrutiny.
Course contents
The program of the open lectures will be regularly published on the Faculty and MIREES web sites, since it is based on a multiple offer of meetings with outstanding scholars, officials, policy makers and diplomats. Speakers are invited to attend MIREES open lectures as an additional educational offer of the Programme. The aim is to complete the programme by encouraging students to deepen their knowledge and discuss issues of current events, or new methodologies, or one specific thematic issue with a peculiar relevance in East European Studies.
Teaching methods
According to the different scholars or speakers invited, the methodology of these meetings may vary in quality and structure. Basically, however, speakers will spend 40-50 minutes for their presentation, followed by a discussion with the students. The program is designed to give additional focus on current relevant topics, as well as to encourage students to learn flexibility in methods, taking into consideration the different background of the invited speakers and their different approach in understanding and presenting the choosen topic.
Assessment methods
MIREES students are expected to write a comparative report of 2.500 words by 14th July 2010. The report should encompasse a comparative analysis of at least 3 topics discussed during the open lectures, at students' choice. The report must include the list of the compared open lectures with the title and the name of the speaker(s).
Teaching tools
Power point or other audio-visual tools according to the requests of the speaker.
Links to further information
Office hours
See the website of Stefano Bianchini