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Association of Schools of Political Studies voiced outrage at the death of Russian opposition leader

The Association of Schools of Political Studies of the Council of Europe (ASPS), meeting two years on from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, voiced outrage at the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny who was being unjustly held in prison on bogus politically motivated charges.

The 2022-2023 generation of the School of Political Studies graduates

Albanian School of Political Studies successfully closed the academic year for the participants of the 2022-2023 generation. A group of 20 young leaders graduated after completing a one-year cycle on good governance, political organization, leadership and European Union policies

School of Political Studies launches the open call for application 2023

The Academy of Political Studies opens the call for applications for the Council of Europe program "Albanian School of Political Studies" 2023. The deadline for submitting the application is on February 13, at 16:00. The information is outlined in more details here below.

EU integration on the focus of second national course of the School

The potential and challenges of integration in a troubled Europe was at the main focus of the second national course of the Albania School of Political Studies, which took place on 23-25 September at hotel Portik, in Berat. The international security expert, Alexis Vahlas, professor at University of Strasbourg and former senior political advisor to the NATO Joint Force Command in Naples, was invited to the course with a view to addressing the new challenges facing the EU

First national course of the School of Political Studies on Leadership

The first national course of the School of Political Studies 2022 took place on June 10-12 in Pogradec, under the theme of leadership. The first module of the course was organized in the form of an intensive training based on the "McCain Institute for International Leader" program at the University of Arizona in the USA.

Joint seminar of political schools of Tirana and Podgorica with focus on European integration

The Schools of Political Studies of Tirana and Podgorica joined forces to organize from 25-27 February 2022 a seminar focusing on European integration. Participants had the opportunity to discuss the new integration methodology with Ms. Zorka Kordic, the Montenegrin chief negotiator and Mrs. Megi Fino

Presented the paper of alumni: "Open Balkan", the analysis of a single regional market

The findings of a research paper developed by a group of economists alumni of the Academy of Political Studies were presented today at a roundtable with various policymakers and interest groups. The paper focusing on regional economic cooperation and the Open Balkans Initiative provided some recommendations on the interventions needed to reduce the key economic asymmetries of the Western Balkan countries and the policies needed to ensure maximum benefits from a common regional market

European Integration in the focus of the third national course of the School of Political Studies

The third national course of the Albanian School of Political Studies took place on December 10-12 in Durrės, focusing on the perspective of European Integration for Albania and the Western Balkans.

APS part of the 9th edition of the World Forum for Democracy

Participants of the Albanian School of Political Studies are part of the physical and online discussions in the 9th edition of the World Forum for Democracy. This event organized by the Council of Europe provide a unique opportunity to discuss with various world policymakers and activists on the topic "The role of democracy in climate change and the environment".

The second course of the School on electoral systems and political communication

The second national course of the School of Political Studies 2021 took place in Pogradec under the theme of "Electoral systems and political communication". The first module of the course addressed the topic "Political communication and public speaking". Two other topics such as "Public Speaking" and "Public Debate Techniques" were introduced in the training, offering participants the opportunity to learn and practice the most contemporary techniques in this field.