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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3
4:00 p.m.
With the Power of Tolerance, Tuzla Takes the Lead
Mr. Jasmin Imamovic, mayor, Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Neustadt Classroom (RG20), Rubenstein Building
79 John F. Kennedy St.
Cambridge, MA

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Important Mason Program deadline reminder

The deadline for applications to the Mason Fellowship program is December 5th, please plan accordingly. This deadline applies to applicants for the Mid-Career Master in Public Administration from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, F.Y.R.O. Macedonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Turkey.

For more information on the Mason Program and the application process, please visit http://www.hks.harvard.edu/degrees/masters/mc-mpa/mason.

Harvard University Hosts Bulgarian Prime Minister - H.E. Sergei Stanishev Gives Keynote Lecture on Bulgaria’s Regional Role

History was made on 29 September 2008 at Harvard University, where Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev delivered a public address entitled “Bulgaria as a Stabilizing Factor in Southeast Europe and the Black Sea Region.” Organized by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Kokkalis Program, it was the first lecture at Harvard by an active Prime Minister of Bulgaria, and received an enthusiastic reception by Harvard students, faculty and senior administrators. The event, which was co-sponsored by Harvard’s Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, highlighted Bulgaria’s crucial role in the development of Southeast Europe and the Black Sea Region.

In his address, Stanishev outlined several key points, first noting Bulgaria’s crucial role in the recent transformation of Southeast Europe from the powder keg of Europe to a region of ever-increasing cooperation, stability, and development. He argued for the importance of striving toward European Union and NATO membership, crediting both organizations with promoting democratization, good governance and economic prosperity in the region. Stanishev recommended that European nations reach agreements on energy and environmental goals, and called for the promotion of neighborly and constructive relations with Russia, Georgia, and South East European nations.

To watch the entire lecture and read the full press release, visit the events archive>

The 2009-2010 Kokkalis Fellowship Now Open for Application

The Kokkalis Program strives to support individuals committed to invigorating the
public sector in Southeastern and East-Central Europe by providing fellowships for
study at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Eligible to apply for a 2009 Kokkalis Fellowship are natives of Albania, Bosnia-
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and
Turkey who are applying for one of the following degree programs: Master in Public
Policy (MPP); Master in Public Administration (MPA2); Mid-Career Master in Public
Administration (MC/MPA); Master in Public Administration in International
Development (MPA/ID).

Those with academic and/or professional backgrounds in one of the following
fields are encouraged to apply: public policy and administration, the non-profit
sector, law, economics, social sciences, or related fields. Applicants should
demonstrate a strong commitment to public service and the region of Southeast
Europe.

Candidates must complete both the online HKS application for admission and
Kokkalis Fellowship application. For more information, please visit the fellowships page.

Click here to begin the online application >

2009 Graduate Student Workshop Call for Papers

The Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe, John F. Kennedy School of Government, and Southeastern Europe Study Group, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University, will hold the 11th Kokkalis Graduate Student Workshop on February 12 and 13, 2009.

Doctoral students are invited to submit proposals for papers to be delivered at the workshop. Proposals should be a maximum of 500 words and should fall into one of three specified thematic units.

The Kokkalis Program is currently accepting applications. Click here to learn more about the workshop and to apply online >

Kokkalis Program Announces New Fellowship Awardees for 2008-09 Academic Year

The Kokkalis Program is privileged to welcome five new Kokkalis Fellows. Click here to view their full bios and learn more.

Yll Bajraktari
Born in Prishtina, Bajraktari is currently a student in the Master in Public Policy program, from which he will graduate in June 2009.

Kosmas Kaprinis
A native of Thessaloniki, Kaprinis will enroll in the Master in Public Policy program in September 2008.

George Saravelos
Born in Thessaloniki, Saravelos will enroll in the Master in Public Administration in International Development program in September 2008.

Ussal Sahbaz
A native of Ankara, Sahbaz will enroll in the Master in Public Administration in International Development program in September 2008.

Jelena Sesar
Sesar, a native of Sarajevo, will enroll in the Mason Fellows/Mid-career Masters in Public Administration program in July 2008.

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