Voronezh State University carried out the Student forum “International security: perspective of young international relations scholars” as a part of international scientific conference «International security threat perceptions by EU Member States, Middle East and Russia» aimed to discuss the global security problems, its geopolitical, sociocultural and religious factors, to investigate categories of threats and risks, including potential ones, and peculiarities of their diverse visions in the three mentioned regions. The conference allowed to develop conceptual framework of the agenda, including the concept of «threat to peace and security», to identify points of stability and criteria of international security, to develop approaches to setting regional security strategies.

The student forum allowed the young researchers to ask questions and discuss urgent issues with the foremost scholars in the field of international relations, security, EU studies, diplomacy, international law, politics, history, theology and social and cultural studies, human rights, nationalism, migration and extremism prevention from top level institutions of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Turkey as well as the leading universities and research centres of Russia such as Institute of Europe of RAS and others.

There were two large thematic sessions where students delivered their own speeches and made presentations of their research projects:

• • Strategic relationships of the European Union, Russia and the Middle East
• • Programmes of adaptation and integration of migrants: EU countries’ expertise.

The sessions were chaired by the senior researchers in the field accompanied by experts and discussants. Young scholars had an opportunity to talk about their individual research with the experts and get advice on their further development.

Contacts:

Dr. Alla Akulshina
Coordinator of the Jean Monnet Network POWERS
Head of the Department of International Projects and Programmes at VSU
Member of Board of the Association of European Studies
akulshina @ vsu.ru
Tel.: +7-473-220-75-26; +7-473-220-70-37