February 18-22 2009, Kremsmünster, Austria

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1-8 July, 2008, Poland

    To focus on dialogue through the lens of folk traditions today, approximately 30 students and young people gathered in Supraśl from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, and Austria, including two guests from Denmark and the United Kingdom.

1-8 July, 2007, Senec, Slovakia

By the banks of the Sunny Lakes, in Senec, Slovakia, the CESR Summer seminar commenced to address current struggles of nationalism, xenophobia, and populism in Central Europe. Participants gathered from Poland, CzechRepublic, Austria, Hungary, and Slovakia to discuss the historical roots and present day manifestations of these challenges, as well as to brainstorm about ways to overcome them, both personally and in society.

February 18 - 22, 2007, Sopron, Hungary

The aim of the seminar is to create a welcoming forum to discuss together the leadership models of different communities, to debate the distinct characteristics of (CE) European decision-making, both those inherited from totalitarianism and those apparent in the present day. We will focus on the role and methods leadership and decision-making both within the Church and church history, as well as in society and government.

March 22 - 26, 2006, Lublin, Ploand

    The seminar will examine deep roots of anti-Semitism in European culture and will focus on case studies of leaders and citizens of CE countries, attempting to analyse why people made the choices they did. We will also study what the iimplications of the Holocaust for Christianity are and trace the history of Jewish civilization in the territory of CE. The Next 60 Years: Have We Made Any Progress?

July 3-10, 2005, Brno, Czech Republic

    Forty-eight young people gathered in the capital of Moravia to spend a week discussing the concept of “independency”—what is it and what kind of role can (or should) it play in our lives? This WSCF Central European Subregion summer seminar had participants from all five CESR countries, as well as guests from Finland, Germany/U.K., Croatia and Romania. It was especially nice to welcome WSCF Europe Chairperson Silke LECHNER and Regional Secretary Hanna TERVANOTKO for a few days.

August 1 - 8, 2004, Rajcza, Poland

    Training for young leaders from Central and Eastern Europe. A unique opportunity to get to know new people through intercultural learning, sharing experiences on organising activities in local student contact movements and learning English in an interactive way. No boring grammar exercises and hours of theoretical instruction; the emphasis is on speaking, sharing, and rich social life...

July 4 - 11, 2004, Pápa, Hungary

    The project aims to explore ways how reconciliation is carried out within communities, like nations and denominations, with a special focus on our region, marked by historical tensions. We will also have a look on how we as persons and individuals deal with our own inner conflicts, by using spiritual, psychological and physiological methods.

July 7-14, 2003, Białowieża, Poland

The seminar lasts for seven days, including five working days. Each of the four countries have one day to present their culture. On the fifth day we deal with interregional cultural personalities. Countries and lecturers are invited to show their culture in a wide scale involving arts (literature, painting, music, movies, etc.), sciences and the role and situation of the various denominations. We also plan to invite national cultural centres, which are in Poland and we try to give a common lecturers with them.

August 15-23, 2003, Zvolen, Slovakia

Training for young leaders from Central and Eastern Europe. A unique opportunity to get to know new people through intercultural learning, sharing experiences on organising activities in local student contact movements and learning English in an interactive way. No boring grammar exercises and hours of theoretical instruction; the emphasis is on speaking, sharing, and rich social life...

July 8 -14, 2002, Vilémov u Olomouce, Czech Republic

    The summer seminar lasts for seven days, including five working days. The lectures are on ecotheology, eco-management, renewable energies, churches, ecological responsibilities and Central European perspective on ecology.

Jan 30 - Feb 2, 2002, Pannonhalma, Hungary

    The initial conference of the Central European Subregion of the WSCF takes place in an thousand old benedictine monastery. This is an ideal place to discuss about an ecumenical Central Europe, Protestants, Orthodox and Roman Catholic students together and begin a Central European cooperation.