Zgłoś błądInternational geopolitical essay competition - 5th edition
The honorary patronage
Rector of the State Academy of Applied Sciences in Chełm, prof. PANS Ph.D. engineer Arkadiusz Tofil
and
Senator of the Republic of Poland prof. PANS Ph.D. Józef Zając
Organizers
- Polish Geopolitical Society, Chełm Branch
- Department of International Relations of the State Academy of Applied Sciences in Chełm
Co-organizers
- Department of Political Science and International Relations of the Lviv Polytechnic National University,
- Department of International Relations, Information and Regional Studies of the National Aviation University in Kyiv,
- Department of International Relations of the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University in Ivano-Frankivsk
- Student Scientific Club of International Relations of the State University of Applied Sciences in Chełm.
Competition's rules
The competition involves writing an essay on one of the following topics:
- The Baltic Sea in NATO’s security strategy;
- The importance of secret services in creating political elites in Eastern European countries;
- Donald Trump’s geopolitical vision of the world on the eve of the US presidential elections;
- Arab states towards the war between Israel and Hamas;
- The political and military dimension of chemical weapons;
- Russian war crimes in Ukraine – judge, settle, punish;
- Geopolitical consequences of Finland’s membership in NATO;
- Geopolitical codes of contemporary Russian imperialism;
- Mercenary troops in contemporary armed conflicts.
Deadline
The competition results will be announced no later than April 30, 2024.
Information about the results of the Competition will be available at https://panschelm.edu.pl/konkursptg_sm/?lang=en
Competition participants will be notified of the results via e-mail and the Competition website: https://panschelm.edu.pl/konkursptg_sm/?lang=en
Winners have the right to collect prizes and diplomas in person.
Contact
Iwona Lasek-Surowiec PhD isurowiec@panschelm.edu.pl
Editorial guidelines
1. The work must be prepared in a text editor, Times New Roman (font size 12, margins 2.5 cm, line spacing 1.5).
2. The length of the text cannot exceed 10 typewritten pages. It is possible to send the work by post or in an electronic version as a PDF file to the address isurowiec@panschelm.edu.pl, e-mail title: Essay competition.
3. The title page template is included in Annex 1 to these Regulations.
4. Together with the essay, please send an application form and a statement on the processing of personal data (Appendix No. 3).
5. The bibliography should be arranged alphabetically.
competition commission
- Beata Fałda PhD – Vice-Rector for Student Affairs of PANS in Chełm;
- Jurij Hajduk PhD – Director of the Institute of Modern Languages of PANS in Chełm;
- Iwona Lasek-Surowiec PhD – Head of the Department of International Relations of PANS in Chełm, a chairwoman of the Chełm Branch of the PTG /secretary/;
- Prof. Halyna Lutsyshyn – Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the Lviv Polytechnic National University;
- Prof. Nina Rzhevska – Head of the Department of International Relations, Information and Regional Studies of the National Aviation University in Kyiv;
- Natalia Stetsyuk PhD – Head of the Department of International Relations of the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University in Ivano-Frankivsk;
- PANS Associate Professor PhD Ignacy Kitowski – member of the PTG Scientific Council;
- PANS Associate Professor PhD Włodzimierz Osadczy – Department of International Relations, Chełm Branch of PTG;
- Tetyana Strutyska PhD – Department of International Relations of the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University in Ivano-Frankivsk;
- Katarzyna Dziubińska-Wójcik PhD – supervisor of the Student Scientific Club of International Relations PANS in Chełm;
- Marcin Oskierko PhD – Chełm Branch of PTG;
- Sławomir Żurawski PhD – Chełm Branch of PTG;
- Emilia Ordyniec PhD – Chełm Branch of PTG;
Rewards
The Competition organizers provide prizes for the winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd place, separately in the pupils/students category): for taking 1st place – a cash prize, for taking 2nd and 3rd place – material and book prizes. All Competition Participants will receive diplomas.The winners of the Competition may be those who obtain the highest number of points determined by the Competition Committee.
10 best Competition Participants (total in the pupils/students category) will be qualified to the second stage of the 6th edition of the International Geopolitical Olympiad organized by the Polish Geopolitical Society, without having to participate in the first stage of the Olympiad, but provided they express written consent to participate in the Olympiad.
REGULATIONS
