Summer School 2023
We come from all over the world, counting dozens of members and more than 100 experts from world-leading academic and professional institutions. We’re innovative, international, and fun. The ITSS Summer School will help you build your future as an expert in international Security. We strive for innovative thinking by providing reliable knowledge and content. Our professors are scholars from all corners of the globe, with firsthand experience that challenges and innovates the dominant discourse on Security.
Our tracks tackle terrorism, grand strategy of the US and China, the reemergence of the Greater Middle East, the reality of modern Iran, the evolution of modern conflict and human rights, and the future of the cyber domain. All modules focus on practical examples, live interviews, and debates to make everything as interactive and stimulating as possible. Apply and join us!
The 2023 “Francesco Fasolo” ITSS Summer School
“Emergent Security Dynamics: Crisis, War, and Policymaking in a Changing International Order”
After the anticipated wait, we are excited to launch the second edition of the “Francesco Fasolo” ITSS Verona Online Summer School!
With the onset of new international wars, the reemergence of authoritarian leaders, and growing concerns around international security threats – from terrorism, to natural disasters or cyber espionage – the security arena in 2023 continued to be in rapid flux. For those seeking to understand and respond to the dynamics driving insecurity, violence, and international policy, it has become vital to understand security problems not as specialty silos, but as interconnected and mutually influencing forces.
To prepare you for this, the ITSS Summer School has developed six educational tracks aimed to provide students and professionals with an innovative, stimulating, and thorough exploration of contemporary security challenges. An inspiring mixture of academics and professionals, our Summer School boasts experts from world-leading institutions and companies, including King’s College London, RAND, and RUSI. Adding to this, we also recruited industry professionals involved in prevention of violent extremism; UN advisors; and former military personnel with unmatchable operational experience. Our school will prepare you to engage with scholars and policymakers, advancing your career in security, defence, policy, and statecraft.
Our Tracks
Devoid of any politicised agenda, we wish to innovate and internationalise debate through inclusive and accessible means. We offer six tracks exploring (which can be found in the following pages):
Furthermore, all participants are offered one optional foundational course (shades of security) featuring concepts of international security, quantitative and qualitative methods, non-western approaches, and academic life and publishing. Each session has been carefully prepared to be focused, stimulating, and engaging; highlighting current debates in international security, including practical cases and interviews.
Upon completion, students will obtain an official certificate, network with our scholars and speakers, and join the ITSS community – one of the largest networks in Europe addressing current and future security challenges.
Dates
The School runs online through four consecutive weekends, from Friday June 9th to Saturday July 1st. Sessions run from 11:30 until 17:30 CET (including breaks). Our tracks commence at 14:00 CET. The optional foundational course runs on both Fridays and Saturdays from 11:30 to 13:00 CET. The tracks are offered as follows:
- Tracks on Jihadist Terrorism, US-China, and New sites of war on Fridays (June 9th, 16th, 23th, and 30th).
- Tracks on Geopolitics of the Middle East, Russia & Ukraine, and Cyber are delivered on Saturdays (June 10th, 17th, 24th, and July 1st).
Pricing
With the goal of being accessible to students of all socioeconomic backgrounds, we provide a highly reduced fee of: 100.00 Euros for one track; 150.00 Euros for two tracks; & 300.00 Euros for all tracks (through recordings).
Benefits:
- Inclusive, top-notch accessible education delivered by world-leading experts.
- Flexible and remote learning.
- Access to recordings of our frontal lectures, interactive seminars and discussions.
- Access to ITSS Verona global network.
- Membership for the year 2023/2024 granting automatic access to every ITSS Verona event, including webinars and conferences.
- Certificate of completion.
- Priority option to publish a piece in the third issue of the ITSS Verona International Security Magazine.
Apply now and join us!
Please send a copy of your CV and a one-page statement explaining the reasons for selecting your track(s), along with your contribution to the Summer School at schools@itssverona.it . Once your application is accepted, you will receive the Moodle credentials, payment information, and a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding which is to be returned signed. The application deadline is set for June 7th 2023.
For any further information, please do not hesitate to get in touch and send us an email at: schools@itsvserona.it esther@itssverona.it
Summer School Track: Foundational Course – “Shades of Security”
Module Convenor: Michele Groppi (president@itssverona.it )
Module Description
Whilst widely studied, security remains one of the most contested topics in academia. Not only is security hard to theorise, categorise, and, ultimately, define. Generally, it is highly context-dependent too. It is inherently relative – i.e. it means different things to different people. And, as a concept, security is often politicised. As ITSS Verona, we have no pretention to address and solve the aforementioned matters. Rather, as passionate academics and researchers who wish to internationalise apolitical discussion, we would like to ask the following: why do conflicts erupt? What does international law say about conflict and human security? Do we really understand political economy and deterrence? What are effective qualitative and quantitative methods to analyse international security? Which are the most inspiring non-Western approaches to international security?How can we bridge the gap between academia and policymakers?
Aims
A combination of frontal lectures and seminars by ITSS Verona members, this module has two aims. First, given the potentially charged nature of the topic, we invite participants to embrace and appreciate the many variegated facets of security, which are the cornerstone of security studies. This is not to argue that individuals cannot mature their own views on what security matters and entails. Rather, this is to provide members with a short but yet in-depth understanding of the main underlying themes and debates in the field. In doing so, the module’s second aim is to expose participants to how members of academia see security, its study, and its practical implications. Not only are we going to introduce mere academic concepts; we are also responding to what we, as academics, are often required to know as for impact, relationships with media and policymakers, and the job market.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will be able to demonstrate the following.
Knowledge and understanding of:
- Major dilemmas surrounding definitions, theories, and causes of conflict
- Main elements of international law and conflict
- Most relevant non-Western approaches to international security
- Key quantitative and qualitative methods used in the field
- Academia-policymaking relations
- Academic career
- Academic publishing
Transferable/employability skills (through the seminars):
- Communication and presentational skills
- Balance in crafting an argument by appreciating complexity, avoiding jumping to uncorroborated conclusions
- Mental flexibility – as explained below, members are to think as critically and as holistically as possible
- Respect – for every actor’s research, work, and overall perspective
Teaching arrangements
The module is divided into eight lessons spread across four weekends – i.e. one on Friday morning and one Saturday morning for four consecutive weekends, equalling 12 hours total. Teaching sessions will be delivered remotely. Lessons feature frontal lectures (1 hour) and short seminars (30 minutes). Images, videos, online material will facilitate interactive and practical lectures. Seminars gravitate around one or two pivotal questions that naturally arise from the underlying themes. Participants are encouraged to engage, contribute to scholarly debate, defend their arguments and, ultimately, share potential solutions to concrete problems.
Hence, this is how the module is specifically divided:
Friday, June 9th, 2023
- Lesson #1: “Introduction to international security”
What do we mean by security? Why do we study it? What are the main causes of conflict? What are the main theories that explain war and tension in the international system? In this session, Dr Michele Groppi (KCL) answers the aforementioned questions by zooming on realism, liberalism, and constructivism.
Saturday, June 10th, 2023
- Lesson #2: “International law, conflict, and security”
How is conflict envisioned in international law? What constitutes conflict? How are States to conduct war? What is admissible and what is not? In this session, Dr Marco Bocchese (Webster Vienna Private University) illustrates how the so-called ‘Ius ad bellum’, exploring treaties and customary law that regulate modern conflict amongst States.
Friday, June 16th, 2023
- Lesson #3: “International political economy”
Why is the economy so central to the discipline of international security? How do States trade? What are the most important economic regulations? How can the economy be weaponised or used strategically? What are the future trends in international political economy? In this session, Dr Grant Johnson (RAND Europe) offers an overview of the main theories and concepts in the field of international political economy, touching upon real concrete examples that link economy and security.
Saturday, June 17th, 2023
- Lesson #4: “On deterrence”What is deterrence?
What is the historical evolution of this concept? Why is the latter so important in international security? Why do we not “get it right” most of the time? In this session, Dr Andy Corbett (King’s College London) shares his extensive experience to explore one of the most seminal aspects of international security, with reference to both historical and current conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine.
Friday, June 23th, 2023
- Lesson #5: “Quatitative research methods”
Why do we need statistics, models, and numbers to spot trends in international security? What do ‘research questions’, ‘variables’, and ‘hypotheses’ mean? Which models are most suited for the study of international security? In this session, Mrs Julia Hodgins (ITSS Verona) shares her extensive professional experience to illustrate the most important quantitative tools required to analyse security-related matters.
Saturday, June 24th, 2023
- Lesson #6: “Qualitative research methods”
If we already have quantitative data, why do we also need qualitative data? What do ‘questionnaires’, ‘surveys’, and ‘focus groups’ actually mean? Which methods are most suited for the study of international security? In this session, Mrs Julia Hodgins (ITSS Verona) and Richard Colebourn (BBC) share their extensive professional experience to illustrate the most important qualitative tools required to analyse security-related matters.
Friday, June 30th, 2023
- Lesson #7: “Non-Western approaches to international security”
What do we mean by non-Western approaches? Why is it important to include and increasingly appreciate academia and professional work that does not come Western institutions? Dr Jasmine Lilian Diab (Lebanese University) offers an overview of the rationale and the advantages of more inclusive academia, with particular reference to how non-Western sources may change how we view prime security-related issues.
Saturday, July 1st, 2023
- Lesson #8: “The impact of academia on policymaking”
Do academic theories have an impact on policymaking or do theoretical frameworks solely come, live, and die in the classroom? What comes first? Theory or practice? In this session, Dr Zeno Leoni (King’s College London) examines the role of academic theories in policymaking by focusing on several historical case studies from around the world, touching upon domino and ‘mowing the grass’ theories, as well as the question of academics involved in policymaking.
Module requirements
There are no formal requirements for this module. Everyone with an interest in the aforementioned topics is welcome.
Referenced sources/Supplemental materials
A full list of reading/viewing materials will be provided in due course.
Jihadist terrorism: a persistent pressing matter
Module Convenor: Francesco Bruno (bruno@itssverona.it)
Teaching sessions will be delivered remotely
Module Description
Twenty-two years after 9/11, threats from terrorism remain concrete. In Afghanistan, the Taliban have returned and, with them, so has fear of new terrorist havens. In spite of territorial contraction and decapitation of leaders, ISIS is alive and kicking, and so is al-Qaeda. In Africa, new theatres of operation have opened, with Boko Haram, al-Shabab, Al-Morabitoun, Tahrir al-Sham, to name a few, bringing havoc to entire regions. Within this picture, Europe cannot deem itself safe either. And yet, we still do not fully understand terrorism and how terrorist organisations survive. Therefore, without any sort of presumption, this module wishes to answer key questions, such as, what is terrorism? Can we really define it? What causes it and how can we deter it? Doing so, we will zoom in on the historical, organisational and strategic evolution of al-Qaeda and its global network, comparing it with ISIS.
Aims
A combination of frontal lectures, seminars, and live interviews and presentations by world-leading experts, this module has two aims. First, given the potentially charged nature of the topic, we invite participants to embrace and appreciate complexity. This is not to argue that individuals cannot mature their own views. Rather, this is to provide members with an in-depth understanding of the main underlying themes in terrorism studies, enhanced by first-hand accounts of terrorist and counterterrorist activity. In doing so, the module’s second aim is to inspire participants to think as holistically as possible. During seminars, we will spark debate. We will challenge common wisdom. We will play the Devil’s advocate and force you to put in other people’s shoes, rendering this intellectual exercise interactive, stimulating, and thought-provoking.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will be able to demonstrate the following.
Knowledge and understanding of:
- Major dilemmas surrounding definitions, theories, and causes of terrorism
- Current debates
- Jihadist ideology and related counternarratives
- Evolution and current status of al-Qaeda and Daesh
- Terrorism financing of al-Qaeda
- Future trajectories of terrorism
Skills (specific to the module):
- Identification and application of possible counternarratives
- Identification and application of measures against terrorist financing
- Identification and application of parameters to assess counterterrorist strategies
Transferable/employability skills (through the seminars):
- Communication and presentational skills
- Balance in crafting an argument by appreciating complexity, avoiding jumping to uncorroborated conclusions
- Mental flexibility – as explained below, members are to think as critically and as holistically as possible
- Respect – for every actor’s research, work, and overall perspective
Teaching arrangements
The module is divided into eight lessons spread across four weekends – i.e. one on Friday morning and one Friday afternoon for four consecutive weekends, equalling to 12 hours total. Lessons feature frontal lectures (1 hour) and short seminars (30 minutes). Images, videos, online material, as well as live interviews with world leading experts and former terrorists/extremists, will facilitate interactive and practical lectures. Seminars gravitate around one or two pivotal questions that naturally arise from the underlying themes.
Participants are encouraged to engage, contribute to scholarly debate, defend their arguments and, ultimately, share potential solutions to concrete problems.
Hence, this is how the module is specifically divided:
Friday, 9th June
- Weekend 1: The basics
Lesson #1: “Introduction to terrorism and counterterrorism”
What is terrorism? Why is the latter so difficult to conceptualise? What are the main challenges in counterterrorism? Why do we need an internationally shared definition of terrorism? In this session, Dr Michele Groppi (King’s College London) will introduce seminal definitional debates in terrorism studies, zooming in on the need for a shared definition of terrorism. - Lesson #2: “Causes of terrorism”
What causes terrorism? Why would individuals and groups radicalise and embrace violence in the name of their cause? In this session Ms Adelaide Martelli (ITSS Verona) explore the vast myriad of drivers that trigger terrorism. Emphasis is particularly allocated on social, political, economic, and psychological factors associated to violent radicalisation.
Friday, 16th June
- Weekend 2: Building-blocks weekend
Lesson #3: “Jihadist ideology and recruitment”
Why could extremist groups such as al-Qaeda and Daesh be able to recruit many individuals? What are the key attributes of Jihadist ideology? How can the hijacking of Islamic tenets be ideologically countered? In this session, Francesco Bruno conducts a live interview of former extremist Mr Noor Dahri (Islamic Theology of Counter Terrorism), offering theological and practical tools to identify and debunk Jihadist religious justifications for terrorism and political violence. - Lesson #4: “The history of al-Qaeda”
Where does al-Qaeda come from? What is its mission? What are its aims? Why has al-Qaeda survived for more than three decades? To understand the current dynamics and objectives, a step back into history is required. In this session, Francesco Bruno (ITSS Verona) will explore the various operational, organisation, and tactical aspects that explain why al-Qaeda was born and how it has reached the primary association with the concept of terrorism.
Friday, 23rd June
- Weekend 3: Aspects of al-Qaeda
Lesson #5: “Terrorist Financing” – Al-Qaeda’s Money Trail
How has al-Qaeda managed to make over 500 million dollars in a decade? How did they manage it? Who gives them money? In this session, Francesco Bruno (ITSS Verona) will explore the history around al-Qaeda’s financial empire starting from Osama bin Laden to present and how the profits are spent. We will be touching upon the Islamic banking system, the use of NGOs and the Zakat system. - Lesson #6: “What do the terrorists themselves tell us? Chat from the front”
This session is designed to provide the opportunity to meet and listen to the experiences of individuals who fought against Jihadist fighters. In this case, a high ranked officer specialised in intelligence and interrogation techniques will share his unique experience from the actual battlefield.
Friday, 30th June
- Weekend 4: Present and Future
Lesson #7: Al-Qaeda vs ISIS, a comparative perspective.
This lecture will build from where we left on al-Qaeda to explore the current trends and the rise of a new powerful opponent in the fight for the primacy of Jihadist narrative and legitimacy. Francesco Bruno (ITSS Verona) will explore the tactical, operational and organisational structure which differentiate the two organisations and explore the current hotspots of operation around the globe. - Lesson #8: “Future of terrorism”
What does the future hold? Which type of terrorism are we going to witness? In this session, Francesco Bruno (ITSS Verona) conducts a live interview with world-leading expert Brian Jenkins (RAND) on the future of the terrorist threat, with particular reference to conspiracy theories and far-right movements.
Module requirements
There are no formal requirements for this module. Everyone with an interest in the aforementioned topics is welcome.
US-China relations: history, concepts, and contemporary issues
Module Convenor: Zeno Leoni (zeno.j.leoni@kcl.ac.uk)
Module Description
This track provides a comprehensive, thorough overview of US-China relations over the last five decades. It comes at a very topical moment, just as China celebrated its 20 years within the World Trade Organization on December 11, and fifty years have passed since Nixon and Mao agreed on re-opening relations between Washington, D.C. and Beijing. The module seeks to critically engage with concepts and events core to US-China relations by considering both sides of this dynamic.
Aims
By providing lectures and seminars, we will help our students embrace and appreciate the complexity inherent to great power competition. As such, this module aims to inspire participants to think as holistically as possible about the core tenets and long-term implications of US-China Grand Strategy for the future of international politics. During seminars, we will foster dynamic debates to create interactive, stimulating, and thought-provoking conversations. With classes provided by world-leading experts, this track will explore the great power struggles that will define the next century.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will be able to demonstrate the following:
Knowledge and understanding of:
- Major dilemmas surrounding theories, drivers, and dynamics of great power competition
- History of US and China relations
- Turning points in this bilateral relationship and key friction areas
- Future development in US-China grand strategy and how they will determine the future of global politics
Skills (specific to the module):
Identification of core Grand Strategy dynamics and debates
Analysis of the drivers and determinants of great power competition in the 21st century
Application of key parameters in assessing the US-China bilateral relationship
Transferable/employability skills (through the seminars):
- Communication and presentation skills
- Argumentation based on complexity and systems-dynamics
- Mental flexibility in assessing future political developments
- Making connections between historical realities and current global dynamics
- Respect – for every actor’s research, work, and overall perspective
Teaching arrangements
The module is divided into eight lessons spread across four weekends on Friday morning and afternoon, equalling 12 hours total. Teaching sessions will be delivered remotely. Lessons feature frontal lectures (1 hour) and short seminars (30 minutes). Images, videos, online material, as well as live interviews with world-leading experts, will facilitate interactive and practical lectures. Seminars gravitate around one or two pivotal questions that naturally arise from the underlying themes. Participants are encouraged to engage, contribute to scholarly debate, defend their arguments, and, ultimately, share potential solutions to concrete problems.
Hence, this is how the module is specifically divided:
Friday, 9th June
Lesson #1: “Introduction to Grand Strategy”
What is grand strategy? What are the core tenets of American grand strategy? Dr Zeno Leoni (KCL and ITSS Verona) explores these issues, going back to pre-WW2 American grand strategy. Then, we delve into Chinese grand strategy and China’s strategic philosophy.Lesson #2: “The rise of the Unipole: America during the World Wars”
This course provides a detailed account of American government and society during the two biggest wars in the history of mankind, tracing the base for its consolidation as a global superpower. In this session, Anurag Mishra (ITSS Verona) analyzes the American war effort, as well as the impact it had on America’s society, politics, economy, and psyche. The course will journey through history to understand America’s evolution into a formidable military force and the leader of the free world; setting the stage for its future clashings with China.
Friday, 16th June
Lesson #3:“US-China relations from Kissinger’s secret trip to the Bush Administration”
What led to the reproachment between the US and China? We critically engage with the idea of blowback to enquire if the US has awakened its would-be rival. Dr Zeno Leoni (KCL and ITSS Verona) will go back to Carter and the US one-China policy, tensions with Congress, and the ambiguity of Reagan’s China policy to study the development of this bilateral relationship.Lesson #4: “China's historic rise: historical memory & aggressiveness”
What drives China’s aggressiveness in the contemporary era? This course explores how Ancient China's great power status and the Century of National Humiliation have given rise to patriotic nostalgia. Professor Ho Ting Hung (ITSS Verona) connects this history to a surge of nationalism, tensions with the US, and discusses threats toward democracy and international stability.
Friday, 23rd June
Lesson #5: “US-China relations from Obama to Biden”
Delving into Obama’s grand strategy, Dr Zeno Leoni (KCL and ITSS Verona) looks at Obama’s pivot to Asia. Then, we shift to Trump’s grand strategy and Trump’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific. In this line, we counter with China’s strategy during the Xi Jinping era and Biden’s Build Back Better World.Lesson #6: “Xi Jinping’s Thought”
Today, the Political Thought of Xi Jinping is part of China’s national curriculum, from primary school to university. For those who aim to further explore the implications of China’s rise, it is essential to delve into Xi’s vision: Who is China’s top leader? What differentiates him from China’s previous political personalities? Where do we see Xi’s Political Thought in action? How is it implemented in reality? What does it mean for the rest of the world? In this session, Carlotta Rinaudo and Sandra Watson (ITSS Verona) delves into China’s vision for the future through the mind of its top leader.
Friday, 30th June
Lesson #7: “A New Cold War?”
We explore the core academic debates surrounding the Cold War. Particularly, Dr Zeno Leoni (KCL and ITSS Verona) presents the core areas of cooperation and competition during this period – including climate change and the Middle East. In this line, we explore differences and similarities in Cold War strategies and the centrality of the allies.Lesson #8: “How do other countries see the New Cold War?”
Dr Zeno Leoni (KCL and ITSS Verona) explores the economy-security conundrum. Given everything that the track has encountered so far, the last session departs from the US and Chinese perspectives to give us a global view of the implications for other countries – specifically the UK, Italy, South Korean, and Australian perspectives, due to their social, economic, and cultural importance of these states
Module requirements
There are no formal requirements for this module. Everyone with an interest in the aforementioned topics is welcome.
Russia, Ukraine, and the future of War in Europe
Module Convenor: Dr Michele Groppi (president@itssverona.it )
Module Description
The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian forces in February 2022 has set forth the most significant conflict in the European continent since the Balkan wars of the 1990s. While tensions had been ongoing since Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the mobilization of pro-Russian militias in Eastern Ukraine, the invasion has become a historic turning point for European security. More than one year into the war, analysts remain puzzled, though. What is the current state of operations in the field? What does “victory” mean for each actor involved? What does the war tell us about the future of war in Europe?
As the war in Ukraine sets the path towards a reshaping of the global order, this track provides a deeper understanding of the causes of the war, tactics on the ground and grand strategies, the multiple implications the war has in terms of diplomacy and energy security, not to mention the changing character of war and warfighting in Europe. Guided by top experts from the UK, Russia, and Ukraine, we explore the long-term consequences for the stability of Europe, the reshaping of NATO relations, and the future of the international system.
Aims
This module has three distinct aims: (1) To provide students with in-depth analytic tools to frame and understand the significance of the Russo-Ukraine conflict for international security; (2) To adopt multi-view assessments that recognize the positionality and rationality of all involved conflict actors, so as to better predict security developments and understand main points of negotiation; (3) To prepare students to develop knowledge products with impact for media and policymakers, positioning them as experienced analysts when entering the job market. As such, through dynamic lectures and seminars, this course aims to offer a holistic understanding of the drivers of the conflict, as well as the different perspectives by NATO, Russia, and Ukraine. In order to do so, the course invites students to keep an open mind as a) the conflict is still going on and complete knowledge of all facts and dynamics is truly arduous and b) no sweeping generalization or stigmatization of any actor involved in the war is intended at any time. Rather, the course wishes to zoom in on the war in the most professional and neutral manner, with the intent to shed light upon a truly pressing matter for Europe and beyond.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will be able to demonstrate the following:
Knowledge and understanding of:
Causes of the conflict and major dilemmas
Non-state dynamics of political extremism in Ukraine
Russian influence operations, tactics, and grand strategy
Russian foreign policy and perspective of the war
NATO’s reaction and perception of the war
Ukraine’s status and perception of the war
Transferable/employability skills (through the seminars):
- Communication and presentational skills
- Balance in crafting an argument by appreciating complexity, avoiding jumping to uncorroborated conclusions
- Mental flexibility – members are to think as critically and as holistically as possible
- Respect – for every actor’s research, work, and overall perspective
Teaching arrangements
The module is divided into eight lessons spread across four weekends on Friday morning and afternoon, equalling 12 hours total. Teaching sessions will be delivered remotely. Lessons feature frontal lectures (1 hour) and short seminars (30 minutes). Images, videos, online material, as well as live interviews with world-leading experts, will facilitate interactive and practical lectures. Seminars gravitate around one or two pivotal questions that naturally arise from the underlying themes. Participants are encouraged to engage, contribute to scholarly debate, defend their arguments, and, ultimately, share potential solutions to concrete problems.
The courses included in the track are as follows:
Saturday, 10th June
Lesson #1: “The Geopolitics of the Russia-Ukraine War”
The Russian invasion on the 24th of February 2022, was a consequence of historical and geopolitical dynamics that has been manifesting in Eastern Europe since the early 2000s. In this session, Danilo Delle Fave (ITSS Verona) traces the forces that have triggered the current war. How have Russian-Ukrainian relations developed since 2014? What caused the current war? What happened in Russia in the last months leading up to the invasion? What happened in Ukraine in the last months leading up to the war? What has been NATO’s role? Setting the stage for the track, this class outlines the system's dynamics at play in one of the world’s most risky security crises.Lesson #2: “Political Violence and Extremism in Ukraine”
Putin has narrated his incursion into Ukraine as a “denazification” campaign, evoking images of past Russian moral stands to justify the war. This class will present several case studies of contemporary political violence and extremism within Ukraine’s borders, acting as a counterpoint to rampant misinformation. In this session, Sarah Toubman (ITSS Verona) unravels Putin’s portrayal of Ukraine as a neo-Nazi state through an analysis of “weak” Ukrainian nationalist militias, while outlining the dangerous threat that pro-Russian militias within Ukraine’s borders have historically posed to democracy and Ukraine’s existence.
Saturday, 17th June
Lesson #3:“Russian Influence Operations”
Why has disinformation become such a prominent facet of the Russian conflict? How does narrative warfare alter the political dynamics of war? This class presents a deep dive into Russian Influence Operations, disentangling the roles and strategic impacts of active measures, information warfare, hybrid warfare, political warfare, and influence operations. In this session, Fabrizio Napoli (ITSS Verona) explains Soviet and Russian concepts of influence operations and their interdependence with Moscow’s foreign policy priorities, outlining core Soviet/Russian narratives and their tools of influence abroad. Focusing on the leveraging of these operations in Europe – through intelligence, energy, religion, proxy forces, and organized crime – we apply this lens to Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the war in Eastern Ukraine before 2020.Lesson #4: “Russia’s Nuclear Strategy and Arms Control”
Nuclear escalation has been a constant source of fear as the conflict in Ukraine has progressed – with red lines being drawn and threats of targeted nuclear strikes entering the political narrative. This class will present an overview of Russia’s nuclear strategy and arms control, aiming to define the role of nuclear weapons in Russia’s foreign policy and military thinking, and consider the way these framings affect Moscow’s relations with the US and NATO. In this session, Fabrizio Napoli (ITSS Verona) the Russia-US arms control regime against the background of deteriorating relations with the West as a whole; tracing the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on nuclear strategy development and evaluating the risk that the unthinkable may occur – a breaking of the nuclear taboo.
Saturday, 24rd June
Lesson #5: “The Conflict, NATO, and the future of warfare in Europe”
Western powers are facing their greatest geopolitical test since the end of the Cold War. With the security situation in Europe at an inflection point, patterns of NATO response stand to shape the credibility of the alliance and the standing of Europe’s military strength – as well as set a precedent for future attempts at military aggression. As the post-Yugoslavia decades of peace come to an end, European security is at a crossroads – with NATO potentially including new members and facing war at the edge of its territory, escalation is a real threat. In this session, world-leading expert Mark Galeotti (RUSI) provides and in-depth analysis of the following questions: How has NATO reacted to the Russian invasion of Ukraine? What are NATO’s warfighting capabilities? More in generally, what are the implications of the conflict for Europe? What will we witness as for the future of war?Lesson #6: “The Conflict and the Russian perspective”
Russia has taken ambitious measures and re-committed itself to succeed in its goals in Ukraine – leveraging high-tech weaponry, drafting civilians, and declaring a form of territorial sovereignty over the country’s East. But what is Russia’s vision of the world? Beyond this, what is Putin’s vision of Russia in the world? How does the country and its people see the war? What is going to happen as the conflict evolves and sanctions continue to hit the Russian economy? What will Russia look like once the war is over? In this session, we take a look at the Russian rationale with Igor Gretskiy (International Centre for Defence and Security Estonia), defining the domestic and international logics behind Russia's actions and considering the next steps Putin will embark on as the war further extends.
Saturday, July 1st, 2023
Lesson #7 & 8: “The Conflict and the Ukrainian perspective”
What does Ukraine think of the whole matter? What is President Zelensky’s role? What is going to happen as the conflict evolves? What will Ukraine look like once the war is over? What is going to be the country’s relation with Russia, NATO, and the EU? In this session, Taras Kuzio (National University of Kyiv) provides a look from the inside of Europe’s prime conflict.
Module requirements
There are no formal requirements for this module. Everyone with an interest in the aforementioned topics is welcome.
New sites of war: Non-traditional Security Threats in the 21st Century
Module Convenor: Esther Brito (esther@itssverona.it)
Module Description
Conict, insecurity, and the mechanisms we use to address them have changed dramatically in the 21st century. In the wake of world wars and decolonization processes, we have been attempting to move towards a system of world governance that abides by human rights principles. Yet violence – from genocide to intra-state conict or even human tracking – remains unresolved. This course is intended for those interested in both theoretical and practical approaches to broad questions of security through conict and human rights frameworks. With insight into new threat regimes – from climate change, to tracking, Arctic competition, and gender in conict – this track will utilize a case-study method to prepare you to analyze and propose measures and policy responses to the great conicts of our time.
Aims
Through dynamic lectures and seminars, this course foregrounds intersectional views of modern conict and non-traditional security threats as analytic lenses to highlight and question the nature of violence in the 21st century. In order to do so, it will utilize extensive case studies and explore a variety of the world's most pressing types of conicts and threats to human rights. Students will be exposed to the specic problematics, histories, and contexts of these cases, but will also be encouraged to think critically and question the underlying narratives of each topic. With this aim, seminars will be a nexus between theory and practice, where students are encouraged to apply the ideas to actual cases, past and present.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will be able to demonstrate the following:
Knowledge and understanding of:
- Contemporary dilemmas surrounding approaches, solutions, and causes of violent conflict and human rights abuses
- The definitions, characteristics, and core concepts of new types of war strategies and insecurity
Human rights framings and key debates, comprehensive of its criticalities in genocide studies and tracking
- Trigger points and resolution methods for conict
- Core issues for peace, related to equality, diversity, and inclusion
Skills (specific to the module):
- Case exploration of the conflicts in the 21st century (dynamics, changing nature, etc.)
- Mind map summarizing characteristics, components, implications, consequences of warfare
- Identification and application of measures against conflict escalation and human rights abuses
Transferable/employability skills (through the seminars):
- Communication and presentational skills
- Case study analysis methodology
- Negotiation and conflict resolution
Teaching arrangements
The module is divided into eight lessons spread across four weekends on Friday morning and afternoon, equalling 12 hours total. Teaching sessions will be delivered remotely. Lessons feature frontal lectures (1 hour) and short seminars (30 minutes). Images, videos, and online material will facilitate interactive and practical lectures. Seminars gravitate around one or two pivotal questions that naturally arise from the underlying themes. Participants are encouraged to engage, contribute to scholarly debate, defend their arguments and, ultimately, share potential solutions to concrete problems.
Hence, this is how the module is specifically divided:
Friday, 9th June
Lesson #1:“Contemporary conflict & war”
How must we think about the present and future of international security? This course provides an introduction to the dynamics of conict in the 21st century, setting a framework for how we think about modern threats to peace. Tracing the most prominent challenges we are experiencing in 2023, Ido Levy (Washington Institute for Near East Policy) will delve into how social and political orders are transforming, what novel challenges we must confront, and what this means for the future of security analyses. This course will provide the overall base to situate the rest of the track’s content.Lesson #2: “Climate change and human security”
Climate change is this century’s prime grand challenge and humanity’s most prevalent existential threat. This lecture will provide a critical view of environmental security – exploring the nexus between climate change, security, and human security – to illustrate the rising implications of environmental risk. Here, Arslan Sheikh (ITSS Verona) will analyze the case of the Indus River Basin (IRB) to outline some of the main dilemmas policymakers and analysts in international aairs will need to contend with as we approach the climate inection point.
Friday, June 16th, 2023
Lesson #3:“Genocide & Mass atrocities”
This course provides an introduction to the current debates in the study of genocide. We will explore the denition, origin, and evolution of what has come to be considered humanity's worst crime, introducing core ongoing cases & modalities of genocide (Darfur, Myanmar & China), understanding the way International Law and the Genocide Convention have sought to prosecute these crimes, and the long-term consequences these campaigns have on the reconstruction and development of states and the building of nations. In this session, Esther Brito (American University) will help students critically understand the lived experiences of genocidal violence and the ways we respond to continuing instances of collective violence.Lesson #4: ““Beyond Borders: Global Food Security and Conict”
Food insecurity has demonstrated to be key in the development of conict. But what are the links between food insecurity and other security threats? In this session, Sarah Toubman (ITSS Verona) examines the interdependence of food production and global consumption on instability and war; exploring how this core need has been utilised and weaponised. In tracing the role of food on key historical and contemporary security crises – like the Holodomor, Yemen and Ethiopia –, this class brings into focus one of the most vital, yet less often covered impacts of war.
Friday, June 23th, 2023
Lesson #5: “Human Tracking”
Despite attempts to combat modern slavery, human tracking is still a largely unaddressed phenomenon that challenges attempts at international coordination and victimizes millions of people yearly. This course will review the routes, patterns, and challenges inherent to responding to the mass exploitation of human beings; exploring the gendered and economic dimensions of the problem. In tracing the way the pandemic and globalization have aected this practice, Esther Brito (American University) explores potential counter initiatives and the potential of a victim-centered approach to helping address one of the world's largest black markets.Lesson #6: “Rethinking Asylum Laws: Balancing Generosity with Caution”
Mass displacement and migration have become core political and human narratives of our time. In this course, Anurag Mishra (ITSS Verona) navigates the debates between more humane asylum laws and security-based approaches – outlining dilemmas embedded in mass displacement (national security, assimilation, multiculturalism, etc.). Through an analysis of Boris Johnson's Rwanda refugee plan, the Indian government’s Citizenship Amendment Act, and United States’ southern border crisis, we evidence the logics of bordering decisions and the next steps for addressing global migration ows.
Friday, June 30th, 2022
Lesson #7 “Gender, Security, and Human Rights”
This course provides a critical examination of gender as a dening element of peace and security issues across conict and post-conict contexts. To do so, we delve into the realities of gendered and sexual violence in conict (Comfort women, Bosnia, Bangladesh, etc.) and explore the implications of the UN Women, Peace & Security Agenda. In this session, Esther Brito (American University) leverages feminist theory and practice to evidence how violence is dierentially perpetrated, interpreted, and responded to in international conict.- Lesson #8: “Social equality and Inclusive Peace”
In this course, we close our track by exploring the pathways to peace available through discussions and practice surrounding equality and social movements (antiracism, gender, decolonization, LGBTQ+, and indigenous aairs). In this session, Julia Hodgins (ITSS Verona) explores how framings of equality, diversity, social capital, inclusion, and integration relate to policymaking and inclusive peace eorts in the 21st Century.
Module requirements
There are no formal requirements for this module. Everyone with an interest in the aforementioned topics is welcome.
The Geopolitics of the Middle East
Module Convenor:
Omri Brinner (omri@itssverona.it); Shahin Modarres (shahin@itssverona.it)
Module Description
The Middle East has been an area of Western fascination for centuries. Its traditions, sites, origins, religions, and languages have captured peoples’ imagination throughout the years. But ever since 9/11 its geopolitical significance has multiplied, its security has had a direct impact on the entire world and, last but not least, its future will determine much of what is at stake and being discussed today – from global warming, to instability, the tensions between authoritarianism and democracy, and more. The Geopolitics of the Middle East track will examine and analyze some of the main trends and issues from the region. These include: Middle Eastern geopolitics and balance of power, the US’ and other superpowers’ involvement in the Middle East, Iran – and its role in the region – radicalization, and the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Aims
This track will help its participants to develop a deeper understanding of the Middle East, will enable them to analyze regional international relations through theoretical frameworks, and will expose them to the forces that set the region in motion. Furthermore, students will be familiarized with reliable sources regarding events and analysis of developments in the region.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will be able to demonstrate the following:
Knowledge and understanding of:
Better familiarity with the Middle East
Understand the theoretical frameworks that stand behind regional practices ● Provide tools to analyze future regional developments
Obtain a historical perspective of current events
Skills (specific to the module):
Identifying regional trends
Understanding “who’s against whom” and why
Connecting historical events to contemporary issues
Transferable/employability skills (through the seminars):
Verbal communication and presentational skills
Understanding key concepts and theories
Critical thinking
Having a respectful and enriching debate
Getting to know people from the Middle East and beyond
Teaching arrangements
The module is divided into eight lessons spread across four weekends on Saturday morning and afternoon, equalling 12 hours total. Teaching sessions will be delivered remotely. Lessons feature frontal lectures (1 hour) and short seminars (30 minutes). The course will be divided into four subjects, each subject will be taught in two sessions. The 1-hour interactive lecture will include the introduction of the discussed issues, a PPT presentation, videos, and in some cases a guest speaker. The guest speaker is an expert on the subject matter and s/he will provide an added value to the class and its participants. Participants are encouraged to engage, contribute to scholarly debate, defend their arguments and, ultimately, share potential solutions to concrete problems.
The courses included in the track are as follows:
Saturday, June 10th, 2023
Lesson #1 & 2: “General Introduction to the Middle East: History and Geopolitics”
What is the greater picture behind what we consume in the news? This course, taught by Omri Brinner (ITSS Verona) and John Devine (ITSS Verona) will contextualize and analyze current events from a wider regional and theoretical perspective. We will: enhance our geographic knowledge of the region and discuss why it matters; explore issues such as regional alliances and their fluidity; ask if countries such as Iran go “all in” in their foreign policies; review agreements such as the Abraham Accords and analyze their significance for the next decade, and more.
Saturday, June 17th, 2023
Lesson #3:“Introduction to Iran and Iranian Studies”
What is the importance of Iranian Studies? How did the Iranian political system shape and affect the broader historical structure of the Middle East? What are the main trends in Iranian Studies and how do they represent current political pressures? In this lesson, Shahin Modarres (ITSS Verona) will review core turning points in Iran’s history and its political system to provide a foundation of the country’s trajectory, experiences, and paths forward.Lesson #4: “Iran’s Regional and International affluence”
Iran’s foreign policy, anchored on a long held defense doctrine, has shifted towards a proxy developing system in the region. This has significantly affected the dynamics Iran engages in to maintain regional relations. In this lesson, Shahin Modarres (ITSS Verona) outlines the different mechanisms for developing proxies Iran follows within the Middle East, tracing their geopolitical impotance, and how they affect the future trajectory of regional security.
Saturday, June 24th, 2023
Lesson #5: “Iran-US-Israel: Security Paradigm”
Pre and post revolutionary affairs between Iran, Israel, and the US have been a prime site of action for political scientists and diplomats. The sophistication of these relations shaped new regional and international alliances, alongside emergent hostilities and the increase of militants and proxies. In this session, Shahin Modarres (ITSS Verona) will analyze these contentious sites of foreign affairs and examine their implications for the broader region.Lesson #6: “Paradigm of Radicalization within the Middle East”
Islamic Radicalism has become a force of contention in the Middle East, shaping security dynamics, social anxieties, and political narratives. In this lesson, Shahin Modarres (ITSS Verona) traces its historical roots and discusses the different schools of thought and paradigms of radicalism that have evolved within this context. From the idea of revivalism in Sunnism, to the Messianic idea of “Mahdaviat” in Shiism, and the formation of Islamic Jihadi groups, this class offers a political timeline of the past, present, and future of Islamic Radicalism.
Saturday, July 1st, 2023
Lesson #7 & 8: “Israeli-Palestinian relations: What’s next?”
What does the future hold for Israel and Palestine vis-a-vis Israeli-Palestinian relations and other Middle Eastern geopolitical developments? On the spectrum between another intifada, stagnation, separation, and a federation, what is more likely to happen? Omri Brinner (ITSS Verona) and Waqar Rizvi (University of Sussex) will: analyze maps of Israel and the Palestinian Territories – it’s more complicated than you think! – discuss whether a Palestinian state can be established and can flourish, considering the geographic and political landscape; review the role of leaders of both sides and how they contribute to a solution, or lack thereof; and ask if a solution – even on the communal level – can originate from a bottom-up movement (people-to-people).
Module requirements
There are no formal requirements for this module. Everyone with an interest in the aforementioned topics is welcome.
Referenced sources/Supplemental materials
A full list of reading/viewing materials will be provided in due course.
Towards a Cyber World
Module Convenor:
Martina Gambacorta (martina@itsverona.it) Julia Hodgins (julia@itssverona.it)
Module Description
Join this track to explore the fascinating and ubiquitous Cyberspace and the many socio-political, military, and technical challenges that interconnectivity and cyber reliance pose to individuals, businesses, states, critical infrastructure, online venues, etc. We will walk you through strategy and cybersecurity, remarking the relevance of sensitive policymaking oriented to keep cyberspace and our society safe and operative.
The track will thus help students develop analytical capacities to understand the cyber domain as both a new battlefield and an operational space where new actors, mostly non-state organizations, have been mobilizing power. Our modules provide deeper knowledge of several of the canonical cases that continue to influence the study and practice of international security today.
Aims
Through a combination of frontal lectures, seminars, live interviews, and presentations by world-leading experts, students are invited to embrace and appreciate the comprehensiveness and complexity entailed in cybersecurity. The track provides students with an in-depth understanding of the main underlying themes in cybersecurity studies. In doing so, the module aims to inspire participants to think as holistically as possible, to challenge common wisdom, and to express themselves in the debates that will arise throughout the lessons.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will be able to demonstrate the following:
Knowledge and understanding of:
The nature of cyberspace and the challenges of the application of strategy
Strategy and strategic thought, and Cyber deterrence
Relevance of cybersecurity, including the security by design approach
Pressing issues on cyberspace (attribution, obscureness) and be able to challenge traditional concepts.
The cyberwarfare battlefield in terms of current and future cyber threats
Opportunities and risks associated with new technologies
A critical attitude towards the most problematic and controversial aspects of cybersecurity
Skills (specific to the module):
Socio-political and strategic analysis of cyberspace and cybersecurity
Technical analysis of cyber attacks and cyber defense tools
Mind mapping the characteristics and challenges of cyberspace
Case study analysis
Transferable/employability skills (through the seminars):
Communication and presentational skills
Balance in crafting an argument by appreciating complexity, avoiding jumping to uncorroborated conclusions
Mental flexibility – members are to think as critically and as holistically as possible
Respect – for every actor’s research, work, and overall perspective
Teaching arrangements
The module is divided into eight lessons spread across four weekends on Saturday morning and afternoon for four consecutive weekends, equalling 12 hours total. Teaching sessions will be delivered remotely. Lessons feature frontal lectures (1 hour) and short seminars (30 minutes). Frontal teaching prevails in the first class where students are provided with the needed theoretical background on cyber security and warfare. Images, videos, online material, as well as live interviews with world-leading experts, will facilitate interactive and practical lectures. Q&A and debates will follow the presentation, where students are encouraged to present their doubts and questions.
Hence, this is how the module is specifically divided:
Saturday, June 10th, 2023
Lesson #1 “Introduction to Cyber Strategy”
The lecture on Introduction to Strategy will briefly examine the evolution of strategic thought before focusing on how strategy is used within cyberspace. To expand on this, an overview of cyberspace, its characteristics, and challenges will be explained. Then, by drawing on examples of various cyber incidents, the concept of how strategy may work in cyberspace will be tied together. In this session, Julia M. Hodgins (ITSS Verona) reviews the relevance of strategy in Cybersecurity.- Lesson #2: “Brief history of Cyber Warfare”
How did we get here? This class will explore the evolution of cyberspace and cyberwarfare through the lens of history from the onset of ‘cybernetics’ in the late 40s to the digital fronts of today. Oleg Abdurashitov (ITSS Verona) will explore how these concepts shaped the current understanding of conflicts in the fifth domain and beyond.
Saturday, June 17th, 2023
Lesson #3:“Cybersecurity: challenges, complexity, and trade-offs”
This talk is a high level, non-technical overview of challenges and tradeoffs related to (defensive) cyber-security. It is intended as a technologist's advice to policy-makers and their staff whose purview includes security matters. Expert Oleg Goldshmidt (Fortinet) will lead the class to discuss what really matters strategically (rather than how to achieve specific goals, utility of particular tools, etc.), how to approach risk assessment and management, planning, and operational issues. The talk will be illustrated by multiple real-life examples of (occasionally rather spectacular) cyber attacks and lessons that can be drawn from them. Selected topics will include ransomware, supply chain attacks, encryption, privacy, compliance. We will also touch, lightly, upon things like "cloud", operational technology, Internet of Things, etc.
Prerequisites: The audience are expected to have intuitive, non-technical notions of "computer stuff" like a network, a firewall, or a VPN. They may be mentioned without further notice, but no technical knowledge will be required to follow. Some basic awareness of "cybersecurity stuff" like vulnerability, malware, or ransomware will also be expected. Reasonable familiarity with "truly important stuff" like people and money will really help a lot.
Lesson #4: “Disruptive technology: AI, drones, satellites, metaverse”
What makes a particular technology disruptive from a military perspective? This class led by Oleg Abdurashitov (ITSS Verona) analyzes how the latest technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Cyberspace, and Metaverse can be exploited in conflict by state and non-state actors – and whether they stand up to the criteria of a revolution in military affairs (RMA).
Saturday, June 24th, 2023
Lesson #5:“The cyber domain as the new worldwide battlefield”
Today’s cyberwarfare has integrated a full spectrum of sensors, weapon systems, computers, telecommunications, data collection, and processing activities into the military environment, with the battlefield resulting in a new digitalized field. Despite being boundless, the new battlefield must be defined. Cyber-attacks have demonstrated that many countries are developing strong cyber capabilities in the frame of an ‘arms race’, showing that technologies can potentially be used to undermine international stability and security. Through the analysis of one of the most famous cyberattacks, some important features will emerge: what a cyber-weapon looks like, the steps of an ongoing cyberattack, the actors behind cyberwar, causes and motivations, the basic forms of cyber defense, the operational and strategic levels of cyber-warfare. In this session, Martina Gambacorta (ITSS Verona) and Maria Makurat (ITSS Verona) will explore these issues in-depth and present core case studies – including Stuxnet, Black Energy, and Solarwinds.Lesson #6:“The invisible threat: the socio-political impact of cyber attacks”
Cyberspace offers malign actors features that could compromise security – such as obscureness, non-territoriality/territoriality, relentless innovation, the amplification of power, scale, and speed of operations, and the disproportionate effect that can be achieved by non-state actors. Whilst these may appear purely technical challenges to a cyber-security strategy, the threats posed manifest as socio-political effects of attacks that challenge society's cohesiveness. Considering recent case studies which generated both technical and social effects, students will be invited by instructor Julia Hodgins (ITSS Verona) to identify and consider potential solutions that can be orchestrated to mitigate/manage those challenges.
Saturday, July 1st, 2023
Lesson #7 & 8: “New dynamics and implications that Cyber and Terrorism 2.0 poses to the world - Are we able to defend our infrastructures against malicious actors?”
In the era of the information explosion and a teeming, dynamic arena, the world of big data and cyber poses increasingly complex challenges to the intelligence community. Information technologies are a resource that is vital to the work of collection and prevention when confronting foes in the different arenas. In these two final sessions, Mr Vasco da Cruz Amador (Global Intelligence Insight) shows that there is substantial evidence that the terrorism threat will likely remain serious and severe for the foreseeable future.
Module requirements
With the exception of very minor prerequisites in Lesson #3, there are no formal requirements for this module. Everyone with an interest in the aforementioned topics is welcome.
Referenced sources/Supplemental materials
A full list of reading/viewing materials will be provided in due course. Some initial readings are:
- Brantly, A. (2014). Cyber Actions by State Actors: Motivation and Utility, International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence, 27:3, 465-484, DOI: 10.1080/08850607.2014.900291
- Czosseck, C & Geers, K (Eds.). (2009). The virtual battlefield: perspectives on cyber warfare (Vol. 3). Ios Press.
- Ďulík M. and Ďulík M. jr. (2019). Cyber Security Challenges in Future Military Battlefield Information Networks. Advances in Military Technology. Vol. 14, No. 2 (2019), pp. 263-277 ISSN 1802-2308, eISSN 2533-4123 DOI 10.3849/aimt.01248
- Kshetri, N. (2005). Pattern of global cyber war and crime: A conceptual framework. Journal of International Management, 11(4), 541-562.
- Lobel H. (2012) Cyber War Inc.: The Law of War Implications of the Private Sector's Role in Cyber Conflict, Texas International Law Journal, Vol. 47, Iss. 3, 617-640.
- Shimeall J. T. (2016) From cybercrime to cyberwar: indicators and warnings. Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College.
Apply now and join us!
Please send a copy of your CV and a one-page statement explaining the reasons for selecting your track(s), along with your contribution to the Summer School at schools@itssverona.it . Once your application is accepted, you will receive the Moodle credentials, payment information, and a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding which is to be returned signed. The application deadline is set for June 7th 2023.
For any further information, please do not hesitate to get in touch and send us an email at: schools@itsvserona.it esther@itssverona.it
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