Prague Student Summit
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| Summit in numbers | |
| Number of participants | 320 |
| Number of represented states | 84 |
| Number of organizers | 66 |
| Number of seasons | 21 |
| Simulated institutions | |
| UNSC | |
| DISEC | |
| ECOFIN | |
| HRC | |
| UNESCO | |
| UNEA | |
| NATO | |
| EU | |
| Official languages | |
| Czech, English (NATO, OSCE) | |
| Time frame | |
| Annually from September to April | |
| Website of the project | |
| Prague Student Summit | |
Prague Student Summit (PSS) is an educational project for high school and university students, which has more than 20 years of tradition in the Czech Republic. Through simulation of negotiations of international organizations, the participants have the opportunity to widen their knowledge in fields like international affairs, human rights, economy, cultural heritage and environment. At the same time, they can develop their rhetorical, presentation and argumentation skills. The Prague Student Summit gives the participants a unique opportunity to get a glimpse of the world of diplomacy and international relations. It is a project that endorses the idea of informal education, puts emphasis on the development of individual and this way complements the education in Czech schools.
Over the years, the format of the Prague Student Summit developed considerably; today it offers simulations of 4 key organizations: UN, NATO, EU and OSCE. The participants in each model defend the interests of the states they represent and negotiate in a same way as real representatives of individual countries would. Within the agenda of individual bodies, the delegates deal with the current problems that the international community tackles.
The preparatory team that prepares the PSS every year consists of more than 60 university students, usually picked from the group of former participants of the Summit. The organizer of the project is Association for International Affairs, a non-governmental and non-profit organization established in 1997 for the purpose of research and education in the field of international relations. The General partner is The Kellner Family Foundation.
In the past, Prague Summit Student was taken under patronage by such personalities as Václav Havel, Karel Schwarzenberg, Petr Pithart, Madeleine Albright or Kateřina Valachová.
The year of the Prague Student Summit is divided into two main parts – the preparatory stage and the Final conference.
During the academic year, five preparatory meetings take place at the University of Economics, Prague. Their purpose is to prepare the participants not only for the Final conference, but also to develop their expert knowledge and soft skills. Here, delegates impersonate the roles of diplomats, learn to discuss, take a stand and formulate an opinion, for which they are trying to get the support of their peers. An integral part of these preparatory meetings are lectures, panel discussions with interesting guests and interactive activities to develop the skills and abilities of the students.
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