Studiedagen - Congressen
From its birth in 1968 the European Institute of Social Security
aims to bring together all those interested in social security and social protection
in Europe be it from a legal, a sociological, an economical, administrative background.
Every year the EISS organises a yearly conference on a 'hot' topic of the moment,
the national sections of the EISS organise other seminars or meetings for their respective members.
Next to conferences, seminars and research projects, the EISS also pays great attention
to the education in the field of social security and social protection throughout Europe.
The Workshop for Young Researchers is one of those initiatives which is taken by the
EISS secretariat general itself and is organised together with one of its national
sections every 2 years.
This Workshop for Young Researchers gives 'young' researchers (researchers with at least one year research experience) a forum for discussing their research topic and the opportunity to get acquainted with methodological issues related to comparing social security systems of various countries. This Workshop can be an excellent learning platform when making a PhD or even preparing a PhD proposal.
The Next Workshop for Young Researchers will be organised from the 25th of April until the 1st of May 2010 by the Austrian section of the European Institute of Social Security together with the secretariat general of the EISS in Graz (Austria). We invite you to consult your own 'young' researchers and colleagues whether they might be interested in participating in this Workshop.
Programme
The Workshop week contains five lessons on comparing social security
(in general, from a statistical, a legal, a sociological, and an economic perspective),
taught by experienced social security professors from all over Europe.
The main focus however is on the presentation of the research participants are carrying
out and the discussion of the topics they are dealing with. To that end every prospective participant
is asked to send in a paper of approx. 10 pages summarizing his research topic and the issues he/she would
like to discuss with fellow participants. Every person who is admitted will also have
to prepare a critical analysis and comments upon the presentation paper of one other participant.
At the end of the week an exercise on writing a project proposal will be made.
Attached you find information on the Preliminary Programme.
Registration Fee
The registration fee (including accommodation with breakfast (6 nights),
light lunch, excursion and farewell dinner) is 650,00 EUR for non-EISS members and 550,00 Euro
for EISS-members. The fee has to be paid beforehand.
An invoice is send after the acceptance of the application.
Admission
All researchers interested in joining this Workshop week for Young Researchers are
invited to apply for admission by sending in the Application Form to the address
below no later than by the 15th of February 2010. The number of participants (minimum 10)
will not exceed 25 persons. Decisions on admission will be notified before the 1st of March 2010;
in case of admission, the participant will have to send in his/her presentation paper
at the latest by 31st of March 2010.
EISS secretariat general
Ms. Kirsten Vanden Bempt
Tiensestraat 41
3000 Leuven
Belgium
e-mail: Kirsten Vanden Bempt
Tel.: +32 (0)16 32.54.16
Fax: +32 (0)16 32.54.19
We are looking forward to a very successful edition of the Workshop.
Yours sincerely,
Prof. Danny Pieters, Secretary General of the EISS.
Prof. Franz Marhold, President of the Austrian Section of the EISS.