The Association of the Sociology Students at Sofia University - ASSSU reminds you that there is still a week before the final deadline for applying for  ESSA Spring School 2008: “New forms of human rights and civic engagement in the 21st century”. The school takes place in Sofia, Bulgaria between May 9th - May 12th, 2008 and will be followed by an ESSA General Assembly on May 13th. 5 lecturers, coming from Bulgaria, Slovenia, Holland and Germany, will, each in their own workshop and from their own standpoint, address the issues concerning the theme. All the info and the list of workshops you can find on http://asssu.eu/ . For more information about the keynote speakers: http://asssu.eu/taxonomy/term/7

In the attachment you can find the official announcement and the application form. We are kindly asking everyone interested to fill in the application form and send it to the following e-mail address This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . Please note that the application deadline is April 14th 2008. Successful candidates will be notified by April 20th via e-mail. When applying, everybody is required to submit a short essay (2-5 pages) on the position of the human rights and civic engagement. The working language for the spring school and the assembly, as well as for the essays, will be English.

Both accommodation and food expenses will be fully covered by the organizers. Travel expenses will be fully covered by the organizers, provided that you use second class train ticket or another cheap way of traveling (please inform us) and bring all your original travel receipts and tickets. Participation fee: none

We are looking forward to receiving your applications and seeing you in Sofia!