23 – 27 SET | SUMMER SCHOOL GLOBAL CHALLENGES 2024

Global Challenges is a policy-oriented course on threats and opportunities that impact the architecture and functioning of the global system. It is a 20-hour Specialised Seminar, with 2 daily classes, from 18h00 – 20h00 and 20h30 – 22h30. It is also an Optional Course of the Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon master’s in International Studies. As a Summer School it is opened for external candidates, who will get a Diploma of Participation. For those who wish to submit a written essay and succeed the evaluation criteria, 6 ECTS will be credited – the ECTS are also valid to the master’s in international relations of the Autonomous University of Lisbon

This 11th edition of the course is scheduled to 23 – 27 September 2024.

 

Organisation

Centre for International Studies – Iscte (CEI-Iscte), in partnership with the Department of International Relations of the Autonomous University of Lisbon – UAL, the Institute Marquês de Valle Flôr - IMVF and the Club of Lisbon.

 

Coordination

Cátia Miriam Costa (Iscte, CEI-Iscte)

Fernando Jorge Cardoso (UAL, IMFV, Club of Lisbon)

 

Key Dates

Applications: 2-13 September

Results of Applications: 18 September

 

Registration in the 2024 edition here

 

Contacts

For further information (candidacy, costs, other) please contact: cei@iscte-iul.pt

 

Syllabus

 

DaysClasses and Speakers
18h00-20h0020h30-22h30
23A world in disorder
Luís Amado, Raquel Vaz Pinto
China 2025
Cátia Miriam Costa, Luís Tomé
24Russia 2025
Bruno Cardoso Reis, Sónia Sénica
US 2025
Diana Soller, Nuno Severiano Teixeira
25The geopolitics of energy transition
Nuno Antunes, Roxana Andrei
EU 2025
Francisco Seixas da Costa, Paulo Sande
26The next global health threats
André P. Santos, Paulo Freitas, Rita de Jesus
AI revolution, a brave new world
Hugo Ferreira, Lino Santos
27Democracy and autocracy side by side
Daniel Cardoso, Edalina Sanches
Global South, the African case
Fernando Jorge Cardoso

 

Global Challenges Speakers

ANDRÉ PERALTA SANTOS

A doctor by training and a specialist in Public Health, he was Director of Information and Analysis at the Directorate-General for Health in 2020-2021where introduced Data Science methods in R. He has a PhD from the University of Washington. 

 

BRUNO CARDOSO REIS

Assistant Professor at Iscte and Integrated Researcher at CEI-Iscte. He is Adviser at the Institute of National Defense (IDN) and Associate Researcher at the Michael Howard Center for Military History at King’s College.

 

CÁTIA MIRIAM COSTA 

Researcher at CEI-Iscte, Invited Professor at Iscte and Macao University, director of the Chair Interregionalism & Global Governance, European Institute of International Studies Member of the Board. Main research: global governance & foreign policy, mainly in China & Latin America.

    

DANIEL CARDOSO

Assistant Professor at Autonomous Lisbon University and Researcher at OBSERVARE and IPRI-NOVA. His research interests are in global governance and the formulation of external policies in diverse geographies, namely Brazil, China and the EU.

 

DIANA SOLLER

Researcher at IPRI-NOVA and a PhD Candidate on International Studies and Political Science at the University of Miami, where she wrote the thesis “The Democratic West and the Democratic Rest: Searching for the New Liberal International Order”.

 

EDALINA SANCHES

Research Fellow at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon. Her research interests include democratisation, representation, party-citizen linkages, political behaviour, and constituency service with a focus on Africa.

 

FERNANDO JORGE CARDOSO

Invited Full Professor at the Autonomous Lisbon University, Integrated Researcher at CEI-Iscte, Researcher at OBSERVARE-UAL, Development and Strategic Studies collaborator at IMVF and executive Director of the Club of Lisbon. His focus of interest is Africa and geoeconomics.

   

FRANCISCO SEIXAS DA COSTA

Chairman of the Club of Lisbon. A non-executive Member of the Board of Mota-Engil Africa he was Ambassador to the UN, OSCE, UNESCO, Brazil and France. He was Secretary of State for European Affairs and was Executive Director of the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe.

 

HUGO FERREIRA

Senior Manager in the Research AI group at Feedzai, a Portuguese Unicorn in the field. His research interests are in automated Machine Learning, ML Governance, Observability, Privacy and Fairness. 

 

LINO SANTOS 

Deputy Director-General of the National Security Office of Portugal, and General Coordinator of the National Cybersecurity Centre in the country. He is also the designated Portuguese Representative at the Board of Management of the European Cybersecurity Agency.

 

LUÍS AMADO 

International Consultant. Previously served in several governmental posts, including Minister of Defense and Minister of State and Foreign Affairs. Held various Senior management positions in the energy and financial sectors. He is invited and visiting Professor at various universities.

 

LUÍS TOMÉ 

Full Professor and Director of the Department of International Relations at the Autonomous Lisbon University. Integrated Researcher at IPRI-NOVA and researcher at OBSERVARE. His fields of interest are Geopolitics & Security Studies, with a focus in Euro-Atlantic, Eurasia, Asia-Pacific.

 

NUNO ANTUNES

Partner at Miranda & Associados, advising on energy sector issues (oil & gas, renewables, hydrogen, CCUS). Former Legal Adviser to Timor-Leste PM for petroleum sector. Universidade Católica Visiting Professor. Retired Navy Officer, expert on Law of the Sea & marine matters.

 

NUNO SEVERIANO TEIXEIRA

Full Professor with Habilitation at NOVA Lisbon University and a former Vice-Rector he is also President of IPRI -NOVA. He was Director of the National Defense Institute and served as Minister of Defense (2005-2009). He is an expert in International Relations and Political Science.

 

PAULO SANDE

Lawyer at Cruz Vilaça Advogados. He teaches European Construction at the Institute of Political Studies. Previously he served as director of the Cabinet of the European Parliament in Lisbon and was political adviser to the Portuguese President of the Republic.

 

PAULO MANUEL VALLE-FLÔR TELLES DE FREITAS 

Chairman of the Instituto Marquês de Valle Flôr (IMVF) and intensive care Physician at Fernando da Fonseca Hospital. Member of the Board of the Portuguese Group of Triage. Former Invited Professor in on Medical Emergency at the Manchester Metropolitan University.

 

RAQUEL VAZ-PINTO

Guest Assistant Professor FCSH-NOVA where she teaches History of International Relations and Asian Studies to the MA Programme and Researcher of IPRI-NOVA. Main research interests: Chinese Strategy and Foreign Policy, USA and the Indo-Pacific, and Leadership and Strategy.

 

RITA PATROCÍNIO DE JESUS

Specialist Physician in Infectious Diseases at Fernando da Fonseca Hospital. MSc in Tropical Medicine with a International Health Qualification in East African (DTM&H) diseases at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. 

 

ROXANA ANDREI

Integrated Researcher at the Centre for International Studies, CEI-Iscte. She is an expert in Energy Security and Conflict, with a background in international organisations and academia, having a large experience as a researcher and projects’ coordinator.

 

SÓNIA SÉNICA

Assistant Professor at the Autonomous Lisbon University. Invited Assistant Professor, NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities. Integrated Research at IPRI-NOVA and Researcher at OBSERVARE-UAL. Russia is one of her major research fields.