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The Beirut Exchange program rests on two tracks:1) Academic - Participants will attend a series of lectures and colloquia led by leading academics and public intellectuals in Lebanon.2) Dialogue with Leaders - Participants will have the opportunity to meet, listen and engage leading social, political and economic actors from across the spectrum in LebanonTHE TWELFTH BEIRUT EXCHANGEJanuary 4-14, 2015/Application Deadline I November 15, 2014/Deadline II December 1, 2014Limited spaces available/Rolling acceptanceThe Beirut Exchange program rests on two tracks:Academic - Participants will attend a series of lectures and colloquia led by leading academics and public intellectuals in Lebanon. Topics will include: The Arab Uprisings; The Syrian conflict and its regional implications; The Islamic State; The Special Tribunal for Lebanon; The United Nations as peacekeeper and mediator; Engaging political Islam; Asymmetrical conflict: The July 2006 Lebanon War; Human Rights in Lebanon and the wider Middle East; Sectarianism and its deployment, as well as a range of other topics.Dialogue with Leaders - Participants will have the opportunity to meet, listen and engage leading social, political and economic actors from across the spectrum in Lebanon - with a particular (though not exclusive) emphasis on exposure to Islamist and opposition currents.NOTE: Due to the current security situation in Lebanon, the Twelfth Beirut Exchange will generally restrict its meetings in and around Beirut, although at least one trip to the North and one trip to the South is planned.*********View a previous full program for the Beirut Exchange here.Visit our Facebook page here and all of our programs in the region, including in Tunisia, the Gulf and Turkey, at www.thebeirutexchange.com.*********Costs:Tuition - $1200; Partial financial aid is available for those students and individuals that can demonstrate need.Accommodation &#38; Conference Location - Except for those students already residing in Lebanon, we recommend that all participants in the Exchange reside at the conference hotel during the duration of the ten day program. The hotel, located near Downtown Beirut, is priced at $60 per person/per night, including all taxes and breakfast, for a shared double room (we will arrange for sharing). Single rooms are available for $110 per night.Airfare - $400, approximate from the European Union.At the discretion of the student, tuition is 50% refundable up to two weeks before the program commences. (Airline tickets and accommodation should be purchased with travel insurance.)REQUEST AN APPLICATION via info@mideastwire.com