Michael Novak's 13th Annual Seminar in Slovakia. On the Fundamental Principles of Democracy and Current Challenges of Free Society.



Join great American and Slovak professors and students from June 28 - July 6, 2013 in Slovakia 

Along with Slovakia’s castles, cities and nature, we will explore the political, economic, and moral-cultural dimensions of a free society in the thought of Pope Benedict XVI and Pope John Paul II, The Federalist Papers, and Alexis de Tocqueville, among others.

FACULTY:
Robert Royal, President of Faith & Reason Institute, Washington D.C.
Fr. Derek Cross, The Oratory of St.Philip Neri, Toronto
Bill Saunders, Vice-President for Legal Affairs, Americans United for Life
Dr. John Farina, Assosiate Professor at George Mason University
Martin Luterán,  Rector of Kolégium Antona Neuwirtha
Pavol Demeš, Transatlantic Fellow, German Mashall Fund

How to Apply (for American Students)

To apply send a statement (two hundred words) on the nature of liberty, your curriculum vitae, additional short writing sample, a letter of recommendation, and a short cover letter explaining your interest in attending the seminar, to info@frinstitute.org or to:

Faith & Reason Institute
1730 Rhode Island Avenue NW
Suite 212
Washington DC 20036

The deadline for applications for American Students is May 11, 2013. All admitted students receive fellowships, which include tuition, lodging, meals, and excursions.

Students are responsible for their own travel costs and pocket money. For more information email at info@frinstitute.org.

How to Apply (for Slovak Students)

To apply send a statement (two hundred words) on the nature of liberty, your curriculum vitae and a cover letter explaining your interest in attending the seminar, to info@kolegium.org or to: 

Kolégium Antona Neuwirtha
Nam. padlých hrdinov 7
P. O. Box 51
900 28 Ivanka pri Dunaji 

The deadline for applications for Slovak students is June 1, 2013. All admitted students receive fellowships, which include tuition, lodging, meals, and excursions. 

Students are responsible for their own travel costs and pocket money. For more information email at info@kolegium.org.


Who Organizes the Seminar

The seminar is organized by the Faith & Reason Institute based in Washington DC and Collegium of Anton Neuwirth in Bratislava.

The Faith & Reason Institute aims at bringing both Faith and Reason to bear on all the issues that confront us.

The mission of the Collegium of Anton Neuwirth is to form young people's minds and characters by systematic education in the Christian cultural legacy and its influence on Western civilization.