Event
The New Direction Summer University returns to France from 29 June to 3 July! For the second year running, we are pleased to announce that our flagship summer programme will take place in the beautiful French Chateau in the countryside, outside of Paris. We are pleased to be partnered with ISSEP for this programme.
Conservative students and young people from across the continent will once again have a chance to engage with the ideas that underpin our shared Western civilisation, and make our movement so special.
Our Summer University is our flagship event for current students, recent graduates, and young professionals from the ages of 18-35, with an aim at providing a foundational level understanding of what it means to be a conservative.
This year the theme is Conservatism Through History: Turning Ideas Into Reality – where we will explore how the conservative movement has addressed some of histories greatest challenges. From industrialisation to revolution, global conflicts to globalisation, we’ll explore how the conservative movement has continued to shape the world.
As a part of our Summer University, you’ll have the chance to hear lectures from leading voices from the centre-right – academics, politicians, and other thought leaders – as well as a chance to really engage with the ideas during workshops.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED
Agenda
12:30-14:30
Transfer from Charles de Gaulle to the venue
First bus at 12:30; Second bus at 14:30.
16:00-17:00
Check in at the venue
17:00
Official opening of the Summer University
Presentation of the Summer University
Geoffrey Van Orden CBE, Founding President of New Direction, Member of the Advisory Council
Thierry Lafont, President of ISSEP
18:00
Welcome reception
20:30
Welcome Dinner
08:00 - 08:30
Morning exercise
09:00 - 10:00
Breakfast
10:30-11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30
Lecture 1
The Birth of Modern Conservatism: Responding to the French and American Revolution
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
13:30 - 15:30
Workshop 1
Fourth industrial revolution and Artificial Intelligence
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break
16:00-20:30
Team Building
21:00
Dinner
Rihards Kols MEP, Dinner Speech
7:00 - 8:20
Breakfast
8:30-10:00
Lecture 3
Totalitarianism and the Cold war
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee break
10:30 - 12:00
Lecture 4
European Integration: Sovereignty and Cooperation
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch break
13:00 - 15:30
Workshop 2
The EU and the principle of Sovereignty
15:30 -16:00
Coffee break
16:00
Departure from the venue
17:30
Historical visit of Paris
19:30
Free time
22:00
Departure from Paris
07:30 - 08:00
Morning exercise
08:00 - 08:50
Breakfast
09:00 - 10:30
Lecture 5
Free Market Economics and Structural Reform
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 -12:30
Lecture 6
Globalization, Identity, and the New Conservative Phase
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 - 16:30
Workshop 3
Ecology and the creation of a Conservative political program
16:30 - 17:00
Coffee break
17:00 - 20:30
Free Time
20:30
Gala Dinner and Presentation of Diplomas
Marion Maréchal MEP, President of Identité et Libértés, Vice-President of ECR Party, Founder of ISSEP.
07:30 - 09:00
Breakfast
Timing to be confirmed
Departure to the airport
