On the 12—13 June 2008 on the basis of the Academy of the Ministry of Intermal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus supported by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in the Republic of Belarus (UNHCR) International contest in refugee legislature "New Horizon" wiil be conducted.
This year it is devoted to World Refugee Day. 6 teams from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova will take part in the contest. The best representatives of the higher education system of the Ministry of Intermal Affairs will demonstrate their level of knowledge on refugee legal status.
"New Horizon" is conducted with the aim to improve the training of state officials involved in the sphere of citizenship and migration. For the first time it was conducted in 2007, the contest revealed that not only does it contribute to enhancing the level of training of cadets in this sphere and forms an active life attitude but also is an excellent opportunity to reveal creative abilities of the talented youth, funding friends and like-minded persons among colleagues and coevals.
The contest will start with the grand opening ceremony with the participation of the heads of the MIA Academy and UNHCR in the Republic of Belarus representatives. After that the participants will compete in public debates on the proposed topic, competition "Legal marathon", poster competition and intellectual games.
Beginning of the event: the 12 June 2008 at 14.30. Address: Academy of the Ministry of Intermal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk, pr. Masherova, 6.
According to the information provided by the press-service of the MIA Academy of the rebublic of Belarus.