Research/survey/data collection • Budapest
V4 Defence Policy Challenge (Phase I)
The project will consist of a session of offline and online preparatory trainings and the simulation competition itself. The aim of the preparational meetings is to make the participants familiar with the case they simulate, to brief them on the rules, game procedures and optionally to give them additional preparational trainings, carried out by our professional partners. During the simulation competition, both team working and negotiation skills are tested as participants are divided into groups for the groundwork of the case, which they debate on later. Following the competition, our experienced team provides detailed feedback on the performance of the individuals, with optional follow-up coaching sessions for the participants.
The simulation will build up from the following phases:
Phase 1 (offline) Budapest:
Two full-days, interactive, preparatory workshops, where participants get acquainted with the rules and topic of the simulation, international institutions and decision-making, as well as solve a number of communication and negotiation tasks, and team assignments take place.
Phase 2 (online):
A 4-weeks online preparation period between the first workshop and the simulation days, during which the participants prepare position papers, negotiation positions, press releases and hold a mock press conference; (the latter is mostly shared on youtube).
Phase 3 (offline) Budapest:
A three-hour consultation evening, where, in an informal setting, the organizers can be asked about the exact course and details of the competition shortly before the simulation days. The questions arising and getting clarified in advance greatly increase the quality of the gameplay in our experience.
Phase 4 (offline) Budapest:
The simulation days
First simulation day:
Starting with a panel discussion with the invited experts on defence, security policy related topics which will serve as an inspirational content for the participants then the simulation begins.
After modeling of defense cooperation, informal negotiations between the participants in the joint accommodation start the night before the competition day; (so this is a 24 hour event).
Second simulation day: modeling defense cooperation bodies, team assignment takes place immediately after the negotiations, so participants have to have intensive, overnight informal negotiations at the accommodation.
http://schuman-institute.eu/defence-challenge/
