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Professional Training on EU Affairs 2017 Catalogue Index Welcome Welcome 03 The College of Europe Development Office was established in Bruges in Quick facts 04 1996. It manages the College of Europe’s professional services, projects Development Office 05 and partnerships and can count on the international network and exper- tise of the College gained through more than sixty years of experience in EXECUTIVE EDUCATION 06 EU affairs teaching. With this brochure I would like to present to you our Monitoring and Evaluation 08 professional training activities. Intensive Seminar – Classic, Advanced, Compact 10, 12, 14 Energy Union 16 In 2017 the Development Office is proposing 12 Executive Education EU Transport & Railway Affairs (ETCR) 18 courses which are open for registration to all, such as the 24th edition of EU Competition Law 20 the ‘Intensive Seminar on the EU’ and courses on EU Competition Law, IT Markets & EU Competition Law 22 EU Economic Governance, Energy Union, Trade Policy, or skills-related Towards EU Migration Management 24 courses such as EU Diplomacy and Diplomatic Skills, Negotiations in EU Diplomacy & Diplomatic Skills 26 Practice, EU Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation. The EU Economic Governance 28 College will also develop and expand its e-Learning modules. Trade Policy 30 Negotiations in Practice 32 I hope that you too will be able to benefit from the College of EU Project Management 34 Europe experience, and we will be glad to welcome you to our EU Fact Finding 36 community. TAILOR-MADE COURSES 38 Expertise 40 All around the world 44 e-LEARNING 52 Calendar 60 Rector Jörg Monar 02 Quick facts Development Office ... One College of Europe The College of Europe professional training programmes, a way to: ... Two campuses: Bruges (Belgium) and Natolin (Warsaw, Poland) DEVELOP… • … professionally at the most genuinely ‘European’ of all university ... Two working languages: English and French institutes of postgraduate studies; • … and improve your knowledge on the EU, its main policies, ... The Development Office established in Bruges in1996 international trade and international relations; • … your skills in legal analysis, diplomacy, negotiations, project ... 12 professional training courses open for registration management, communications, political reporting and training of trainers. ... 7 e-Learning modules BENEFIT… ... 210 professors and practitioners from over 20 nationalities • … from the College of Europe’s expertise of more than sixty years of experience in EU affairs teaching and research; ... More than 6000 professionals from more than 50 nationalities • … from the College of Europe’s extensive network of professors and trained in the last 20 years trainers. ENJOY… • … a first-hand insight into the EU through visits to the EU institutions in Brussels; • … the opportunity to debate and extend your personal and profes- sional international network; • … discovering the historical city of Bruges, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 05 Yearly training courses Given the importance of continuous professional and personal develop- ment, the College of Europe offers 12 Executive Education courses to address the needs of officials, diplomats, lawyers and other public and private sector professionals. Running yearly in summer and autumn in Bruges and/or Brussels, these courses cover selected EU topics and skills in order to equip the par- ticipants with the necessary know-how to enhance their careers. The variety of training courses allows for different levels of specialisation, also depending on the prior-knowledge of the participants. The College of Europe avails itself of its extensive network of professors, trainers and alumni to deliver high-quality and up-to-date training and services. This allows for a mixture of theory with practice. Learn more about them in the following pages. www.coleurope.eu/executiveeducation EXECUTIVE EDUCATION Monitoring and Evaluation Towards effective Monitoring and Evaluation for EU funded projects The purpose of this interactive three-day training course is to enhance participants’ monitoring and evaluation (M&E) skills. The programme will introduce first the main procedures for effective M&E, as well as its main actors; it will then analyse the principles and techniques of M&E in relation to the project life cycle. The course uses examples of different EU funded projects; however, the emphasis is on understanding con- cepts and tools which can be applicable in projects of a wide variety of donors and institutions. The course is primarily targeted at professionals from private institu- tions, such as companies, NGOs and universities/institutes from EU and non-EU countries; it also attracts civil servants of national admin- istrations and EU institutions and agencies. Participants should have a good understanding of the Project Cycle Management and Logical Framework Approach (Logframe) or have participated in the EU Project Management course before. Practical information 5 - 7 June 2017 College of Europe Bruges Campus, Belgium € 1,300 // 3 days For more information | Registration www.coleurope.eu/monitoringandevaluation 09 Intensive Seminar on the EU – Classic three-week programme Experiencing the College of Europe Summer School The ‘Classic’ three-week formula is an engaging training course on the EU and its main policies. The course will begin in its first week with a set of interactive seminars focusing on European integration and the decision-making process, as well as the EU legal order, internal market and economics. The following week is dedicated to a large selection of EU policies and key EU skills sessions, proposing a set of parallel work- shops allowing participants to choose the policies of their interest. The third week will focus on EU external policies. A one-day study visit to the EU institutions, a one-day simulation exercise and a series of evening discussions such as a panel debate and a speech on “hot” EU topics round off the curriculum. The programme is suitable for beginners and professionals with no prior knowledge of the EU. Trainers are carefully selected from the College of Europe network of renowned academics and highly experienced EU professionals. Practical information 3 - 21 July 2017 College of Europe Bruges Campus & Brussels, Belgium € 4,300 * // 3 weeks For more information | Registration * Registration fee including tuition, accommodation and full-board on week days. www.coleurope.eu/intensiveseminar 11 Intensive Seminar on the EU – Advanced two-week programme Exploring and practising the EU through its main policies Competition, trade, economy, regions, energy, or the EU’s foreign policy: the latest developments and future challenges of selected EU policies are screened during the ‘Advanced’ two-week formula of the Intensive Seminar on the EU. Choosing among the different EU policies and key EU skills sessions offered in parallel, participants tailor the course to their own professional needs and expectations. Participants will prac- tise the EU policies and skills of their choice by taking part in workshops organised in small groups. A one-day simulation exercise and a series of evening discussions such as a panel debate and a speech on current EU topics complete the curriculum. Participants should have prior (university or profession- al) knowledge of the EU to be able to follow these two policy-oriented weeks. Trainers are selected for their professional insight primarily at EU level and their proven experience in adult training. Practical information 10 - 21 July 2017 College of Europe Bruges Campus, Belgium € 3,600 * // 2 weeks For more information | Registration * Registration fee including tuition, accommodation and full-board on week days. www.coleurope.eu/intensiveseminar 13 Intensive Seminar on the EU – Compact one-week programme The EU’s most recent updates on your sector Designed for professionals in EU affairs, the renewed ‘Compact’ one-week course offers an in-depth and up-to-date analysis of a specific EU policy sector of particular relevance.* The course is conceived to offer the possi- bility of discussing the latest developments and contentious issues of the chosen policy domain, and to provide participants with a practical toolbox on key EU skills to help them in their daily job. The format of the course fa- vours practical workshops and case studies under the guidance of highly qualified experts, thus allowing as much professional practice as possible. This new design of the ‘Compact’ course is still based on the modular for- mula that characterises the Intensive Seminar programme: allowing par- ticipants to shape their own programme by choosing courses in accord- ance with their background, interests and needs, while having the specific policy sector* as reference point. High-level experts are invited to act as trainers and share their professional expertise during this challenging and intensive week. Networking opportu- nities are strongly encouraged during the course which offers an evening panel discussion, a key-note speech and a variety of social events. Practical information *The specific policy sector will be announced at the beginning of 2017. 10 - 14 July 2017 College of Europe Bruges Campus, Belgium € 2,600 * // 1 week For more information | Registration * Registration fee including tuition, accommodation and full-board on week days. www.coleurope.eu/intensiveseminar 15 Energy Union Challenges and vision for a common EU energy policy This two-week executive training course embraces the logic of the