EU CENTRES WORLD MEETING Networking Conference EU CENTRES Madrid,WORLD 11-13 April 2010 MEETING Networking Conference Madrid, 11-13 April 2010

Organised by the European Commission Directorate General for External Relations 1

EU CENTRES WORLD MEETING Networking Conference Madrid, 11-13 April 2010 Foreword

I would like to welcome you to this second The EU Centres promote greater understanding “World Meeting of EU Centres” which brings of the EU and relations between the EU and the together Directors and coordinators from EU partner country through teaching programmes centres in North America, Asia and Australasia, and scholarly research. So far, they have created to exchange experiences and share ideas. over 260 new EU certificates and courses and enabled over 42,000 graduates to build up External relations are not just about their knowledge of the EU. In addition, Centres international summits and meetings between reach out beyond the academic world to their government officials, but also about helping local communities, offering a valuable source of people in different countries to understand information on the EU for local businesses, civil each other better. That’s why twelve years ago society, government officials and the media. the Commission launched a pilot project to Thanks to their academic independence and establish a network of European Union Centres expertise, EU Centres also offer a unique and in North American universities. The aim was to neutral ground for the analysis of the EU and provide information about the European Union its policies, and a welcome platform for high- and to encourage greater understanding of the level EU representatives to reach out to a wider EU and its policies. Since then, building on the audience when visiting their campuses. success of this pilot project, the programme has grown. The pioneering Centres have become The aim of this second world meeting is to true centres of excellence in EU studies, and the build further on the success of the EU Centres. initiative has been expanded to other countries. The meeting will seek to showcase the best Today, in 2010, aided by financial support of practices in areas such as research, curriculum over 3 million euro per year from the European development and outreach, and to improve budget, 26 EU Centres have been established in the networking and interaction of EU Centres universities across the United States, Canada, around the world to the benefit of all. Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan in recognition of the high It is therefore my pleasure to introduce this quality, variety and depth of their EU studies brochure which provides information about activities. each EU Centre, its structure and activities. I wish you all an enjoyable and fruitful meeting.

Catherine Ashton High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Vice President of the European Commission

EU CENTRES WORLD MEETING Networking Conference Madrid, 11-13 April 2010 Table of contents

ANU Centre for European Studies ...... 7 Monash European and EU Centre ...... 8 European Union Centre at RMIT University ...... 9 Carleton University ...... 10 Université de Montréal-McGill University ...... 11 Dalhousie University ...... 12 University of Toronto / University of Victoria ...... 13 York University ...... 14 EU Institute in Japan-Kansai ...... 15 EU Studies Institute in Tokyo ...... 16 The EU Institute in Japan at Waseda University ...... 17 Pusan National University ...... 18 Yonsei University ...... 19 NZ European Union Centres Network ...... 20 The European Union Centre in Singapore ...... 21 National Taiwan University ...... 22 American Consortium on EU Studies, Washington DC ...... 23 University of California, Berkeley ...... 24 University of Colorado at Boulder ...... 25 Florida International University & University of Miami ...... 26 Georgia Institute of Technology ...... 27 University of Michigan ...... 28 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ...... 29 University of Pittsburgh ...... 30 University of Washington-Seattle ...... 31 University of Wisconsin-Madison ...... 32

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ANU Centre for European Studies

Europe occupies an important place on the research in European integration, student mobility grants, Official name: and teaching agenda of The Australian National internships, and Summer Schools for graduate and ANU Centre for European Studies at the Australian University (ANU). As part of an international undergraduate students and for teachers working National University alliance of research Universities the ANU has close is secondary education. In each case these links with a number of the leading Universities in activities are modelled upon successful programs Mailing address: Europe and many of its individual scholars study already delivered in the University. The graduate 1 Liversidge Street, (Bldg 67C), the Australian Europe, often working in collaboration with those program in the College of Arts and Social Sciences National University, Canberra 0200 at European Universities. The ANU Centre for is recognised as the national bench-mark. It is European Studies is an initiative involving four ANU no accident that the ANU has the highest rate Email address: Colleges (Arts and Social Sciences, Law, Business of graduate completions. Our outreach program [email protected] and Economics, and Asia and the Pacific). It focuses includes a busy schedule of workshops, seminars, the talents of hundreds of researchers, teachers public lectures, roundtables, and the facilitation Website address: and students working on Europe on a single site. It of research projects through the appointment of http://ces.anu.edu.au is creating synergies, promoting interdisciplinary highly qualified scholars as visiting fellows. dialogue, and generating collaborative research Key centre personnel: projects at home and abroad. It is becoming a The activities will be based on an Annual theme: Paul Pickering, Interim Director beacon for Europe at ANU. 2010 Europe and the Law; 2011 European culture, Matthew Zagor, Deputy Director history and politics; 2012 The European Union The new ANU Centre for European Studies as a major business partner; 2013 Europe as an encompasses the role formerly played by the international actor in Asia and the Pacific. National Europe Centre that operated between We are determined to build on past successes but 2001 and 2009. Located in Canberra, the national the ANU Centre for European Studies at Australia’s capital and seat of the federal government, the leading University has also opened a new page. Centre has a close relationship with the Delegation of the European Commission to Australia and New Zealand and the Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates of the EU member states and a mutually beneficial relationship with a range of Australian government agencies.

The exciting program that the Centre will deliver comprises three key elements: research, outreach and education. As part of Australia’s leading University the Centre for European Studies is committed to research excellence at all levels and to the provision of the highest quality research-led teaching. Our teaching program includes Graduate workshops, developing further our BA in European Union studies, delivering an innovative MA unit

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Monash European and EU Centre

Official name: The Monash European and EU Centre is a joint Philosophy in European Studies are also available. Monash European and EU Centre undertaking by the Commission in Brussels and Monash University in Melbourne. The Research Mailing address: multidisciplinary Centre encompassing the The Centre promotes top quality research and Level 5, Building H, Caulfield campus, Monash Faculties of Arts, Business and Economics and Law publications on Europe and the EU and encourages University, 900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield East, at the University, provides teaching, research and international research exchanges and collaborations Victoria, 3145, Melbourne outreach programmes on European and EU matters, between Australia, Europe and the wider world. exploring the significance of the EU and its peoples It offers PhD, domestic and international Email address: in Europe, the EU’s neighbouring countries and on research scholarships and stipends as well as [email protected] the wider international scene. The Centre works PhD and Masters travel grants and postdoctoral closely with the Monash University Prato Centre publication grants to further encourage research Website address: in Italy and promotes staff and student exchanges on Europe and the EU. The Centre also holds major http://www.monash.edu.au/europecentre with selected leading European universities. It international conferences and young researchers is equally committed to highlighting Europe’s and postgraduate conferences on Europe and Key centre personnel: cultural, social, linguistic and intellectual heritage the EU. Research strengths include European, EU Pascaline Winand, Director as reflected in the diversity of its peoples. As part and international history; the EU in the world; Natalie Doyle, Deputy Director of this commitment, the Centre collaborates with international relations; European civilization and Amanda Crichton, Administrator communities of European origin in Australia to modernity; comparative regionalism; EU law; contribute to raising knowledge of and interest in interest representation and business in the EU, and their activities, their languages and culture. energy and the environment. Centre academics are the authors of internationally acclaimed books Key Programmes and articles in leading refereed journals and are Teaching also active as series editors or referees. The At the undergraduate level, the Centre offers Centre offers domestic and visiting international major or minor sequences specializing in European fellowships. and EU studies as part of a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Arts (Global). Its teaching also Outreach forms the basis for an honours program. At the The Centre organizes public lectures, seminars postgraduate level, the interdisciplinary Master and videoconferences on Europe and the EU; in European and International Studies or the advises opinion leaders in business, government Graduate Diploma in European and International and the media through briefings and seminars; is Studies explore EU institutions and policies and developing an outreach programme for secondary the role of the EU in the international system. school students and holds academic and policy Students may elect to complete an internship in conferences, symposia and roundtables. It offers Europe, an intensive study program on the EU at prestigious yearly essay prizes to university the Monash Prato Centre in Italy or a semester students and works closely with representatives abroad at participating European universities. A of European communities in Australia towards Master of Arts degree by research, a Master of building a strong European network. Monash European and EU Centre - June 2008 Arts by coursework and research and a Doctor of

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European Union Centre at RMIT University

Established in March 2010, the EU Centre at RMIT Work relevant and industry engaged Official name: University promotes a better understanding of Liaising between industry and the University for European Union Centre at RMIT University the EU and its relationship with Australia and the knowledge transfer and exchange with a focus on Asia Pacific region by providing a focal point for EU industry partnerships, the RMIT International Mailing address: teaching, research and outreach activities. It is Experience and Research Program (RIIERP) and RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne 3000 an advocate for the EU throughout the Asia Pacific Work Integrated Learning (WIL). and facilitates the dissemination of information Outwardly focused Email address: and knowledge between academia, industry and Enhancing the visibility of the EU, its policies [email protected] the community. and development through a series of outreach activities targeting government, business, Website address: One of five EU Centres in the Southern Hemisphere, professional bodies, schools, the media, non‑profit www.rmit.edu.au/eucentre the vision of the EU Centre at RMIT University is organisations and the community. to be: Key centre personnel: Global in outlook and action Professor Colin Fudge, Pro Vice Chancellor, A centre of academic excellence Facilitating student/staff mobility between (Director to be appointed first half 2010). Embedding innovative and relevant EU studies RMIT University and Europe and encouraging at VET, undergraduate and postgraduate levels, greater academic contact and exchange with EU educating a new generation of experts on EU universities. policies and EU–Australian relations, and providing a global passport to learning and work. Part of a network Cooperating with the other EU Centres in Australia A centre for research excellence and New Zealand to consolidate and enhance the Internationally known for fostering high quality, effectiveness of the EU Centres Network. cross-cultural research on EU and EU–Australia relations, enabling the transfer of information and technology between the EU and Australia.

Innovative and creative in outlook Promoting debate on the global issues that shape our world in the 21st Century, specifically those outlined in the EU–Australia Partnership Framework (2008).

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Carleton University

Official name: The Centre for European Studies (CES) was The ERNS have an applied policy thrust and are Centre for European Studies-EU Centre of established in October 2000 with support from organized around four themes: Excellence, Carleton University the European Commission and Carleton University. 1. ERN 1: The EU as Global Actor and EU-Canada In 2006 and 2009, the European Commission Relations Mailing address: designated CES a European Union Centre of 2. ERN 2: Citizenship and Social Integration: 1311 Dunton Tower, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Carleton Excellence (EUCE), as well as the Network Between National and Transnational Society University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6 Coordinator for the EUCEs in Canada. The approach 3. ERN 3: Innovation in Environmental Policy in of CES is inter-disciplinary, involving a mandate of Europe and Canada E-mail address: furthering research, teaching, and public outreach 4. ERN 4: The Political Economy of European [email protected] activities in the area of EU and European Studies Integration: Regional and Global Dimensions at Carleton University and in the Ottawa area. Website address: The Centre is housed jointly in the Institute of Each ERN organizes public lectures and conferences, www.carleton.ca/ces European, Russian and Eurasian Studies and the invites visiting scholars, holds research seminars, Department of Political Science and collaborates furthers cooperation with European partners, and Key centre personnel: with these two teaching units, helping them to generates scholarly publications. enhance their academic programs by funding visiting scholars from Europe and supporting EU- The Centre’s educational and outreach programs related courses offered by local instructors. CES cater to a broad range of stakeholders. Special also provides grants to graduate students and annual lecture series include the Brown Bag Lunch faculty in order to advance EU-related research. Series, focusing on current events in Europe; These initiatives also receive support from the Canada-Europe Public Lecture, directed at Director: Carleton’s Faculty of Public Affairs, the Faculty of civil society; the annual Environment Day; the Professor Joan DeBardeleben Graduate Studies and Research, the Office of the Canada-Europe Business Lecture; and the EU Law Vice-President (Research and International) and Lecture. Outreach to Ontario high-school students other university offices. and teachers is realized through the EU-Learning Project (www.eulearning.ca), which includes an The Centre’s research and outreach activities on-line interactive educational tool, lesson plans, centre around interdisciplinary European Research and in-class teaching. The Centre actively involves Nodes (ERNs), which bring together faculty students in all of its outreach projects, in line with Associate Director (Outreach): Associate Director (Research): Professor Robert Gould Professor Achim Hurrelmann and PhD students from Carleton University, the its educational and teaching mandate. University of Ottawa, and Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario).

CES Project and EU Programs Coordinator: EUCE Network Coordinator: Olga Arnaudova Natasha Joukovskaia

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Université de Montréal-McGill University

The Université de Montréal-McGill University EU Teaching and outreach Official name: Centre of Excellence is an inter-disciplinary unit The Centre has the mandate of furthering EU Centre of Excellence, Université de Montréal - with the primary mandate of furthering research teaching, training and public outreach activities McGill University on the EU as well as of promoting teaching and among a broad range of stakeholders. It invites public outreach activities on Europe in Montreal, European professors to teach courses on Europe Mailing address: Québec and more broadly in Canada. and its member states through regular semester 3744 Jean-Brillant St., suite 525, Montreal, Quebec offerings. Training and outreach activities H3T 1P1 Research to business and diplomatic communities are The Centre brings together scholars throughout primarily conducted by the Chaire Jean-Monnet Email address: Quebec interested in European studies. It is en Intégration européenne (UdeM), which was [email protected] responsible for research projects and the the first Jean-Monnet created outside Europe in organisation of new applications by teams of 1993. Other training and outreach tools include: Website address: researchers. It provides grants to students and summer schools addressed to CEGEP (college) http://www.centreurope-montreal.ca/ post-doctoral scholars and organizes scholarly students and students participating in SPECQUE seminars in order to advance EU-related research. (EU Parliament simulation); two Universités d’été Key centre personnel: Its research programme for 2009-2012 focuses (one on Environmental issues and the other on on four themes: “The EU’s external relations and Islam in Europe); the Presidency’s Series; large transatlantic affairs”; “Social Europe, governance scale conferences; a website “Euroaffaires”, and democracy”; “Immigration, diversity and developed in partnership with the Ministère du multiculturalism”; “Institutional consolidation Développement Economique, de l’Innovation et de and the harmonisation of European private law l’Exportation of Québec; and an electronic bulletin, in comparative perspective”. Research groups Quebec@Europe, written in collaboration with Director: Co-Director: responsible for these four themes concentrate on Québec’s Ministère des Relations Internationales. Denis Saint-Martin Dietlind Stolle fundamental research leading to publications of reports, articles and books. They also regularly hold colloquia and round table meetings. Visiting scholars are encouraged to speak in an EU lecture series at both universities.

Executive Director: Coordinator: Isabelle Petit Catherine Villemer

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Dalhousie University

Official name: The European Union Centre of Excellence (EUCE) office space for graduate research assistants, PhD EU Centre of Excellence, Dalhousie University was established at Dalhousie University in the students and visiting scholars. fall of 2006 with a grant from the European The EUCE plans for 2009-2012 include 12 research Mailing address: Commission. The dual aim of the Dalhousie EU projects by individual faculty members covering Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Dalhousie studies initiative, which began a few years ago, various aspects of EU external policies and EU- University, 1376 LeMarchant Street, Halifax, is to integrate existing research and teaching Canada relations, developments in the EU, and Nova Scotia B3H 4P9 activities on the European Union at Dalhousie comparative EU and Canada public policy issues. University and to establish a framework through The programme includes workshops, conferences Email address: which these and other activities related to the and support for teaching. The latter category [email protected] EU can be facilitated and promoted. The initiative includes some support for the EU Study Tour is designated to build on and strengthen the and graduate student participation with papers Website address: foundational work that led to the creation of the at academic conferences. EU-related classes http://euce.dal.ca BA Honours Program in European Studies in the are offered in the Law, Economics and Political Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) in 2003- Science Departments, and several coordinated and Key centre personnel: 2006 and which has been supported by recruitment interconnected series of visiting speakers have Finn Laursen, Director of internationally recognized scholars as Canada been aimed at fostering the maximum academic Research Chairs in European and EU Studies. and wider public interest in EU matters. The EUCE is now housed in the European Studies The EUCE conducts annual research workshops. Research Building on LeMarchant Street. This The following three have taken place: the EU building was renovated with financial support Constitutional Treaty (Spring 2007), the EU in from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). the Global Political and Economic System (Spring The building has office space for Canada Research 2008) and the EU in a Comparative Perspective Chairs, including the EUCE Director as well as (Spring 2009). The 4th Annual Conference on The the EUCE Administrative Secretary. There is also EU’s Lisbon Treaty: Negotiation, Ratification and Implementation will take place in June 2010. The following books have been published under the auspices of the EUCE: The Rise and Fall of the EU’s Constitutional Treaty (Leiden: Nijhoff, 2008), The EU as a Foreign and Security Policy Actor (Dordrecht: Republic of Letters Publishing, 2009) and The EU in the Global Political Economy (Brussels: P.I.E. Peter Lang, 2009). Two more books will be published in the near future: Comparative Regional Integration: Europe and Beyond (Ashgate, 2010) and The EU and Federalism: Polities and Policies Compared (Ashgate, 2010).

Participants at the 3rd annual EUCE conference, Dalhousie University, April 2009

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University of Toronto/University of Victoria

Two of Canada’s leading universities in the study A series of international conferences and Official name: of the European Union have joined together in workshops on these themes will be mounted over University of Toronto/University of Victoria partnership to form a new European Union Centre the next three years. In addition to these activities, European Union Centre of Excellence of Excellence, launching a three-year program the consortium has planned a publication series, a of public outreach, educational, and research film series, a program of visiting scholars from the Mailing address: activities. These activities are designed to deepen European Union, and a number of policy workshops. University of Toronto: the understanding of European integration in The University of Toronto/University of Victoria Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Canada both within and outside of the academy, EUCE supports undergraduate and graduate Toronto, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON M5S 3K7 Canada and showcase EU-Canada relations. Our outreach, students through its teaching programs, specialised University of Victoria: research, and teaching are focused on three summer schools, and academic exchanges with European Studies Program, c/o Department of Political broad areas: (1) The Financial Crisis, EMU, the post-secondary educational institutions in Europe. Science, PO Box 3060 STN CSC, Victoria BC, V8W 3R4 Stability of Currencies, and the Financial System; The EUCE promotes knowledge and awareness (2) Immigration and Citizenship; and (3) EU of the European Union in the wider community Email address: Borders, Neighbourhood, and Foreign Policy. through its public events and its annual workshops University of Toronto: [email protected] Each of these issue areas draws on an established for secondary school students and teachers. network of scholars and the particular strengths University of Victoria: [email protected] of our institutions. The new consortium marks the merging of interests and expertise in central Website address: and western Canada for the first time under University of Toronto: www.utoronto.ca/ies the umbrella of the European Union Centres of University of Victoria: http://web.uvic.ca/europe Excellence. Key centre personnel:

University of Toronto: Professor Jeffrey Kopstein, Director (photo) Edith S. Klein, Program Advisor Jana Oldfield, Financial Officer

University of Victoria: Professor Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, Director (photo) Lise Bérubé, Program Coordinator

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York University

Official name: The European Union Centre of Excellence (EUCE) In addition, the EUCE will work to strengthen the EU Centre of Excellence, York University at York University was established in the Fall of teaching of the European Union at York University 2009 with a grant from the European Commission by developing a number of new course offerings and Mailing address: in Brussels. promoting the integration of relevant content into 7th Floor, York Research Tower, 4700 Keele Street, already existing courses in a variety of programs. Toronto ON M3J 1P3 In recent years, York University has been building its concentration in EU studies through a number The first activities to take place under the EUCE Email address: of new European-focused faculty appointments York umbrella are the Inaugural Canada-EU [email protected] across a variety of disciplines, including law, Business Lecture to be delivered by the Honourable political science, business, public administration Roy MacLaren on March 10, 2010 at York’s Schulich Website address: and humanities. In 2008, York received a Jean School of Business, and a graduate student www.yorku.ca/euce Monnet Chair in European Integration for Professor conference running under the title “Ever Closer Willem Maas (Political Science and Public and Union?/ Union sans cesse plus étroite?” on March Key centre personnel: International Affairs, Glendon College) and so the 11/12, 2010. The first major research conferences awarding of the EUCE can be seen as the next phase and workshops presented by EUCE York are in the deepening of EU teaching and research at scheduled for the fall of 2010 and will include an York. EU Law Workshop on the theme of “European Union Law and Transnational Legal Theory”, as well as The hub of much of this EU-related activity at York academic conferences titled “Unity and Diversity University has been the Canadian Centre for German in Europe and North America: Building multi- & European Studies (CCGES), whose affiliated level architectures” and “Multilevel Citizenship Director Executive Coordinator: faculty and staff form a natural constituency and in Europe and North America: Comparing the EU, Professor Willem Maas John Paul Kleiner administrative backbone for the activities planned Canada, and the United States”. by the new EUCE.

Between 2009 and 2012, the EUCE at York will facilitate research projects on a variety of topics related to EU affairs and Canada-EU relations Faculty Member: Faculty Member: as well as a number of outreach and networking Dagmar Soennecken Professor Ian Roberge activities intended to deepen understanding of such matters in both the general public and academe.

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EU Institute in Japan-Kansai

The EU Institute in Japan (EUIJ) Kansai is a 2 - Outreach & Academic Research Activities Official name: consortium formed by 3 universities: Kobe The EUIJ-Kansai aims to promote research EU Institute in Japan, Kansai University (the coordinating university), Kwansei activities through academic exchanges with Gakuin University and Osaka University. It was European universities and research institutes. Mailing address: established on 1 April 2005 with a financial The EUIJ-Kansai offers symposia, workshops, Frontier Hall for Social Sciences 6F, Kobe University, support from the European Commission. In 2008, seminars and lectures to carry out joint research 2-1, Rokkodai, it concluded academic cooperation agreements programmes with highly advanced research Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501 with the Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto institutions of European Union studies and other University and Kansai University. It also made leading universities in the EU Member States. Email address: outreach agreements with two local NPOs. The The EUIJ-Kansai also targets to develop a better [email protected] EUIJ-Kansai aims to foster a better understanding understanding of EU issues among the Japanese of EU issues among the Japanese public at all public for the realisation of potential further Website address: levels as well as to promote academic interactions outreach activities. http://euij-kansai.jp/index_en between Japan and EU. It contributes to strengthen the Japan-EU multi-dimensional partnership in the Key personnel: 21st century. Prof. Hiromasa Kubo (Kobe University), President Prof. Nobuchika Kaido (Kwansei Gakuin University), Mission: Vice President 1. To provide educational and academic Prof. Masahiko Yoshii (Kobe University), Vice President opportunities/fora in relation to various EU Prof. Toshiya Hoshino (Osaka University), Vice President issues Mr. Akinori Yamada, Director 2. To disseminate EU information and documentation 3. To promote EU outreaching activities

Key Programmes: 1 - Undergraduate / Graduate Certificate Programme in European Union studies The EUIJ-Kansai offers EU studies courses with credit transfers among the consortium. Students who completed EU studies courses will obtain undergraduate/graduate certificate.

Visit of the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso to EUIJ-Kansai, on 22 April 2006

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EU Studies Institute in Tokyo

Official name: The EU Studies in Tokyo (EUSI) is a centre for EU Studies Institute in Tokyo academic education and research, and outreach activities on the EU related issues in Japan. It Mailing address: is managed by the Consortium comprising of 3 EUSI Secretariat: Mercury Tower Room 3504, Tokyo Universities of Hitotsubashi University (the Hitotsubashi University, 2-1, Naka, Kunitachi, Tokyo coordinating university), Keio University and Tsuda 186-8601, Japan College, and was established on 1 April 2009 with financial support from the European Commission. Email address: [email protected] EUSI engages in three main sets of activities, with each university taking the lead in specific areas: Website address: • Education http://www.eusi.jp/ • Joint Research – Economics and Politics • Outreach activities Key centre personnel: Prof. Toshiro Tanaka, Director Key Programmes: Prof. Eiji Ogawa, Deputy Director 1. Development the postgraduate education of Prof. Katsuhiro Shoji, Executive Director European Union studies Prof. Kyoji Kawasaki, Executive Director 2. Outreach & Academic Research Activities - Prof. Takamoto Sugisaki, Executive Director international academic conferences Mr. Takayuki Kimura, Director General 3. Graduate summer schools by collaboration Ms. Mayumi Shiki, Secretary General with the other EU Centres in the EU Member States and Asia-Pacific countries. 4. Postgraduate workshop by collaboration with the other EU Centres in Asia-Pacific 5. Co-organizing seminars for business community people such as KEIZAI DOYUKAI

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The EU Institute in Japan at Waseda University

The EU Institute in Japan at Waseda University 2. Collaborative research with European partners Official name: (hereafter EUIJ Waseda) was established in April Teams of Waseda researchers are currently The EU Institute in Japan at Waseda University 2009, and is the first EUIJ to be based at a single collaborating with counterparts from EU university. EUIJ Waseda has three main objectives: institutions on the following projects: Mailing address: to enhance its position as one of Japan’s leading • ‘Robot technology for an aging society’ (with 306 Bldg. 120-4, 513 Waseda Tsurumaki-cho, centres for EU studies, by providing greater the Scuola Superiore Santa Anna, Pisa); Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japan opportunities for students to study in the EU and • ‘Photonics as a model for industry-academia- about the EU; to engage in cutting-edge research government collaboration’ (with the Free Email address: on the EU, and initiate/cultivate partnerships with University of Brussels); [email protected] European academic institutions; and to promote • ‘Marine biotechnology and metagenomics awareness and understanding of the EU through for environmental conservation’ (with the Website address: a variety of outreach activities. What follows is a University of Bonn) http://www.euij-waseda.jp/ brief, illustrative introduction to some of our core • The Waseda-Bonn Project on EU Law activities. For more detailed information please • The Waseda-Oxford Project on EU-Japan Key centre personnel: visit our website. Political Relations Professor Koji Fukuda, Director Associate Professor Hidetoshi Nakamura, Deputy Director 1. European Studies/Student Exchange All of these projects are expected to yield Associate Professor Paul Bacon, Deputy Director Waseda University offers a study programme substantial research outcomes. Waseda University through which all undergraduates can obtain a is keen to expand its range and number of minor degree in EU Studies, regardless of which collaborative projects in the future. school they belong to. In order to obtain a minor, it is necessary for students to gain 12 credits from 3. Outreach a list of more than 30 tailored course offerings. As of September 2009, Waseda University has Students who take EU-related subjects during produced 93 sitting Japanese MPs and 6 postwar a short or long study abroad programme in an Prime Ministers. We are able to capitalise on the EU country can also apply to have their credits strength of our alumni relations to secure unrivalled counted towards a minor on their return. Waseda access to significant actors in the Japanese University has exchange agreements with over 150 political world, and our outreach strategy has been institutions in 22 out of 27 EU member countries. developed to exploit this opportunity. Regular We annually send more than 250 students to the EU contact meetings have been organised between for a year on study abroad, and there are currently EU officials and Diet members, and high profile more than 180 EU students enrolled on Waseda speakers have agreed to appear at public symposia programs. organised in partnership with the EU delegation in Tokyo and member-state embassies. Perhaps the two most significant and successful symposia to be organised in EUIJ Waseda’s first operational year addressed, respectively, the death penalty in Japan, and prospects for EU-Japan relations in the coming decade.

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Pusan National University

Official name: By collaborating with the partnership, the PNU EU opportunities in Korea. Europe Business Meeting PNU EU Centre Centre actively supports EU-related education and is designed to target local business and economic research to promote the importance of the EU in research institutes. Mailing address: Korea and develops Korea-EU relations. The PNU Seonghakgwan 604, San30 Jangjeon-dong, EU Centre aims at enhancing depth of awareness C. Academic Exchanges Geumjeong-gu, Busan 609-735, Korea and knowledge of the EU in the support for EU- The Joint Research Program is the mission for focused curriculum development and research, the Co-Research Program of the EU and Korean Email address: outreach activities and academic links with the scholars to make a harmonized and developed [email protected] EU, and coordination with other centers. So the research and help them understand the EU fully. PNU EU Centre will strengthen this relationship to And the PNU EU Centre invites EU scholars to teach Website address: further promote cooperation and friendship across on EU related issues. This creates a fellowship http://www.eucenter.pusan.ac.kr the areas of education, economy, and culture program for specialists of EU affairs with a view recognized as a key centre in Korea. to tutoring Korean academics and students in the Key centre personnel: EU -related disciplines. The PNU EU Centre sets up Chae-Deug Yi, Director Key Program several types of short-term exchange programs A. Academic Activities for professors and students to provide students The PNU EU Centre opens MA and Ph.D. degree with an opportunity to enhance their versatile and course in EU studies for Graduate Certificate to practical skills. aim at training EU experts who have overall Europe region knowledge with the opportunity to combine Major events in 2010-2011 include: relevant experiences on a study abroad. The course International Conference May 2010, Korea-EU consists of classes such as Europe Economic Business & Study Forum Sep 2010, EU Camp in Integration, Europe Trade Policies, and Europe Korea June 2010 & January 2011 (incoming EU International Relations. The Centre offers Faculty students), Summer & Winter EU School June & July Research Fellowship Program, Course Development 2010 (Visiting EU Universities), Special Lectures by Grants, Graduate Student Area Studies and Foreign EU Specialist, EU Research Program, EU Business Language Fellowship in European Union Studies. Workshop with Governments & EU Enterprises, EU PNU EU Center • KSCES Academic Conference under the title of Fair in Korea February 2011, Students & Fellows “Ripple effect and challenges of Korea-EU FTA” (October 2009) B. Outreach Activities Exchange Program Students in PNU are encouraged to go to Europe for taking Summer School offered in EU The PNU EU Centre activities in EU affairs under universities. Students have a chance to experience the EU centre umbrella enhance the visibility of the and understand the system, society, culture, EU beyond academic circles, strengthen academic politics, economics and the process of integration cooperation between the European Union and of the EU. EU Fair, Workshops and international Korea, and contribute to an effective function of the conferences are organized to increase the network of the EU Centre. awareness of students and public regarding the 54 Korean Students for Summer Business Camp in Korea EU-related issues and to make EU companies (June 2009) widely understand the business and investment

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Yonsei University

Under the partnership of Yonsei University and • Outreach Initiatives: The Yonsei-SERI Official name: Samsung Economic Research Institute (SERI), EU Centre engages in various outreach Yonsei-SERI EU Centre an affiliate of the Samsung Group and renowned activities to promote the EU. These activities research institution the Yonsei-SERI EU Centre aims include hosting forums for opinion leaders, Mailing address: to establish a major hub for promoting EU-related seminars for EU experts, Korea-EU business Yonsei-SERI EU Centre, Yonsei University Miwoo research, education and outreach activities, and symposiums and international conferences Hall #216, 250 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul to raise awareness of the EU across all sectors in for academics and practitioners. 120-752, Korea Korea as well as East Asia. Yonsei University and • Information Activities: The Yonsei-SERI SERI are actively promoting Korea-EU collaborative EU Centre publishes the results of many Website address: relationships in all areas. outstanding research on the EU, in the form http://www.yonseri.org/ EU Knowledge Hub, EU Expert Centre, EU Outreach of text books, essays, translations and Activities and EU Networking Hub are four main others. The Centre regularly provides various Key center personnel: goals of the Centre. online and offline information services on the Dr. Sangtu KO, Director EU. An online survey is conducted annually Key programmes: to gauge the general public awareness of the • Education & Research Activities: the Yonsei- EU in Korea. The survey findings are used for SERI EU Centre supports various academic evaluating Yonsei-SERI EU Centre activities programmes for EU studies. The Centre and drafting future plans. The centre also rewards outstanding PhD dissertations and distributes regular newsletters and maintains supports post-doctoral researchers. The an EU section in the main library at Yonsei Centre supports EU-related research projects University. for leading researchers, both domestic • Networking: The Yonsei-SERI EU Centre and international and develops EU-related actively coordinates with other EU Centres courses for graduate and undergraduate in Korea and East Asia collaborates with EU- students in order to produce EU experts. Also related research societies and institutes in the Centre facilitates research and academic Korea through joint studies and seminars. exchanges between Korean and EU scholars by inviting European scholars and providing Major events in 2009 included: Korean scholars an opportunity to visit and EU Student Symposium; Mock EU Summit Meeting; conduct research at partner institutions in EU Debate Competition; EU Summer Intensive Europe. Programme; EU Week Festival; Brussels Forum; • Student Fellowships & Programmes: the EU Core Circle Society Seminar; EU Newsletter; Yonsei-SERI EU Centre provides scholarships International Conference on the EU-related subject. for doctoral and master’s students engaged in EU studies. The Centre supports student exchanges and internship programmes. The Centre also supports EU summer intensive programme, EU student symposiums, and Study visit of Korean students to the European Commission in mock EU summit meetings. Brussels, July 2009

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NZ European Union Centres Network

Official name: The New Zealand European Union Centres Network • Provide a national vehicle for promoting a New Zealand European Union Centres Network is a network of seven New Zealand universities better understanding of the EU that combines the elements of research, teaching • Develop a Network of EU expertise that can Mailing address: and outreach under a unique thematic umbrella be accessed by media, government and public National Centre for Research on Europe, University of focused on the impact, role and understanding • Expand people-to-people links & exchanges Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand of the European Union within New Zealand for academics, students and practitioners and the wider Pacific region. The Network is • Foster research relevant to the priorities of Email address: multidisciplinary in orientation and open to EU-NZ bilateral relations [email protected] all New Zealand universities with an interest in • Contribute to the development of Asia-Pacific [email protected] European Union Studies. The EUCN is governed regional cooperation in EU Studies by an Advisory Board comprising of the Network • Enhance the Asia-Pacific’s capacity as a Website address: Director, representatives of the seven partner regional centre of excellence for EU Studies http://www.eucnetwork.org.nz/ universities and the New Zealand representative • Develop linkages, networking and of the Commission. A Steering Group (European partnerships Key centre personnel: Commission, Ambassador for the EU Presidency, Martin Holland, Director, Jean Monnet Chair ad Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, FRENZ, NZ-EU Key activities include: personam Business Council) is also consulted regularly. • High level public Europa Lectures • Visiting European-in-residence practitioners The 2007 EU-NZ Joint Declaration - involving programme economics, politics, security, innovation, • Network graduate scholarships development, democratic values and people and • Network European Parliament internships cultures - defines the scope of the Network’s programme, activities. The Centre’s guiding objectives are to: • National and International conferences • Build a New Zealand Network of academic • National weekend graduate school excellence in EU Studies • Collaborative “virtual” EU courses • Develop EU Studies curriculum throughout NZ • Visiting EU Teaching Fellowships at the tertiary and secondary level • Support for Network Researchers • Enhance awareness of EU policies as they • EU Studies school curriculum development affect the region • Pilot funding for EU research projects • Promote innovation and intensity in EU-NZ • NZ-EU Survey and media analysis bilateral relations • Production and dissemination of publications • Enhance EU visibility by implementing and media liaison national regular and high-level outreach activities

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The European Union (EU) Centre in Singapore

The European Union (EU) Centre in Singapore Education Official name: formally established on 16 April 2008 is a partnership The EU Centre places great importance in reaching The European Union Centre in Singapore between the National University of Singapore (NUS) out to secondary schools and pre-university students and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) with and teachers. We worked with schools and junior Mailing address: financial support from the European Commission. Its colleges to introduce and promote more EU-content 11 Slim Barracks Rise, #06-01 Executive Centre primary mission is to promote a better understanding and knowledge into teachings in history, geography, (NTU@one-north campus), Singapore 138664 of EU institutions and policies in general, and more economics, Social Studies and the General Paper importantly, a greater appreciation of the EU’s role in (Current Affairs) for the “A” Level exams. We also Southeast Asia and its engagement with Singapore. conduct workshops for teachers. Email address: The EU Centre is very broad based and works With the support of the Steering Committee, [email protected] closely with different partners, from various schools composed of representatives of the two partners and faculties in the two partner universities, to universities, the EU Centre help to facilitate the Website address: independent research and policy think tanks, to introduction of more EU-related modules into the www.eucentre.sg foundations, embassies and business chambers. Universities’ curriculum. We have a variety of programmes reaching out to The EU Centre is also looking to work with universities Key Centre personnel: different audiences to inform and raise the level of overseas to develop joint summer programmes for Dr Yeo Lay Hwee, Director knowledge, awareness and visibility of the EU. Singapore and Southeast Asian students. (email: [email protected]) Outreach Research We organise a series of public lectures and talks for a The EU Centre has launched two schemes, one very broad audience and research seminars targeted designed to engage faculty staff to work more closely more at the academic and research community. We with the Centre (as EU Centre Associates), and the conduct workshops and panel discussions to promote other to attract scholars and experts from overseas more in-depth debates on niche topics, and provide a to Singapore (as EU Centre Visiting Fellows), to help locus for networking and sharing of insights. build up knowledge and expertise on the EU. Through We organise at least one “mass event” a year. In our Centre Associates and Visiting Fellows, we hope to 2008, we organised an essay, poster and multi- develop a series of high quality research and working media competition for schools on the theme of Green papers. Through these schemes, we also encourage Innovations and the EU, culminating into a Public more research collaboration and exchange between Symposium cum Exhibition attracting close to 600 experts across disciplines, and between scholars people. In 2009, we organised a debate amongst and academics from our two partner universities and the Business Schools on the proposition “Corporate overseas institutions. Social Responsibility is the key to a competitive The Centre also organises at least one international European Union”. research conference a year. We are focusing our The EU Centre is also developing a series of research conferences on the broad themes of background briefs and policy briefs as its outreach “comparative regionalism” and on Asia-Europe tools, targeting specifically at the policy community cooperation and management of non-traditional and media. These short, succinct briefs cover topical security issues. In 2009, we organised two issues such as on EU climate action in the run-up to conferences – the first on “Migration, Societal and the Copenhagen Climate summit. Market Transformations: Perceptions, Debates and Policies in Asia and Europe” in March, and the second on “Networked Regionalism versus Institutional Regionalism” in December.

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National Taiwan University

Official name: EU Centre in Taiwan

Mailing address: 2F, Common Building, No.21, Xuzhou Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan

Email address: [email protected]

Website address: http://www.eutw.org.tw and dialogue of bilateral policy. Hopefully through Key personnel: the exchange between East Asia and the worldwide Tzong-Ho Bau, Director EU Centres, in the long run the EUTW will develop Hungdah Su, Executive Director The EU Centre in Taiwan (EUTW), a consortium to be a base for the most important EU Studies and Francis Yi-Hua Kan, Executive Director formed by seven universities with National Taiwan bilateral civil society interaction of the Chinese- Tarco Chang, Executive Secretary University as the lead university, was established spoken societies. on December 31st, 2008 with the support from the European Commission and the European Key Programmes: Economic and Trade Office. The Centre shoulders 1 – Workshops and Seminars on EU and EU-Taiwan the substantial responsibilities of propagating relations and deepening the EU Studies, pressing forward The EUTW hosts National workshops, fora, bilateral exchange, and participating in the global symposia, speeches on topics including EU EU Studies. In the four year plan of phase one, policies, bilateral relations and inter-university the Centre hopes to establish a platform for the exchange between EU and Taiwan to develop exchange between home and EU Studies groups, policy research on the EU in Taiwan, deepen the EU Taiwan and EU civil society, and communication studies and exchanges between the EU and Taiwan.

2 – EU related Outreach Activities The EUTW aims to foster a better understanding of EU among the Taiwanese public through Summer Schools on EU, EU Study Programme at Universities, and establishing EU Study Area in university libraries. The EUTW also aims to contribute to the expansion and strengthening of people-to-people and academic links between the EU and Taiwan by organizing EU Student Club at Universities and

Representatives from EETO, Sweden, Czech, Austria, students from EU and Taiwan mingled at “EU Night” party on Dec 11, 2009 offering Scholarships for EU Study.

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American Consortium on EU Studies, Washington DC

The objective of the American Consortium on EU ACES engages in five main sets of activities, with Official name: Studies (ACES) is to improve academic and public each university taking the lead in specific areas: EU Center of Excellence Washington DC/American understanding of the EU and U.S.-EU relations. • Education Consortium on EU Studies (ACES) It seeks to strengthen education and research - Certificate in EU StudiesPre-Dissertation opportunities and create new synergies among Research Grants Mailing address: scholars, students, policymakers, the private - Young Scholars Network Johns Hopkins University, 1717 Massachusetts sector, representatives of governmental and • Research Avenue NW Suite 525, Washington DC 20036 non-governmental organizations and the media. - Research Projects and Academic Conferences - Scholars Forum Email address: ACES is a unique partnership among five - Research Seed Grants [email protected] universities in the Washington, D.C. area: American - Scholar in Residence Program: University, George Mason University, George • Policy Outreach Website address: Washington University, Georgetown University and - Transatlantic Leaders Forum Congressional http://transatlantic.sais-jhu.edu Johns Hopkins University. ACES helped to create Caucus on the European Union and also supports the Congressional Caucus on the - Congressional Staff Roundtables Key centre personnel: European Union. - Practitioner/Diplomat-in-Residence Program • Daniel Hamilton, ACES Executive Director, ACES has been recognized as the EU Center of • Publications Johns Hopkins University; Excellence Washington, D.C. by the European - ACES Cases • Scheherazade Rehman, George Washington Commission. ACES is housed at the Center for - ACES Working Papers University; Transatlantic Relations at the Paul H. Nitze - Monograph and Book Series • Jeffrey Anderson, Georgetown University; School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) • Media Commentary and Outreach • Stephen Silvia, American University; of Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C., • Desmond Dinan, George Mason University which publishes an award-winning annual survey of the Transatlantic Economy that has become a benchmark for opinion leaders on both sides of the Atlantic. SAIS Professor Daniel Hamilton is Executive Director of the Washington DC consortium.

ACES hosts European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, Baroness Catherine Ashton (then European Trade Commissioner), and Swedish Trade Minister Ewa Björling, 26 October, 2009

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University of California, Berkeley

Official name: The European Union Center of Excellence at annual Claremont–UC Undergraduate Research European Union Center of Excellence at the the University of California, Berkeley is a joint Conference on the European Union, and a working University of California, Berkeley undertaking of the Institute of Slavic, East papers series. In addition, the EU Center supports European, and Eurasian Studies and the Institute a visiting speaker series and an annual workshop Mailing address: of European Studies at UC Berkeley. Working in for secondary school and junior and community 207 Moses Hall #2316, University of California, partnership with the UCB School of Public Health, college teachers. Berkeley, CA 94720-2316 Institute of Governmental Studies, Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy, and Recent Key Events: Email address: the Boalt Hall School of Law, the EU Center plays Women and Global Security (EUCE inaugural lecture, [email protected] a vital role in promoting a deeper understanding Margot Wallstrom, vice president of the European of the European Union and raises the level of Commission, September 2008); Responding to a Website address: dialogue and discourse on transatlantic relations Resurgent Russia: Russian Policy and Responses http://eucenter.berkeley.edu throughout the State of California. from the EU and US (conference, March 2009); The Czech Presidency and the EU (EU Presidency Key center personnel: Four main themes guide the focus of the Center’s lecture series, Ambassador Daniel Kumermann, Beverly Crawford, Co-director research, education, and outreach efforts: Consul General of the Czech Republic in Los Jeffrey Pennington, Co-director • Transatlantic Relations in a Post- Angeles, April 2009); Climate Change Mitigation: Noga Wizansky, Assistant Director Transatlantic World (transatlantic response Considering Lifestyle Options in Europe and the US to the rise of Russia, China, and India); (conference, May 2009); Language Acquisition and • The Euro, the European Union, and the World Immigrant Integration: Comparing European and (enlargement of the euro area; the euro’s U.S. Experiences (workshop, May 2009); Education global role; euro exit; whither the euro?); Without Borders: Multiculturalism, Integration, and • Facing New Challenges: EU-U.S. Collaboration Diversity in European Higher Education (lecture and “Best Practices” to Solve Global Health, by Odile Quintin, Director-General for Education, Energy, and Environmental Problems (public Training, Culture and Youth of the European health; green chemistry; environmental Commission, October 2009); Migration and Labor in regulation; food and beverage safety, the EU: a Roadmap for the Future? (teacher outreach policies, and regulation); conference, March 2010); 8th Annual Claremont–UC • Immigration, Integration, and Cultural Undergraduate Research Conference (April 2010); Change in the European Union (migration Cooperation Among Democracies: the EU, U.S. and policy in EU and U.S.; impact of migration on India (conference, April 2010). national identity; integration and diversity)

The EU Center supports a number of activities related to the better understanding of and teaching about the European Union. Academic opportunities include faculty research grants, curriculum development grants, pre-dissertation/dissertation fellowships for graduate students, support of the

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University of Colorado at Boulder

Centrally located in historic Ketchum Hall on the Our support for teaching has similarly focused Official name: beautiful CU-Boulder campus of the University on building from and sustaining course offerings Colorado European Union Center of Excellence of Colorado at Boulder, the Colorado European and learning opportunities on campus and across Union Center of Excellence (CEUCE) promotes the Mountain West Region. Our formal outreach Mailing address: understanding of the European Union (EU) and activities targeted business leaders, teachers and Ketchum Hall 124, 333 UCB; Boulder, CO 80309-0333 USA transatlantic (EU-US) relations through teaching, journalists in our first three years, respectively. research and outreach. It expands the reach of the But we have also undertaken a wide range of Email address: EU Centers Program to the dynamic and growing “target of opportunity” activities focusing on our [email protected] Mountain West region. On campus, the Center area’s vibrant energy and environmental sector, supports the development of new courses and multisector engagement through involvement with Website address: enrichment of existing courses to bring EU and EU member state trade missions to our area, and http://www.colorado.edu/CEUCE/ transatlantic topics into the undergraduate and “euro-networking” events bringing a wide range of graduate curricula. The CEUCE hosts an active community members into contact with the Center. Key center personnel: slate of activities including visiting speakers, Joseph Jupille, Director workshops and conferences. In the community, the Key programs: David Ferris, Associate Director Center engages business people, educators, media We have created a “Transatlantic Affairs Events Felicia Correy, Assistant Director professionals and the informed public. In all of Series” in partnership with Western Union, the these activities its reach extends to partners and payment services firm headquartered in Denver. constituencies across the Mountain West region. Under that rubric we work together in bringing high-level (ambassadorial and ministeriallevel) Main themes of Center teaching, research, and officials and leading business practitioners from outreach: Europe to Denver to meet with counterparts CEUCE has quickly become a central node in a in state and national government and the area vibrant network linking academics, policymakers, business community. businesspeople and others at CU-Boulder, in the dynamic Boulder-Denver metropolitan region, Major conferences or other events planned for across the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, 2010-2011 throughout the state of Colorado, and in the Still to come in Spring 2010 will be an international Mountain West region of the United States. As conference co-sponsored with Martin Rhodes, a new Center, we have focused our efforts on University of Denver, entitled “The Financial bringing the European Union and our region into Crisis and Regulatory Cooperation between the more continuous dialogue, identifying and building EU and the US.” In 2010-2011 the CEUCE will host on the rich range of mutually beneficial contacts an academic conference on the European Union’s that already exist and that can be newly animated. post-Lisbon architecture entitled “New Frontiers Our three year 2008-2011 program therefore worked on EU Institutions.” Our Annual Western United toward the European Union “from the outside-in,” States Graduate Student Workshop on the European beginning with the EU’s role in the world in 2008- Union, coorganized with the Seattle EUCE, returns 2009, moving to intersections and interactions in to Boulder in Summer 2011, which will also find 2009-2010, and landing “in Brussels” with a focus us hosting an outreach workshop entitled “The on core EU institutions and policies in 2010-2011. European Union for Journalists.”

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Florida International University & University of Miami

Official name: The Miami-Florida EU Center of Excellence is a USF) on research projects related to the study Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence consortium of Florida International University of the EU. Additionally, FIU offers Curriculum (FIU) and the University of Miami (UM). At FIU, it Development Grants to faculty in the same network. Mailing address: is housed within the School for International and Florida International University, Modesto A. Maidique Public Affairs (SIPA), which reports to the Dean of Curricular Strengths: Campus, 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33199 Arts and Sciences. At UM it is administered by the UM offers a BA, an MA and a Ph. D. in International Jean Monnet Chair, located within the Department Studies, with the optional specialization on the EU Email address: of International Studies, which reports to the Dean FIU offers a BA, an MA and a Ph.D. in Politics and [email protected] of Arts and Sciences. International Relations, Global and Sociocultural Studies and History, with the option of a Certificate Website address: The mission of the Miami-Florida EUCE is to in European Studies. The Certificate in European http://www.miamieuc.org promote research, teaching, and outreach Studies with significant expertise in the European activities relating to the EU. To accomplish this Union is open to all FIU undergraduates with an Key center personnel: mission, the Miami-Florida EUCE, facilitates the interest in any aspect of European civilization, past Dr. Joaquín Roy, Co-Director, University of Miami development of new courses on the EU, provides or present. http://www.fiu.edu/~aseu/europeanstudies/ Astrid Boening, Coordinator, University of Miami for financial assistance to graduate students and Dr. Rebecca Friedman, Co-Director, FIU faculty pursuing research on topics related to the Community Outreach Christine I. Caly-Sanchez, Assistant Director, FIU EU, holds academic conferences on EU matters, The MEUCE takes the lead in the Euro-Challenge for sponsors public lectures featuring EU speakers, local high school students. For the third year in a and conducts outreach workshops for educators, row, The Miami-Florida European Union Center of journalists and media professionals, and the Excellence (MEUCE) is the recruiter of Florida high greater Miami business community. schools and organizer of the competition

Key Program Areas: Recent Highlighted Activities Research and Scholarship Support Among the recent activities of the Center is a University of Miami is the host of a European Union seminar at UM on “Spain, the European Union, Fellow, a high ranking EU official residing at the and relations with Latin America,” in the context university for a semester. Grantees have been: of the Spanish presidency of the EU, and at FIU a Santiago Gómez-Reino (RELEX), Valérie Panis conference on European Identities Culture: Building (Commission, DG Culture), Thomas Grönberg (DG Block or Obstacle to Transnational European ENV), Riccardo Casale (DG Research-DEV), Sven Identities. Kühn von Burgsdorff. At UM, the Jean Monnet Chair runs a series of on-line paper and has published a collection of books (most of them available in PDF) as a result of the conference and seminars. Angelos Pangratis with European Consuls, Dr. Prugl and Christine Caly-Sanchez on March 13th, 2009 See: www.miami.edu/eucenter. (From left to right: Dr. Elisabeth Prugl; Christine I. Caly-Sanchez; FIU offers Research Grants to faculty and graduate Angelos Pangratis; Hon. Marco Rocca, Consul General of Italy; students through a competition in their Florida Hon. Andreas Psycharis, Consul General of Greece) University Network (includes FIU, FAU, UNF, UCF,

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Georgia Institute of Technology

Established in the fall of 2008, the EUCE at Georgia to Washington. Output from the symposium will be Official name: Tech builds and strengthens deep economic and an edited book by Dr. Birchfield and Dr. Duffield European Union Center of Excellence, The Sam cultural ties among Europe, the state of Georgia, with articles by symposium participants from nine and the Southeast. The EUCE at Georgia Tech European countries. Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia distinguishes itself by focusing on the theme Institute of Technology of “Technological Transformations and Global “The European-American Agenda” A German and Challenges of the 21st Century: EU and Transatlantic French Ambassador Dialogue, Moderated by Dr. Mailing address: Strategies for Innovation and Sustainability.” Vicki L. Birchfield The EU Center of Excellence was honored to welcome 781 Marietta Street, Atlanta, GA 30318-0610 The Center’s core activities focus on: Ambassador Klaus Scharioth of the Federal Republic Fostering Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration of Germany and Ambassador Pierre Vimont of the Email address: Our research initiative bring scholars, scientists, French Republic to the Georgia Tech campus. The [email protected] and practitioners together to examine the scientific Ambassadors spoke to a full crowd of students, and technological dimensions as well as the professors, and other members of the Tech political, economic, and global scope of pressing community, sharing their views on the implications Website address: policy challenges, including research in European of the Lisbon Treaty and highlighting the growing http://www.euce.gatech.edu integration, transatlantic governance, energy, importance of the transatlantic relationship amidst today’s global challenges. nanotechnology, and biotechnology. Key center personnel: Supporting Outreach An Executive Seminar: “Financial Innovation in the Dr. Vicki L. Birchfield, EUCE Director and Associate The EUCE aims to educate opinion leaders in the Transatlantic Economy: Access to Finance & Global Professor Southeast about European integration and the EU- Business Growth” Diane Alleva Cáceres, EUCE Associate Director U.S. relationship via executive roundtables, annual Collaborating with Georgia Tech’s Center for global business forums, conferences, speaker series, International Business Education and Research Ansley Hynes, EUCE Coordinator professional workshops, and publications. (CIBER), UBIFrance, and the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the EU Center of Excellence provided Promoting Education About The European Union Atlanta’s business community, including prominent Our education program includes fostering greater financial institutions and other service industries, knowledge of EU member states, policies, and with insightful perspectives from Dr. Mark Blyth, institutions as well as the evolving role of the EU Brown University, Ms Cecile Noziere, CEO of FINADVIA as a global actor. The EUCE sponsors a certificate Limited, Mr. Edouard François de Lencquesain, Paris in EU affairs, offers courses within the Nunn School EUROPLACE and Mr. Keith Green, VP of Government curriculum, organizes an annual study abroad Relations, ING North America. The speakers covered program on the EU and transatlantic relations, and highly debated topics such as Financial Reform in supports secondary school teacher workshops. the US and EU, Opportunities and Challenges under Basel II, Access to Finance & Corporate Growth, and EUCE Highlights, Year 2 Corporate Wealth Management & Business Growth Energy Symposium: Toward a Common EU Energy Strategies in the context of the new economy. Policy: Opportunities, Pressures, and Constraints This 2-day symposium assessed the conditions Research Workshop: Transatlantic Workshop on and events that influenced the progress on Nanotechnology Innovation and Policy forming a common EU energy policy along with The workshop will engage early career scholars historical, national, and functional perspectives. from the US and Europe with senior scientists, The symposium hosted scholars from Georgia Tech, private sector and governmental representatives, Germany, Britain, France, The Netherlands, Denmark, public policy and international affairs experts, and Sweden, and Spain as well as Luisa Ragher, Head of other stakeholders from both sides of the Atlantic Transport, Energy, Environment and Nuclear Matters to discuss the development and implications of Section for the European Commission’s Delegation nanotechnology research and commercialization.

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University of Michigan

Official name: The EU Center of Excellence at the University of Formal degree or certificate programs: The Center European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE-MI), Michigan (EUCE-MI), a constituent of the University administers a minor in Modern European Studies. University of Michigan of Michigan International Institute and the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, is a multi- Research groups include Religion and Politics Mailing address: disciplinary research, education, and outreach in Modern Europe (with the U-M Department Suite 3668, 1080 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI program dedicated to improving understanding of Political Science); Bologna Process and 48109-1106 of modern, integrated Europe at the University of Globalization (with the U-M School of Education); Michigan (U-M). In collaboration with academic and Communicable Disease Control (with the U-M Email address: and research units across UM, other EU Centers of School of Public Health). [email protected] Excellence, and institutions of higher education in Europe, EUCE-MI offers an array of public programs, Key programs include Conversations on Europe Website address: funding opportunities, and innovative curricular Lecture Series, Annual Distinguished Lecture on www.ii.umich.edu/ces-euc outreach on Europe, and sponsors the visits of Europe, Jean Monnet Graduate Fellowship on Issues Find us on Facebook, YouTube, and iTunesU European scholars, artists, and professionals to of European Integration, Summer Research and U-M and southeastern Michigan. Internship Grants for undergraduate and graduate Key center personnel: students, Jean Monnet Post-doctoral Fellowship, Dario Gaggio, Director; Main themes of Center teaching, research, and Netherlands Visiting Professorship, and outreach Natasa Gruden-Alajbegovic, Administrator. outreach: programs with local schools including the Euro • Religion, Multiculturalism, and Diversity in Europe. Challenge. With increasing religious, racial, and ethnic diversity within member states of the EU, Major events in 2009-10 include: visit to U-M by what place do religious identifications and Aleksander Kwasniewski, former president of secular commitments have in defining the Poland, October 2009; Conversations on Europe new Europe? Lecture Series: “Spain’s Transition to Democracy: • European Security and Global Transformations. Memory and Justice in an Integrating Europe,” With increasing global integration, what Winter 2010; and International Conference: challenges does Europe face and what policies Bacteria without Borders: European Governance and practices does Europe suggest to a world of Communicable Disease Control, May 2010. confronting new issues in human security? • European Governance and Democracy. Highlights of 2008-09 were visits to U-M by How do the conditions that led Donatella della Porta (EUI Florence), March 2009, to past institutions and rules of and Leoluca Orlando, former mayor of Palermo, European governanceinfluence February 2009; and International Workshop: future patterns of European Towards a European Higher Education Area: governance and their global Bologna Process and Beyond, March 2009. reflections and effects?

EUCE-MI “Conversations on Europe” lecture, October 2009

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The EUCE is a component of the Center for European - The Structure of Government: Coding International Official name: Studies, which includes an undergraduate major, Authority University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill European a program in Languages Across the Curriculum, - Party Positioning on European Integration Union Center of Excellence and two MA level programs of study relating to - Conversations on the Future of the Adversary System European Governance and Transatlantic Relations. • Outreach programs: Mailing address: The Center is based in the College of Arts and - The European Union and the Euro: A K-12 Teacher EUCE, UNC at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 3449, 301 Sciences, and reports to the Dean of the College. Workshop Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3449 UNC has eight area studies centers - African - EU Lesson Plan K-12 Workshop Studies, Asian Studies, European Studies, Middle Email address: Eastern Studies, Russian and East European The EUCE of North Carolina also serves as the [email protected] Studies, South Asian Studies, the Institute for the Network Coordinator for the 10 Centers in the Study of the Americas, and the Center for Global United States. The US Network website contains Website address: Initiatives. a large array of resources for K-12 and college http://www.unc.edu/depts/europe classes, an international PhD database for doctoral The EUCE of North Carolina funds faculty and students in EU related topics, and houses over Key center personnel: graduate student research in a competitive 500 papers presented at the 2007 and 2009 EUSA John D. Stephens, Director and Lenski Professor of process. Overall our research and teaching themes conferences. Political Science and Sociology are transatlantic relations, European integration, Erica Edwards, Executive Director and European and comparative social policy. Gali Beeri, Outreach Programs Chuck Olbert, Web Resources Formal degree or certificate programs: The Center offers a BA in Contemporary European Studies and an MA in Political Science, concentration Transatlantic Studies run in conjunction with seven European universities. Additionally, in 2008 we began enrolling students in a new MA program in Political Science, concentration European Governance run in conjunction with Vrije University Amsterdam, Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, and Universität Bremen. We also run a graduate certificate program in “Teaching Languages across the Curriculum”.

Key programs: • The following research projects are currently funded: - Fiscal Policy in the EU Member States - The EU as a Foreign Policy Actor - Comparative Social Policy in Western Democracies - Transatlantic Leadership Transatlantic Masters Students in Washington, D.C., October 2009

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University of Pittsburgh

Official name: The European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE) at Union to the U.S. in Washington D.C. in 2007. This European Union Center of Excellence the University of Pittsburgh is focused on the post- collection gives Pitt the most extensive collection enlargement transformation of the European Union, of public European Community/European Union Mailing address: the evolution of both cooperative and conflictual documents and publications in North America. This University Center for International Studies, 4200 U.S.-EU relations, and the EU’s relations with its expansion of the collection on European integration Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh, neighbours as well as with Asia, Africa, and Latin and the European Union enhances the Archive of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260 America. It seeks a broad and varied audience, European Integration, an on-line electronic resource. including students, academics, journalists, the A large portion of the collection will be digitized to Email address: business community, NGOs, think-tanks, and enable access. Dr. Phil Wilkin is the Archivist of the [email protected] policy networks in both the U.S. and abroad. The European Union Collection and the Director of the University of Pittsburgh’s EUCE activities support Archive of European Integration. Web site address: for undergraduate and graduate teaching and http://aei.pitt.edu/ Website address: research, EU meeting simulations for both high http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/euce school and undergraduate students, media briefings, Key Academic Programs (in conjunction with the publications, and collaboration with other Pittsburgh European Studies Center): Key Center personnel: regional institutions of higher education. The EUCE • Undergraduate Certificate in European Union Carolyn Ban, Acting Director, Professor, Graduate offers both undergraduate and graduate certificates Studies; School of Public and International Affairs in European Union studies. Pitt’s EUCE events • Graduate Certificate of Advanced Studies in Alberta Sbragia, Director, Mark A Nordenberg and activities complement those of the European European Union Studies; University Chair, Jean Monnet Chair ad personam Studies Center, a U.S. Department of Education Title • Undergraduate Certificate in West European VI-funded National Resource Center. The EUCE’s Studies; Timothy S. Thompson, Associate Director sponsored workshops, symposia, and conferences • Graduate Certificate of Advanced Studies in Steve Lund, Assistant Director attract participants from Europe and the rest of the West European Studies; world. • BPhil in International and Area Studies – Annually Pitt’s EUCE hosts 15-20 distinguished European Studies. visiting scholars and practitioners such as the visit by European Commission President Barroso in Main EUCE Events September 2009 for the conferring of an honorary • International academic and policy conferences doctorate. The EUCE serves “Accessibility in the Context of the United as a focal point for the Nations Convention on the Rights of Person many activities related to the with Disabilities: European Union in the tri-state Transatlantic Perspectives” (2009) region of Ohio, Pennsylvania, “Language, Literature, and Identity in the and West Virginia. European Union” (2009) “Social Inclusion and the Transformation of Unique among Pitt’s resources Mental Health Services: Transatlantic for research on the EU is the Perspectives” (2008) transfer to the University • Annual graduate student conference focused on Library System of the entire EU the EU with international participation depository collection from the http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/euce/events/gradconf/index.html University of Pittsburgh Provost Maher and delegation with European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, during visit to Brussels in December 2008. Delegation of the European

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University of Washington-Seattle

The EU Center of Excellence of Seattle is housed Formal degree or certificate programs: Official name: together with its partner, the Center for West The Jackson School of International Studies offers European Union Center of Excellence European Studies, in the Henry M. Jackson an undergraduate major and minor in European School of International Studies at the University Studies, the former currently enrolling over 120 Mailing address: of Washington. The Jackson School is part of the students. The EU Center organizes an EU track University of Washington, 120 Thomson Hall, Box UW School of Arts & Sciences and is home to 8 US within the European Studies major, which non-majors 353650, Seattle WA 98195-3650 Department of Education Title VI National Resource can participate in as a certificate program. Centers. The center serves as a resource for the Email address: entire campus and the broader Pacific Northwest Key programs: [email protected] academic and public communities. The diverse The center is proud of the program of membership of our steering committee, consisting complementing learning options it has developed Website address: of faculty from a variety of campus units along for students interested in the European Union. Our http://jsis.washington.edu/euc with representatives of the local business and Model EU is the only major annual EU simulation in diplomatic communities, ensures our center the Western US. The EU Studies Summer Program Key center personnel: remains connected to a broad constituency. in Brussels we co-organize with the EUCE of Jim Caporaso, Center Director Wisconsin and l’Institut d’Etudes Européennes at Phil Shekleton, Associate Director Main themes of Center teaching, research, and the Université Libre de Bruxelles is likewise one of outreach: only a handful of EUfocused programs offered in The center contributes to, and benefits from, a Brussels and designed for US students. rich environment of learning and public discourse Trans-Atlantic Studies program brings US and at the University of Washington and in the greater European students together to study key themes Seattle community. The center supports a broad in EU and US politics and society at the UW range of teaching, research, and outreach, with and University of Bath. These programs are special emphases on trans-Atlantic relations, EU complemented by center-developed EU simulation law and institutions, and outreach to Seattle’s and EU as global actor courses, and a graduate large international business community. The research workshop co-developed with the EUCE of Center does not at this time maintain any Colorado. formal research groups or networks. Many of the academic conferences organized by the Major conferences or other events planned for center support edited book projects and ongoing 2009-10: research networks featuring US and EU scholars. In 2009-10, the center will host a major academic The center has developed a series of teaching conference assessing the status of immigration and curriculum packets on contemporary EU themes citizenship policy in the EU. The center will also for US secondary school educators, all of which offer its annual West Coast Model EU for upwards of are available for download on our website. 60 US and Canadian undergraduate students from across the region. Our 2009-10 teacher outreach programs will be capped by our annual EU summer workshop for Pacific Northwest educators.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Official name: The EU represents a novel phenomenon in international Exporting EU Governance European Union Center of Excellence politics: a non-state polity of 27 diverse members, The external projection of EU governance and which nonetheless generates an expanding web of regulation beyond the Union’s Mailing address: internal rules and policies and projects them outwards borders: 213 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison as a regional and global actor. The EUCE explores • Exporting Experimentalist Governance (Jonathan WI 53706 the ongoing transformation of the EU, examining Zeitlin) key dimensions of its internal and external decision- • Transnationalizing Gender Mainstreaming (Myra Email address: making processes and policies and the relationship Marx Ferree) [email protected] between them. The EUCE plans a series of activities • Transatlantic Perspectives on Health Systems that raise awareness of the EU’s transformation Governance & Innovation (Thomas Oliver/Louise Website address: among various audiences within the US and facilitate Trubek) http://eucenter.wisc.edu partnerships with European universities, scholars and • Managing Challenges of Import Safety in a legislative bodies. Activities are organized around Global Market (Vicki Bier/Stephanie Tai) Key center personnel: three themes: • Global Geopolitics of the Knowledge Economy: Jeremi Suri, Director EUCE Regional Linkages & Higher Education Elizabeth Covington, Associate Director EUCE/ The EU as a Global Actor Restructuring in Europe & Asia (Kris Olds) Executive Director, ESA The EU as a power international actor that uses its Csanád Z. Siklós, Assistant Director/Outreach influence to reshape global governance: Specialist, ESA • Transatlantic Security Cooperation (Jeremi Suri) • EU Development Assistance (Jeremi Suri) • Science, the Public, & Global Communication (Dominique Brossard/Dietram Scheufele) • Global Energy Security (Paul Wilson) • Governing Climate Change (Greg Nemet)

Transformations of European Law and Governance Who participates in legislation, policy making and regulation, how, and with what outcomes: • The Changing Process of European Law Making (Nils Ringe) • Organized Civil Society & European Governance (Jonathan Zeitlin/Elizabeth Covington) • New Governance & the Transformation of Law & Regulation in the EU & North America (David Trubek/Louise Trubek) • Changing Labor Markets, Adapting Institutions?

The EUCE at UW-Madison Transatlantic Perspectives (Markus Gangl) Geir Lundestad, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, with The EUCE at UW-Madison Madison high school students, March 2009 EUCE Director Jeremi Suri, October 2009

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