Master in Advanced European and International Studies (MAEIS)

Venues: Nice - Berlin - Istanbul - Rome
Period: October 2013 - July 2014
Application deadline: June 30, 2013

One programme – two branches

The Master programme comprises three terms and is subdivided into two branches:
- The trilingual branch (teaching languages are English, French, and German) includes trimesters in Nice and Berlin, as well as a one week stay at our partner university in Rostock and a two week seminar at our partner university in Rome.

- The Anglophone branch includes trimesters in Istanbul, Nice and Berlin.

Subject Areas: International Relations, European Integration, Economy and Globalisation, Federalism and Governance.

Both branches organise a study trip to the European and international organisations in Geneva, The Hague, Strasbourg and Brussels. The courses take place from October 2013 to July 2014. A limited number of scholarship funds are awarded to particularly qualified candidates to cover some of the costs of their studies and/or their accommodation.

The IE•EI diplomas (60 ECTS) are awarded in cooperation with its partners, among them Istanbul Bilgi University, the University of Rostock, the EuroSapienza in Rome and the Institut für Europäische Politik in Berlin.

For the TRILINGUAL BRANCH:

The programme of the trilingual branch starts in Nice.
The first term encompasses introductory classes to all of the four modules (International Relations, European Integration, Economy and Globalisation and Federalism and Governance), completed by international conferences and seminars dealing with current world politics events.
This term is concluded with an oral exam before Christmas and the simulation week which is organised together with the participants of the Anglophone branch at the beginning of January.
During the second term in Berlin, teaching in the four modules continues with a focus on Eastern Europe and the Baltic: enlargement of the European Union, the new international order and the transformation process in Eastern and Central Europe. Our partner in Berlin, the Institut für Europäische Politik provides a dialogue with European integration experts and offers an insight into political life in Berlin. Furthermore, students will have the opportunity to advance in the research work for their thesis.
The third term starts with a study trip to European and international organisations. Subsequently, two months in Nice aim at deepening the students’ knowledge of European integration and contemporary problems in international relations. The month of May is left at the students’ disposal to work on their thesis. The programme concludes with a two-weeks seminar at our partner university the EuroSapienza in Rome, the defence of the students’ thesis and the final exams.
Please note: All the mentioned courses and activities are complusory.


For the ANGLOPHONE BRANCH:

The first term starts in Istanbul, it encompasses classes on the basics of all the four modules (International Relations, European Integration, Economy and Globalisation and Federalism and Governance), completed by international conferences and seminars dealing with current world politics events. This term is concluded with an oral exam before Christmas.
During the second term in Nice the teaching aims at deepening the students’ knowledge of European integration and contemporary problems in international relations.
In Berlin, teaching in the four modules continues with a focus on Eastern Europe and the Baltic: enlargement of the European Union, the new international order and the transformation process in Eastern and Central Europe. Our partner in Berlin, the Institut für Europäische Politik, provides a dialogue with European integration experts and offers an insight into political life in Berlin. Furthermore, students will have the opportunity to advance in the research work for their thesis.The third term starts with a study trip to European and international organisations. The month of May is left at the students’ disposition to work on their thesis. The programme concludes with two weeks at our partner university in Rome, the EuroSapienza, defence of the students’ thesis and final exams.

- The diploma of the IE•EI "Master in Advanced European and International Studies" (60 ECTS)

- The diploma "Chargé de mission en organisations européennes et internationales", recognised by the French state

Tuition for the Master of Advanced European and International Studies is: 8 000 €. This includes study fees, parts of the acc omodation and living expenses, parts of the travel expenses, access to libraries, participation to conferences etc. For a detailed description of the costs please consult our homepage www.ie-ei.eu there: Master/Trilingual branch OR Anglophone branch/Study fees.

A limited number of scholarships is available to specially qualified candidates. All details and the application form for the grant are available on our website www.ie-ei.eu.

The application form for the Master's programme can be found on our website www.ie-ei.eu/Master/Trilingual branch OR Anglophone branch/How to apply? It has to be filled out duely and be sent to the students secretariat along with all demanded additional information.

Kristina Petersen
Centre international de formation européenne (CIFE)
Public Relations Manager

address: 10 Avenue des Fleurs, 06000 Nice
tel.: 0493979370
e-mail: kristina.petersen@cife.eu