Jean Monnet International Summer Seminars

Venue: Rome (Italy)
Period: Jul. 4 - 8, 2011 and Jul. 11 - 15, 2011

Module 1: EU Intstitutions and Decision Making After the Lisbon Treaty

This first module will focus on the changes introduced by the Lisbon Treaty in the EU institutions and decision making procedures, also assessing the effectiveness of the new (reduced) rotating presidency, the EU President and the complex relations between these and the EU Commission President and the EU High Representative. It will be an exciting hands-on course analyzing the changes introduced by the Lisbon Treaty both from a theoretical and practical point of view.
 
Module 2: The EU Foreign Policy Under the Lisbon Treaty

The second module will focus on the EU Foreign and Defence Policies under the new Lisbon Treaty. It will take place in Rome from the 4th to 8th July 2011 under the direction of Prof. Federiga Bindi, Jean Monnet Chair at the University of Rome "Tor Vergata". In particular, this year the course will assess the degree of convergence / divergence of the Foreign Policy of the Union with that of its major member states and of the world superpowers and emerging powers (US, Russia, China, India, Brazil). As usual, it will have a hands-on approach thanks to the participation of the best scholars and decision makers in the field.
 
See the call on PECOB for more information on the application.

The application for this conference is all online. You can access it via this link. In addition, applicants will be required to provide a C.V., a personal statement and a professional or academic application. All of the materials are submitted online.
 
The tuition fee is of 600€ per week and 1000€ for both weeks. 3 full scholarships and 3 partial scholarships are available and will be awarded on the basis of merit and need. Please refer to the website for details. Accommodation and board are not included in the tuition fee, though organizers do reserve a number of affordable places for the participants. The deadlines are 30 March 2011 for grant requests and 30 May 2011 for full-tuition paying participants.
 
For further information and inquiries, please see www.eusummerseminar.uniroma2.it, or email the organizer at eu.summer.seminar@uniroma2.it.

Dr. Federiga Bindi
Jean Monnet Chair in European Political Integration
University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
e-mail: eu.summer.seminar@uniroma2.it