Winter & Summer School on EU Policy Making, Certificate | Online | Brussels School of Governance | Brussels, Belgium
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1900 EUR/full
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About

The Winter & Summer School on EU Policy Making from Brussels School of Governance  Summer School is in collaboration with its partners the University of Vienna and the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. The next Winter School, taught online, is from 5-16 February 2024 and the next Summer School will take place from 1-12 July 2024. 

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Overview

The Winter & Summer School on EU Policy Making from Brussels School of Governance key facts:

Packed with interactive seminars, these short programmes attract students and young professionals who wish to broaden their knowledge of the European institutions, European law and the European decision-making process in general.

The Winter & Summer Schools on EU Policy Making consist of 5 ECTS. 

Winter School 

The intensive two-week online Winter School on EU Policy Making takes place from 5 February to 16 February 2024. This Jean Monnet Winter School provides participants a ‘crash course’ in European Union Policy Making, building on the long-standing expertise of the similar (offline) Summer School that the Brussels School of Governance and its partners have organised for more than 20 years. The Winter School is taught fully online, and focuses on digital rights and diplomacy, touching on policy discussions related to freedom of expression, data governance, artificial intelligence, disinformation resilience, platform responsibility, and digital development. 

The Brussels School of Governance is an alliance between the Institute for European Studies (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and Vesalius College. 

Summer School

The intensive two-week Jean Monnet Summer School on EU Policy Making, taught on campus, will be held from 1 to 12 July 2024. 

The first week of the summer school reviews the main EU institutions and decision-making procedures, while theoretically exploring questions of governance, participation and legitimacy.

During the second week students learn more about EU foreign relations. Each year, the programme has a central theme. The focus area of the Summer edition, which will be civil rights, touching on policy discussions related to human security, migration, anti-discrimination, diversity.

Study visits include the European Commission, European Parliament, Council of the EU, OSCE and the UN! (TBC)

Accreditation

All Institute for European Studies (VUB) programmes have been granted accredited status by the Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Organisation (NVAO, Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatie Organisatie).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

  • Functioning of the European institutions
  • EU decision-making procedures
  • Governance, participation and legitimacy
  • Summer School: Overview of select EU policy areas with a focus on civl rights: human security, migration, anti-discrimination, diversity
  • Winter School: Overview of select EU policy areas with a focus on digital rights: freedom of expression, data protection, disinformation resilience, platform responsibility.
  • EU constitutional and legal issues
  • European foreign and security policy
  • Human rights protection
  • The EU and international organisations
  • Overview of select EU policy areas with a focus on digital rights (Winter School) or civil rights (Summer School)

Key information

Duration

  • Full-time
    • 14 days

Start dates & application deadlines

Credits

5 ECTS

Delivered

Blended, Online
  • Fully structured
  • Regular mandatory meetings
  • Continuous support with feedback on request
  • Online group works/assignments

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

  • It is recommended to be in the final year of a Bachelor degree. Candidates from partner countries neighbouring the EU are especially encouraged to apply. 

  • All candidates must demonstrate a high level of motivation and interest in their letter of intent. A good level of English is necessary.

Tuition Fee

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  • International

    1900 EUR/full
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 1900 EUR for the full programme during 14 days.
  • EU/EEA

    1900 EUR/full
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 1900 EUR for the full programme during 14 days.

The tuition for the online Winter School is 1600€.

Living costs for Brussels

885 - 1305 EUR /month
Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

The Brussels School of Governance will grant one full tuition fee waiver to one student of the winter programme and one student of the summer programme. This waiver will be attributed on the basis of merit and motivation, and will in general, but not exclusively, be granted to a student from a partner country neighbouring the EU.

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