Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
The European Union, Foreign Policy and Global Governance
The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence is a network comprising 5 institutes and centres, and focuses on multidisciplinary research and education on the foreign policy of the European Union, its external relations and its role in global governance.
Upcoming events
15 May 2012 - Seventh Spring 2012 Seminar on "Food Safety and the Rule of Law in China" by Prof. Francis Snyder
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15 May 2012 - Naar een Europese economische regering... by W. Van De Voorde
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Supporting centres/institutes
- Institute for International and European Policy (IIEP): expertise on EU foreign and security policy, EU trade policy, EU external relations (particularly with the CIS, Russia and US), and the EU in global environmental governance
- Institute for European Law (IEL): expertise on legal dimension of the EU's external policy
- Institute for International Law (IIL): expertise on the EU's position within international organisations
- Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies (LCGGS): expertise on global governance and the EU's position within global governance processes
- Centre for European Studies (CES): hosts multidisciplinary masters in european studies: transnational and global perspectives
Senior researchers
- Stephan Keukeleire (academic coordinator): focus on EU's (structural) foreign policy
- Hans Bruyninckx: focus on European and global environmental and sustainable development governance
- Geert De Baere: focus on EU law and international law
- Frank Delmartino: focus on EU-Asia relations
- Bart Kerremans: focus on trade policies and relations EU-US
- Koen Lenaerts: focus on (i.a.) constitutional law and law of external relations of the EU
- Katlijn Malfliet: focus on transition processes in CEEC and EU-Russia relations
- Jan Wouters: focus on (i.a.) EU-international organisations interaction and multi-level regulation
Master Programme
- Master in European Policies and Politics (MEPP)
- Master in European Studies: Transnational and Global Perspectives (MAES)
- Master in de Vergelijkende en Internationale Politiek – Major Europese Politiek (VIP)
- Master in de Rechten – Major Europees en Internationaal Recht [More information]
- European Master in Human Rights and Democratisation [More information]
- Master of Laws - Option: the EU in international relations [More information
- Master of Laws in Energy and Environmental Law [More information]
- Master of European Social Security [More information]
- Master of Laws in Europan and International Taxation [More information]
