Jean Monnet International Summer Seminars, Rome and Bozen, Italy,
18th June – 13th July 2007
"INTEGRATING EUROPE IN A CHANGING WORLD"
In order to mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Rome Treaty, the traditional Jean Monnet Chair International Summer Seminar, which has by now reached its 4th edition, doubles!!! The University of Rome Tor Vergata, in collaboration with the Free University of Bozen, proposes 3 intellectually stimulating Seminars dedicated to the exploration of the changing "nature of the European beast" in an ever-changing world. They all propose an innovative and stimulating teaching method with over 10 different speakers every week!
Seminar 1 will take place from the 18th to the 22nd of June in Rome and will focused on the Decision-Making, Negotiations and Lobbying in the European Union. The lectures will alternate with theoretical background with roundtables with practitioners – decision-makers, MEPs, EU officials, lobbyists, etc and will end with the simulation of a co-decision. This Seminar will therefore be an exciting hands-on course focusing on the complex EU decision-making procedures under Pillar I and the way it can be influenced by both internal and external actors. Seminar 2 will take place from the 25th to the 30th of June in Bozen and will devote its attention to the Economic and Monetary Constitution of the European Union. The lectures will focus on the implications of the principle of free movements of goods in the evolution of the EU. The changing nature of national barriers, the European Monetary Union and the adoption of the Euro and their implication both for the internal market and the trade relationships with third countries are just a few of the issues tackled with during this Seminar.
Seminar 3 will take place from the 2nd to the 13th of July in Rome and it is our traditional and highly-prestigious Summer Seminar dedicated to the domestic and external dimensions of Integrating Europe in a Changing World. The first week will be dedicated to the EU domestic integration, with particular focus on the impact of the 2004 and 2007 enlargements and the status of the Treaty for a European Constitution in the process of "widening and deepening" Europe. The second week will be dedicated to the impact of the EU in the world; particular focus will be put on the changing nature of the transatlantic relations and the impact of the recent US
legislative elections in their current evolution, on the role of the EU in the Middle East peace process and the rise of Asia as an undeniably important actor in the world affairs.
The Seminar is organized in collaboration with the Center for American Studies, it is financed by the European Commission in Brussels and goes under the patronage of prestigious local and international institutions such as the Italian Parliament or the Lazio region and Municipality.
The Opening Lecture will be given by the Vice President of the European Convention and the former Prime Minister of Italy, Prof. Giuliano Amato. Other esteemed speakers – coming from all over the world - will include Prof. Andrew Moravcsik (Princeton University); Amy Verdun (Jean Monnet Chair at the University of Victoria,
Canada); Leopoldo Nuti (University Rome 3); Stefano Grassi (Secretariat General of the European Commission); Martin Holland (National Centre for Research on Europe in New Zealand); Prof. Geoffrey Miller (New York University, Stuyvesant P. Comfort
Professor of Law); Prof. Jean-Victor Louis (Emeritus Professor, Université Libre de Bruxelles); Philomena Murray (Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence of Melbourne, Australia); Charis Xirouchakis (Head of the Public Relations of the Council of EU Ministers) and many other international faculty, diplomats, academicians, journalists, EU officials, etc.
The Summer Seminars addresses primarily graduate and PhD students, young professionals. Exceptionally skilled senior undergraduates can be accepted on an individual base. It will be a highly intensive and selective programme, according to the tradition of the Rome Summer Seminars, held under the umbrella of the Jean Monnet Chair. The teaching body will be composed of an unique mix of top international Policy Makers, Diplomats and Academicians, from both Europe and US and there will be over 10 different speakers each week! The participants will have the opportunity to obtain ECTS/US Credits: Summer Seminars 1 and 2 will award 4 ECTS/2 US credits each, whereas Seminar 3 will give 8 ECTS/4 US credits to its participants. Additional credits (up to 4 ECTS/4 US credits) can be gained by writing a paper on a topic assigned by the Jean Monnet Chair.
The tuition fee is of 900€ per week (i.e. 1800€ for the Summer Seminar 3). Students attending more than one course will be entitled to a 20% discounts. Some scholarships are available and awarded on the basis of merit and need. Room and board are not included in the tuition fee. Organizers may assist students in these issues.
The deadlines for applications are the 31st of March 2007 (for grant requests) and 30th April 2006 (for full-tuition paying students). Acceptance will be notified within one month after the deadline.
Applicants shall provide: the filled in Application Form, a personal statement of purpose, a letter of recommendation, a Curriculum Vitae, a copy of diplomas or a transcripts of grades. Applications by email are warmly advised.
For further information, please visit our website at www.ue.uniroma2. it or contact us at eu.summer.school@ uniroma2. it.
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