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College of Europe
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Established 1949
School type Private
Rector Prof. Paul Demaret
Location Bruges, Belgium and Natolin (Warsaw), Poland
Campus Residential
Enrollment 400 postgraduate
Faculty 140
Homepage www.coleurop.be

The College of Europe is an independent university institute of postgraduate European studies with campuses in Bruges, Belgium and Natolin (Warsaw), Poland. It was founded in 1949, making it the world's oldest institution of studies and training in European affairs. Download high resolution version (1055x380, 24 KB)College of Europe logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Private schools are schools not administered by local or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public funds. ... Before becoming the Rector of the College of Europe, Bruges, Paul Demaret was its Director of Legal Studies. ... Bruges - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Natolin is a historical park and nature reserve (1. ... Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... Quaternary education or postgraduate education is the fourth-stage educational level which follows the completion of an undergraduate degree at a college or university. ... Bruges - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Natolin is a historical park and nature reserve (1. ... Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...


Working languages are English and French. Each year about 400 postgraduates from some 50 countries attend are awarded the qualifications of Master in European Studies (Bruges) or Master of Arts in European Interdisciplinary Studies (Natolin). The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... Bruges - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... Natolin is a historical park and nature reserve (1. ...

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Campuses

The College campus in Belgium is situated in the historic centre of Bruges. It consists of a main teaching and administrative building set beside one of the city’s many canals, a restaurant complex nearby, and seven well-appointed residences spread through the city centre. Bruges - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Canal du Midi in Toulouse, France Canals are man-made waterways, usually connecting existing lakes, rivers, or oceans. ... Toms Diner, a restaurant in New York familiarized by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ...


The Warsaw campus is housed in the historic 1.2 square kilometre nature reserve of Natolin on the southern edge of the city, about 30 minutes by metro from the city centre. Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... Natolin is a historical park and nature reserve (1. ...


Study programmes

The academic programme lasts one academic year from September to the end of June and is taught in English and French. It includes lectures, research seminars, workshops and meetings with external specialists. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...


To be awarded the Master's degree, students must take oral and written examinations at the end of each semester, and submit a Master's Thesis in English or French. This is the product of individual research, mainly conducted in the second semester under the supervision of a professor. The programmes are enriched by study trips to the European institutions and, for students in Natolin (Warsaw), also to neighbouring countries. A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ...


In Bruges, the academic programmes are built around three Departments of European Studies: Law, Economics, and Politics and Administration. Students enrol in one of them. There is also a possibility for students in law or economics to take part in the European Law and Economic Analysis specialisation. All students participate in European General and Interdisciplinary Studies.


The European Economic Studies Programme aims at an in-depth specialisation in the economics of the European Union. The study load and analytical demands on the students are comparable to those in leading universities in the world. The department offers a comprehensive coverage of the process, policies and regulation of European economic integration.


The European Legal Studies Programme provides students with an indepth education in European law, the teaching methods being similar to those used in North American law schools. The programme establishes a balance between the economic and the constitutional aspects of European law. The legal studies programme emphasizes both the increasing complexity of EU Law and the context in which it is evolving. Law school is the term used in the United States to indicate an institution where future lawyers obtain legal degrees, mainly teaching using the Socratic method. ... The European Union is unique among international organisations in having a complex and highly developed system of internal law which has direct effect within the legal systems of its member states. ... The European Union is unique among international organisations in having a complex and highly developed system of internal law which has direct effect within the legal systems of its member states. ...


The European Political and Administrative Studies Programme provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the role and workings of the EU and its interaction at the international, national and regional levels. Students follow compulsory courses covering three main topics: Politics and Policies of the European Union, European Institutional Law and the Political Economy of European Integration. The fourth compulsory course deals with Negotiation Processes in the Council of the European Union in the form of two interactive simulation games.


The Natolin campus (Warsaw) of the College of Europe offers a programme in European Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies. The interdisciplinary approach means that throughout the first semester students are introduced to the fundamentals of European politics and policies, economics and EU/EC law, while the daily workings of the EU are brought alive through a practical introduction to policy-making. Natolin is a historical park and nature reserve (1. ... Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... The European Union is unique among international organisations in having a complex and highly developed system of internal law which has direct effect within the legal systems of its member states. ...


The Bruges programmes require a University degree in economics, law, political science and international relations.


The Warsaw programme accepts university graduates whose background may be from a wide range of disciplines such as law, economics, political science, sociology and philosophy, history, geography, linguistics, journalism and similar, as long as a high academic level has been attained, and a keen interest in European affairs is shown.


Degrees Awarded

  • Master of Arts in European Political and Administrative Studies (Diplôme d’études approfondies en politique et administration Européennes)
  • Master of Arts in European Economic Studies (Diplôme d’études approfondies en économie Européenne)
  • Master in European Law (LL M) (Diplôme d’études approfondies en droit Européen)
  • Master of Arts in European Interdisciplinary Studies (Diplôme d’études Européennes interdisciplinaires approfondies)

History

The origins of the College date back to the Hague Congress in 1948 when Salvador de Madariaga, a Spanish statesman, thinker and writer in exile, proposed the establishment of a College where university graduates from many different countries, some only a short while before at war with each other, could study and live together. The Hague Congress was held in the Congress of Europe in Hague from 7th to 11th of May 1948 with 800 delegates participating from around Europe as well as observers from Canada and the United States. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Don Salvador de Madariaga (July 23, 1886, A Coruña, Spain - December 14, 1978, Locarno, Switzerland) was a Spanish diplomat and writer. ... Exile is a form of punishment. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945. ...


A group of citizens from Bruges led by the Reverend Father Karel Verleye were successful in attracting the College to Bruges. Professor Hendrik Brugmans, one of the intellectual leaders of the European Movement at the time, became the first Rector of the College of Europe (1950-1972), decisively shaping its development and nurturing what is still known as the "esprit du Collège". Bruges - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Karel Verleye (April 17, 1920 - February 27, 2002) co-founded the College of Europe in Bruges in 1949 with his good friend Hendrik Brugmans. ... Hendrik Brugmans Hendrik Brugmans (Amsterdam 13 December 1906 - Bruges 12 March 1997) was the son of historian Hajo Brugmans and Maria Keizer. ... The European Movement is an international lobby association that coordinates the efforts of associations and private individuals desiring to work towards the construction of a united Europe. ... This is a complete list of former Rectors of the College of Europe: Hendrik Brugmans (1950-1972) Jerzy Lukaszewski (1972-1990) Werner Ungerer (1990-1993) Gabriel Fragnière (1993-1995) Otto von der Gablentz (1996-2001) Piet Akkermans (2001-2002) Robert Picht (Rector ad interim) (2002-January 31, 2003) Paul...


In the wake of the great changes in Eastern Europe after the fall of Communism and at the invitation of the Polish government, a second campus was opened in 1992, based at Natolin Palace in the southern part of the city of in Warsaw. Eastern Europe is, by convention, that part of Europe from the Ural and Caucasus mountains in the East to an arbitrarily chosen boundary in the West. ... This article is about communism as a form of society built around a gift economy, as an ideology that advocates that form of society, and as a popular movement. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ...


In 1998, former students of the College set up the Madariaga European Foundation. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Madariaga European Foundation is an organisation which aims to promote the working models of the European Union (EU) through out Europe. ...


Promotions

Academic years at the College are known as promotions. Each promotion is named after an outstanding European. Recent promotions were:

The 2005-2006 promotion will be named after Ludwig van Beethoven. Ramon Llull. ... Walter Hallstein (17 November 1901 - 29 March 1982) was a German politician and professor. ... For other uses, see Tocqueville (disambiguation) Alexis de Tocqueville Alexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville (b. ... Hendrik Brugmans Hendrik Brugmans (Amsterdam 13 December 1906 - Bruges 12 March 1997) was the son of historian Hajo Brugmans and Maria Keizer. ... Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian Renaissance architect, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, and painter. ... Wilhelm von Humboldt Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt (June 22, 1767 - April 8, 1835), government functionary, foreign diplomat, philosopher, founder of Humboldt Universität in Berlin, friend of Goethe and especially of Schiller, is especially remembered as a German linguist who introduced a knowledge of the Basque language to European intellectuals. ... Friedrich Heinrich Alexander, Baron von Humboldt, ( September 14, 1769, Berlin– May 6, 1859, Berlin), was a German naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt. ... Aristotle (sculpture) Aristotle (Greek: Αριστοτέλης AristotelÄ“s) (384 BC – March 7, 322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher. ... Simon Stevin Simon Stevin (1548/49 – 1620) was a Belgian mathematician and engineer. ... Bertha Sophie Felicitas Baronin von Suttner (June 9, 1843 in Prague _ June 21, 1914 in Vienna), née Gräfin (Countess) Kinsky von Chinic und Tettau, was an Austrian radical pacifist and 1905 Nobel Peace Prize winner. ... John Locke John Locke (August 29, 1632–October 28, 1704) was a 17th-century philosopher concerned primarily with society and epistemology. ... Montesquieu can refer to: Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu Several communes of France: Montesquieu, in the Hérault département Montesquieu, in the Lot-et-Garonne département Montesquieu, in the Tarn-et-Garonne département This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770; died March 26, 1827) was a German composer of classical music, who predominantly lived in Vienna, Austria. ...


Organisation

The College of Europe is principally funded by the European Union and the Belgian and Polish authorities, and to a lesser extent by a number of other European governments. The College of Europe also benefits from a certain amount of private funding.


The Administrative Council, presided over by Jean-Luc Dehaene, Minister of State and Former Prime Minister of Belgium, includes representatives of the European Commission, of the countries hosting the two campuses in Bruges and Natolin (Warsaw) and of European governments. It is the highest decision-making authority, and is responsible for the implementation of the College’s objectives. The Executive Committee, reporting to the Administrative Council, ensures the sound financial and administrative working of the College. Jean-Luc Dehaene (born August 7, 1940) is a Flemish (Belgian) politician. ... The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive of the European Union. ... Bruges - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Natolin is a historical park and nature reserve (1. ... Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto StoÅ‚eczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ...


The Academic Council ensures that College-wide education and training standards are kept at a high level.


Rector Paul Demaret directs and coordinates all the College’s activities. In close cooperation with him, Prof. Robert Picht, Pro-Rector, represents the Rector and is responsible for overseeing the College of Europe’s academic activities on the Natolin (Warsaw) campus. Academic Sub-Committees on each campus report to the Academic Council. Before becoming the Rector of the College of Europe, Bruges, Paul Demaret was its Director of Legal Studies. ... Professor Dr. Robert Picht is a German academian and scholar. ... Natolin is a historical park and nature reserve (1. ... Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto StoÅ‚eczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ...


Development

Since the early 1980s the College has developed significant consultancy activity, especially in the field of analysis of EC law. Based on the College’s first experiences with service contracts, notably in the field of codification of European Law and related to the implementation of the Internal Market, the Development Office was created to participate in tender procedures and to manage the teams of researchers working under these service contracts. The European Union is unique among international organisations in having a complex and highly developed system of internal law which has direct effect within the legal systems of its member states. ...


Over the past 10 years, the College of Europe has been organising numerous cooperation projects funded by a panoply of EU programmes, either in consortia with academic partners, companies and law firms, or on its own account.


Under TEMPUS programmes, projects for curriculum building in European Studies were set up. With the EU’s PHARE, TACIS and CARDS funding the College provided professional training and consultancy in EU affairs in nearly all applicant countries, in the Russian Federation and in the CIS. In addition the Office has also involved the College in similar co-operation projects in the framework of the MED-CAMPUS Programme and more recently with EuropeAid funding in Latin America and Asia. The Development Office is now actively involved in professional training projects and European Studies programmes worldwide. Grammatical tense is a way languages express the time at which an event described by a sentence occurs. ... The Phare programme is one of the three pre-accession instruments financed by the European Union to assist the applicant countries of Central and Eastern Europe in their preparations for joining the European Union. ... TACIS is an abbreviation of Technical Aid to CIS program, an institutional restructuring program implemented by the European Commission to help the newly independent states that once comprised the USSR, on their transition to market-oriented economy. ... CIS is an abbreviation of: Commonwealth of Independent States Canadian Interuniversity Sport Contact Image Sensor CompuServe Information Service Chinese International School Confederacy of Independent Systems (Star Wars) Continuous injection system Communication Information Services Card Information Structure Cisalpino See also uses of the word cis. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... World map showing location of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ...


Taking into account the increasing need for continuous training, the College has started to organise professional training courses and seminars on European Integration issues with partners such as professional, trade and other associations, private companies and administrations. Officials from the European institutions and national administrations have benefited from tailor-made training programmes.


Important international conferences have been held at the College since it was founded. These events have become important fora for informed discussion on topics that are complementary to the academic expertise of the College, like the annual conference on Humanitarian Law, organised in cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a committee of Swiss nationals and probably will be so as long as the ICRC exists. ...


See also

This is a complete list of former Rectors of the College of Europe: Hendrik Brugmans (1950-1972) Jerzy Lukaszewski (1972-1990) Werner Ungerer (1990-1993) Gabriel Fragnière (1993-1995) Otto von der Gablentz (1996-2001) Piet Akkermans (2001-2002) Robert Picht (Rector ad interim) (2002-January 31, 2003) Paul...

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