EKOAB (European Union Research and Application Center)
Alexander Bürgin has been awarded a Jean Monnet Chair
Assist. Prof. Dr. Alexander Bürgin, Head of EURAC and Lecturer at the department of Political Science and International Relations, has been awarded a Jean Monnet Chair by the European Commission on July, 31. In Turkey, only two professors have been selected as Jean Monnet Chairs in this year.
A Jean Monnet Chair is a title assigned to university professors with a specialisation in European Union studies, including financial support for three years. In the academic community, the Jean Monnet Chair is recognised as a sign of excellence.
The Jean Monnet Chairs are part of the European Commission Jean Monnet Programme, named after Jean Monnet, one of the founding fathers of the European integration project. The programme aims at raising the knowledge of European integration in undergraduate and post graduate studies in higher education institutions worldwide.
With the grant of the European Union Assist. Prof. Bürgin will be able to realize his submitted project, titled Challenges and Achievements of EU Governance. The project aims at contributing to a more differentiated view on the EU and its achievements among the students of Izmir University of Economics. To this end, a series of roundtables will address current challenges of EU governance and the potential benefits of cooperation for both the EU and Turkey, such as for instance global responses to terrorism, migration management, or sustainable development. The roundtables will be integrated into the courses, but also be open to other IUE students and faculty. In addition, a new elective course EU Environmental Policy, a new EU introductory course available for all IUE students and a new certificate programme in European Studies will be opened. Finally, a research project will be conducted on the EU’s promotion of sustainable development.
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