Yearly work program covering eight Master programmes on European integration, International relations, economic governance, European neighborhood; Short sessions, Conferences, Publications (OPERATING GRANT 2025)

Programme(s): Erasmus+ (ERASMUS+)
Topic(s): ERASMUS-JMO-2025-JMSC-CIFE-OG-IBA
Type of action: ERASMUS Operating Grants

Objective: "In the 70th year of existence, CIFE has proven its pivotal role as a higher education institution demonstrating an unstinting commitment to European integration. Since its origins, it has prepared students not only to work for and with the European institutions, but also to be multipliers of the assets of European integration and to stand for European values in their personal and professional lifes. Based on its long history, the institution is constantly adapting its programs to the current state of European integration. In the coming year, the focus will be on the implementation of the new ""Joint Master in European Cultural Governance"", which was launched in fall 2024 and whose first cohort of students will graduate in July 2025. Enlargement and the neighborhood of the EU remain key topics, with CIFE's Master in EuroMediterranean Studies celebrating its 10th anniversary. Energy transition and the Clean Industrial Deal will be issues of paramount importance in view of the worsening climate crisis. As electoral results in different member states demonstrate, the European Union is repeatedly confronted with indifference or even rejection by political movements and citizens. Thus, higher education and information on European integration are today more necessary and relevant than ever. CIFE is one of the institutions with the longest record in academically promoting European integration through its international and interdisciplinary programmes. The project proposed for 2025 includes eight different Master courses for international students, some of them dealing directly with the key priorities of the European Commission. European added value is created through teaching topics, like the deepening of the economic and monetary union, mastering migration flows, tackling climate change, and ensuring transition to clean energy. A digital study programme for students from Ukraine, Moldova and EU member states is also part of the project."