The Jean Monnet Programme aims to stimulate excellence in teaching, research and
debate on European integration at higher education institutions. This Programme also contributes to an ongoing debate with the academic world to reflect on political issues of European integration, including the European Union's role in the dialogue between peoples and cultures.
Support Areas
Jean Monnet European modules: short courses on European integration of at least 40 teaching hours.
Jean Monnet Chairs: teaching posts with a specialisation in European integration studies.
Chairholders teach a minimum of 90 hours per academic year in the field.
"Ad personam" Jean Monnet Chairs: these are reserved for holders of Jean Monnet Chairs with a high-level international teaching and publication record and/or professors with a distinguished background as former high-level practitioners in the field of European integration.
Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence: pluri-disciplinary structures pooling resources on European integration within one or more universities, and working under the direction of a Jean Monnet Chair.
Jean Monnet multilateral research groups: partnerships between Jean Monnet Chairs from at least three different countries leading to joint research and pluri-disciplinary synergies in the field of European integration studies.
Support for associations of professors and researchers specialising in European integration.
Support for information and research activities relating to European integration, to stimulate conferences, seminars and roundtables on European integration.
The Jean Monnet programme - of which the Jean Monnet action is a major component - also supports the College of Europe, the European University Institute, the European Institute of Public Administration, the Academy of European Law, the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education and the International Centre for European Training. Operating grants are also provided in order to support European associations active in education and training.
Who can take part
Higher education institutions, associations of professors and researchers specialising in European integration studies may participate.
