With the Support of the LLP Programme of the European Union (2012-2871)
Dr Tom Casier holds a Jean Monnet Chair funded by the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union (2012-2015). The Jean Monnet Chair is a teaching post with a specialisation in European integration studies. It is a holistic grant recognising the chair holder’s expertise in the field.
The project is centred around the issue of Europe and global change and seeks to stimulate and disseminate multi-disciplinary knowledge to an international audience of both students and practitioners, contributing to a better understanding of Europe’s changing international position and major challenges ahead.
The following teaching activities and events are organised in the framework of the Jean Monnet Chair:
- MA course: Europe and Global Change
- MA course: EU Politics and Governance
- Methodology training in European Studies
See Online Guide to EU Documentation - Joint PhD workshops on EU external relations with the University of Ghent
- Reflection and debating forum on EU strategic diplomacy
A blog has been set up in the framework of the Chair: GEC debating forum: http://globaleurope.ideasoneurope.eu/
As Jean Monnet Chair Tom Casier has commented regularly in the media on EU-Russia relations and Ukraine. He has also been invited to share his views with policy-makers. Find more details on media and policy advice below.