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ERASMUS MUNDUS CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2010


Erasmus Mundus is a cooperation and mobility programme in the field of higher education that aims to enhance the quality of European higher education and to promote dialogue and understanding between people and cultures through cooperation with Third-Countries. In addition, it contributes to the development of human resources and the international cooperation capacity of Higher education institutions in third countries by increasing mobility between the European Union and these countries.

This Call for Proposals aims to support projects under all three Actions of the programme:

Action 1: Erasmus Mundus Joint Programmes

Action 1A: Erasmus Mundus Master Courses (EMMC)
Action 1B: Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorates (EMJD)
Action 2: Erasmus Mundus Partnerships

Action 2 – STRAND 1: Partnerships with countries covered by the ENPI, DCI, EDF and IPA instruments (former External Cooperation Window)
Action 2 – STRAND 2: Partnerships with countries and territories covered by the Industrialised Countries Instrument (ICI)
Action 3: Promotion of European higher education

Projects to enhance the Attractiveness of European higher education

The deadline for submission of applications under all three Actions is 30 April 2010.

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ZEI Academy in Comparative Regional Integration, 5 – 16 July 2010

The European Union as a Model of Integration for Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean?


The global proliferation of regional integration is one of the most fascinating aspects of the age of globalization. Europe has begun to reinvent itself after a terrible century of warfare and self-destruction. Today, the European Union has become a trade mark for the peaceful resolution of conflicts and for pooled sovereignty in order to build a union of states and a union of citizens. Parallel to our European efforts, other regions around the globe are engaged in their genuinely own efforts to build their region.

The leading idea behind the “ZEI Academy in Comparative Regional Integration” is the creation of a sustainable platform for discussion and mutual learning on issues of regional integration worldwide. The objective of this distinctive initiative is to strengthen young academics’ knowledge in regional integration with a comparative focus on the European Union, to estimate the European Union’s capacity to serve as a model for other regions, to discuss the impact of bi-regional trade agreements and to enable participants to develop problem oriented approaches for deeper integration in their own region. The Academy attempts to critically assess regional integration from a broader perspective by encouraging participants and experts to exchange experiences. This not only allows for participants to acquire special expertise and research skills but also to enhance intercultural competences. After the great success of the first three ZEI Academies in 2007, 2008 and 2009, ZEI is proud to announce that it will offer this unique program again in July 2010, sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds of the German Federal Foreign Office.

ZEI offers young academics working on matters of regional integration from regional groupings across the world the opportunity to investigate the genuine contribution of the EU to region-building and to analyze the efforts of regional integration outside Europe that have begun to change the face of the earth. A distinguished and very competent faculty of international experts will be waiting for them, along with most extraordinary new experiences and contacts, including excursions to the European Central Bank in Frankfurt and to Brussels, the seat of the institutions of the European Union.

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Call for Proposals

 

 

 

 

 

EUROPEAN UNION STUDIES ASSOCIATION ASIA PACIFIC


“Connections and Dialogues: The European Union and the Asia Pacific: Perceptions, Policies, Perspectives”


JNU, New Delhi, 8-9 January 2010

Deadline for Proposals: 15 October 2009


The EU Studies Association Asia-Pacific in association with the Centre for European Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, the Indian Association for European Union Studies, and the Delegation of the European Commission invites papers for the global conference “Connections and Dialogues: The European Union as a Global Actor: Asia-Pacific: Perceptions, Policies and Perspectives”, to be held at JNU, 8-9 January 2010.


This conference brings together expertise from India, the Asia Pacific and Europe to debate the relevance and impact of relations between the EU and the Asia Pacific. The conference is inclusive in nature, with multidisciplinary participation from students, new and old EU Studies institutions and practitioners. It will seek to investigate how the European Union and the Asia-Pacific perceive and interact with one another. Major themes to be addressed are:

  • Dialogues between People and Cultures EU Visibility in the Region: Perceptions and Misperceptions
    The EU as a Global Actor
  • The EU as a Normative Actor
  • The EU’s Role in Asian Regional Organisations
  • The European Union and South Asia
  • The EU as a Role Model for Asia-Pacific
  • The EU and Conflict Resolution in Asia


If you are interested in presenting at this conference, please submit an abstract of up to 500 words to Conference Chair Prof. Rajendra K. Jain

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EUIJ, Kansai Regional Roundtable on European Studies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Between Tradition and Novelty - European Studies Institutional Developments in East Asia Experience

Exchange with Macau, Hong Kong, Taipei and Singapore

Since its inception, the EUIJ/Kansai has promoted the idea of academic cooperation and experience exchange between various European Studies programmes across the Pacific Rim. The three Roundtables organised in the past and the subsequent academic networking culminated in 2008 with a publication entitled "The Future of European Studies in Asia" in partnership with the European Studies in Asia (ESiA) Network.

As 2009 represents the start of a new phase in the EUIJ/Kansai activities and being encouraged by the European Commissions emphasis on regional academic cooperation on European Studies, the tradition of EUIJ regular Roundtables is to continue with a new focus on concrete opportunities of cooperation on EU and EU-Asia related projects and curricula development.

Thus, the 2009 Roundtable will focus on the experience exchange and potential of cooperation with both old and experienced centres in Asia (like the European Studies Institute in Macau) and the new but ambitious EU Centres established in 2008 and 2009 in Singapore and Taipei.

Proposed panels:

- European Studies in Asia, case studies:
- Macao, and Hong Kong
- Taipei and Singapore
- EU Institutes in Japan
- Innovative Methodologies of teaching EU in Asia, opportunities and potential for joint curricula, joint agendas and experts sharing
- Institutional, managerial and financial issues
- Opportunities of cooperation on EU funded Programs and Projects (FP6, FP7, Erasmus Mundus, ICIECP etc)

Date and location: 23 October 2009, Kobe University Campus, Kobe, Japan.

For any further details, contact: Associate Prof. Silviu Jora at SJora@Europe.com

 

The Mercury project

 

Multilateralism and the EU in the contemporary global order

The MERCURY project, headed up by Edinburgh's Politics and International Relations Department and involving eight other universities in Europe, Africa and Asia, will study the EU's contribution to multilateralism.

MERCURY's remit extends to the interactions of the EU and its member states with regions outside Europe, strategic partners, and global organisations. It is interdisciplinary, drawing on expertise in law, politics, economics, and international relations. Its agenda includes exploring, explaining and evaluating different conceptions of multilateralism - while also aiming to achieve practical policy relevance.

This project seeks to understand the EU’s contribution to effective multilateralism. We consider evolving and conflicting (culturally-defined) meanings of multilateralism; its uncertain future on a global scale; the EU system of external relations in the light of the Reform Treaty and its implications for the Union's ability to shape multilateralism; and whether and how multilateralism is compatible with the EU’s shift towards inter-regionalism and strategic partnerships.

Arguably, the EU has done more than most of its partners to acknowledge new global challenges and rising demand for multilateralism. Its own positions frequently become focal points for international negotiations on conflict resolution.

Nevertheless, essential questions remain unanswered about the viability of a European "way" of multilateralism. Can multilateralism be defined in a way that transcends divisions within as well as beyond Europe, between states, nations and cultures, strong and weak, rich and poor?

Is there a concept of multilateralism that overcomes theoretical schisms? Is it possible for the EU or its Member States (or anyone else) to define and pursue a selfless, benign, credible doctrine of multilateralism, as opposed to one that serves its own interests?

The problem of matching supply to demand for effective multilateralism will be the leitmotif for MERCURY, a research programme that will elaborate and clarify forms of multilateralism, develop specific theses about the EU’s contribution to multilateralism, and test them in line with best scientific practice.

The full team includes the University of Edinburgh; the University of Cologne; Cambridge University; the Institute of International Affairs (Rome); Sciences Po, Paris; SIPRI (Stockholm); Charles University (Prague); the University of Pretoria; and Fudan University (Shanghai).

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Call for Applications

Asia-Europe Workshop Series (AEWS) 2010

Deadline for applications : 1 July 2009

We are glad to announce that the call for proposals for the Asia-Europe Workshop Series (AEWS) 2010 is now open for application. For a copy of the call for application and registration details please click here http://www.asia-alliance.org/files/AE_WS_2010_Call.pdf

The Asia-Europe Workshop Series is a collaboration between the Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF) and the European Alliance for Asian Studies. The programme offers grants to academic institutions to submit workshop proposals on themes of common interest to both Asia and Europe. The workshops should focus on contemporary topics concerning both Asia and Europe in a comparative perspective, sharing interests of inter-regional or multilateral importance. These small-scaled yet focused workshops will enable in-depth discussions involving younger academics and field experts.

For more information, visit www.asia-alliance.org.

 

 

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