Introduction
17th Intensive Seminar on the EU
College of Europe Bruges campus & Brussels, Belgium
28 June-16 July 2010
College of Europe Bruges campus & Brussels, Belgium
28 June-16 July 2010
What is the Intensive Seminar?
The Intensive Seminar on the European Union is a one-, two- or three-week training programme providing professionals with in-depth knowledge and practical skills on EU decision-making and policies. With a focus on latest developments and practice-oriented insights, the seminar aims to improve participants’ professional skills and performance when working on EU affairs.The seminar has been organised for 17 years in the College of Europe’s Bruges campus and is the flagship programme among the Development Office’s professional training courses on EU affairs.
Why participate?
Each year, a group of fifty to seventy highly motivated professionals from all over the world representing the public and private sectors, civil society and academia participate in the Intensive Seminar to improve their EU knowledge and skills.
The programme offers an intensive and practice-oriented learning experience in a truly European environment offering you the possibility to:
- improve, extend and update your knowledge and understanding of the EU with the in-depth analysis offered in a series of sessions on EU policies.
- strengthen your professional skills through exercises in managing the information flow in EU affairs, communication, negotiation and lobbying practice.
- experience ‘Brussels’ during and after the sessions with EU practitioners and visits to the EU institutions.
- enjoy a unique opportunity to debate the EU and extend your personal and professional network with participants of over 30 different nationalities.
- benefit from the College’s European Documentation Centre and Library - one of the world’s largest repositories of EU information materials.
What former participants say:
"The College is very committed to teaching excellence, and there are only a handful of educational establishments that can truly make this claim. Participants not only have the opportunity to interact with the official institutions, but many ‘real world’ practitioners lend their expertise to the Institution. A very good experience in a truly European intellectual environment was just what I needed to enhance my European-orientated career…!"
Miguel Amaral Vaz
Sociedade de Advogado, Portugal
Sociedade de Advogado, Portugal
"The College of Europe: an eldorado for European studies, a paradise for European networking and a picturesque location in the heart of the European history!"
Michael Mayer
Head of International Affairs, Federal Office of Private Insurance (FOPI), Switzerland
Head of International Affairs, Federal Office of Private Insurance (FOPI), Switzerland
