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Introduction
19th Intensive Seminar on the EU
College of Europe Bruges campus & Brussels, Belgium
2-20 July 2012

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 18 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 Intensive Seminar on the EU offered by the College of Europe was a great experience. Not only content-wise – the Intensive Seminar provides you a broad scope on the different angles of the European Union, both institutionally and thematically –, also the social aspects of the seminar – people from all over the world participate – were truly interesting and informal contacts unmistakably also broadened the view on the European Union as such. Add to this the many extra-course activities and the very helpful people of the Development Office of the College, and you get an unforgettable experience, good both for you professional career and your daily life."
Bert Segier
Advisor, Province of West-Flanders