Development Office Newsletter — Vol. 3, No. 1 — February 2007
The Development Office of the College of Europe offers a range of specialised training courses in European affairs. More information is available on our website.
EU Trade Policy & the WTO – Workshop
26-29 March 2007, Brussels
In the “EU Policy Workshop”-series Europe in the World, the next workshop will focus on EU Trade Policy & the WTO. The workshops are a series of advanced training courses for public officials, civil society representatives and the business community. (Register before 09 March)
EU Fact Finding – Short Course
23 April 2007, Brussels
You wish to enhance your capacity to quickly find targeted EU-related information on the web and to develop your own strategy t remain informed? You are welcome to join the next “EU Fact Finding Workshop” in Brussels. (Register before 09 April)
Intensive Seminar on the European Union
July 2007 (14th edition)
The annual “Intensive Seminar on the EU” has become a reference for professional education in EU Affairs. Organised every July in Bruges, the Seminar successfully combines study and discussion on European issues with workshops and exercises aimed at developing professional skills for the Brussels’ EU scene. Three different programmes offer valuable insights into the Union’s structure and policies:
- a classic three-week programme: 2-20 July 2007
- an advanced two-week programme: 9-20 July 2007
- a compact one-week programme: 9-13 July 2007
» For more information and for registration,
please visit: is2007.coleurop.be
Regulatory Impact Analysis - Training Course
8-12 October 2007, Bruges
Designed for officials using RIA, as well as executives wanting to get an overview of the RIA process to influence policy decisions, this compact seminar is organised twice per year in cooperation with Jacobs and Associates Europe.
» For more information, please visit: www.coleurop.be/ria
Recent Events and Projects
Istanbul - Successful launch of the EU Focus Sessions
In the framework of the cooperation agreement between the College of Europe and the Kadir Has University (Istanbul), the Development Office organised on 25-28 January 2007 the first in a series of “EU Focus Sessions” in Istanbul, together with said University. Against the backdrop of an increasingly strong impact of EU policies on partner countries, the “EU Focus Sessions” provide relevant actors from Turkey and the region with a better knowledge about these policy areas and the challenges and opportunities they represent for the EU-Turkey partnership.
The first seminar, dedicated to EU Trade Policy and Turkey, was evaluated very positively by the participants, a group of twenty professionals from both business and academia. A second “EU Focus Session” will be dedicated to EU Competition Policy and State Aid and is scheduled to take place on 07-10 June 2007.
» For information check www.coleurop.be/EUFocusIstanbul
Training on International Law for DG Trade Officials
On 8-9 and 12-14 February the Development Office organised a training seminar on International Law for DG Trade officials, in Brussels. A group of eighteen participants - the majority with no legal background - were introduced to the technicalities of International Law, WTO Law and the EC international trade and commerce policy.
About fifteen similar seminars have been organised in the past 4 years, providing a high-level training to more than 160 officials» For more information, please visit our website:
Moscow – Launch of a new TEMPUS-Programme
On 21 February, the Development Office launched its new Tempus Programme CD_JEP-2063-05 (RU). This Curriculum Development Programme aims at setting up a Study Module on European Politics at the “European Studies Institute” created last year at MGIMO (Moscow) in cooperation with the College of Europe. This Tempus Programme gathers the expertise of the College, the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Lille, France), the Moscow State Academy of Law, the Moscow State Institute of International Relations and the “School of International Relations” of the Saint-Petersburg State University.
Staff News
The Development Office welcomes Anke Schuster as a new Project Manager and Marilena-Silvia Lungu, Elitza Angelova, Nadejda Naydenova and Ivan Petrov who have joined the team of Researchers in our Office. Jeff Van Loo has taken up the position of Graphic Designer.
Marija Martic, Isabelle Snykers, Gabrielle Toth and Julia Varnaité have left the College of Europe. We wish them luck in their new positions.