College of Europe
Collège d’Europe | |
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| Type | Private postgraduate institute |
|---|---|
| Established | 1949 (1949) |
| Rector | Jörg Monar |
Academic staff | 140 |
| Postgraduates | 420 from over 50 countries |
| Location | Bruges, Belgium Natolin, Poland 51°12′39.66″N 3°13′32.89″E / 51.2110167°N 3.2258028°E / 51.2110167; 3.2258028Coordinates: 51°12′39.66″N 3°13′32.89″E / 51.2110167°N 3.2258028°E / 51.2110167; 3.2258028 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Working languages | English and French |
| Website | www.coleurope.eu |
The College of Europe (French: Collège d'Europe) is a postgraduate institute of European studies with its main campus in Bruges, Belgium and a smaller campus in Warsaw, Poland. The College of Europe in Bruges was founded in 1949 by leading historical European figures and founding fathers of the European Union, including Salvador de Madariaga, Winston Churchill, Paul-Henri Spaak and Alcide De Gasperi in the wake of the Hague Congress of 1948 to promote "a spirit of solidarity and mutual understanding between all the nations of Western Europe and to provide elite training to individuals who will uphold these values"[1] and "to train an elite of young executives for Europe."[2] The founders imagined the college as a place where Europe's future leaders could live and study together. It has the status of "Institution of Public Interest", operating according to Belgian law. The second campus in Natolin (Warsaw), Poland was opened in 1992.[3]
Students are usually selected in cooperation with their countries' ministries of foreign affairs, and admission is highly competitive. The College of Europe is bilingual, and students must be proficient in English and French. Students receive an advanced master's degree (formerly called Diploma and Certificat) following a one-year programme. Traditionally, students specialise in either European Law, European Economic Studies, or European Political and Administrative Studies; in recent years, additional programmes have been created.
According to The Times, the "College of Europe, in the medieval Belgian city of Bruges, is to the European political elite what the Harvard Business School is to American corporate life. It is a hothouse where the ambitious and talented go to make contacts".[4]The Economist describes it as "an elite finishing school for aspiring Eurocrats."[5] The Financial Times writes that "the elite College of Europe in Bruges" is "an institution geared to producing crop after crop of graduates with a lifelong enthusiasm for EU integration."[6] Former European Commissioner for Education Ján Figeľ described the college as "one of the most emblematic centres of European studies in the European Union".[7] The BBC has referred to it as "the EU's very own Oxbridge".[8] The college has also been described as "the leading place to study European affairs"[9] and as "the elite training center for the European Union's political class".[10]RFE/RL has referred to the college as "a Euro-federalist hot-spot."[11]The Global Mail has described its students as "Europe's leaders-in-waiting."[12]
Each academic year is named after a patron and referred to as a promotion. The academic year is opened by a leading European politician. The College of Europe shares several traditions with the École nationale d'administration (ENA) of France,[13] but has a more European focus. Its anciens include the former Prime Minister of Denmark Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the former Prime Minister of Finland Alexander Stubb, the former British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg as well as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy Enzo Moavero Milanesi, several of whom have also been professors at the college. Many of its anciens go on to serve as diplomats and senior civil servants in European institutions.
Contents
1 History
2 Admissions
3 Campuses
3.1 Bruges campus
3.1.1 Dijver
3.1.2 Verversdijk
3.1.3 Garenmarkt
3.1.4 Residences
3.2 Natolin campus
4 Academic programmes
5 Degrees
6 Governing bodies
7 Rectors
8 Vice rectors
9 Presidents of the Administrative Council
10 Notable alumni
11 Promotions
12 Lecturers and professors
13 Research and development
13.1 Conferences
13.2 Cooperation
14 See also
15 References
16 Further reading
17 External links
History
The College of Europe was the world's first university institute of postgraduate studies and training in European affairs.
It was founded in 1949 by leading European figures, such as Salvador de Madariaga, Winston Churchill, Paul-Henri Spaak and Alcide De Gasperi, in the wake of the Hague Congress of 1948. They imagined a college where Europe's future leaders, some from countries only a short while before at war with each other, could live and study together. The Hague Congress also led to the creation of the European Movement.
A group of Bruges citizens led by the Reverend Karel Verleye succeeded in attracting the college to Bruges. Professor Hendrik Brugmans, one of the intellectual leaders of the European Movement and the President of the Union of European Federalists, became its first Rector (1950–1972).
After the fall of communism, and in the wake of the changes in Central and Eastern Europe, the College of Europe campus at Natolin (Warsaw, Poland), was founded in 1992 with the support of the European Commission and the Polish government. The college now operates as ‘one College – two campuses,’ and what was once referred to as the ‘esprit de Bruges’, is now known as the ‘esprit du Collège’.
In 1998, former students of the college set up the Madariaga – College of Europe Foundation, which is presided over by Javier Solana.
The number of enrolled students has increased significantly since the 1990s.
The College of Europe originally had no permanent teaching staff; the courses were taught by prominent academics and sometimes government officials from around Europe. Especially in the last couple of decades, the college has increasingly employed professors and other teaching staff on a permanent basis.
Admissions
Admission to the College of Europe is highly competitive. Application may be made to national selection committees or by direct application to the College of Europe for individuals from a country where no selection committee exists.[14] As of 2014, there are 28 national selection committees,[15] one in every EU member state.
Campuses
Bruges campus
The College of Europe campus "Dijver" in Bruges
The College of Europe campus "Verversdijk" in Bruges
The Bruges campus is situated in the centre of Bruges, which was appointed European Capital of Culture in 2002. Bruges is located in the Flemish Region of Belgium, a Dutch-speaking area, although the college does not use Dutch as one of its working languages.
It consists of the following campus buildings:
Dijver
The college's main administrative building on the Bruges campus, with the reception, offices, classrooms and the library.
Verversdijk
Since 2007 the Verversdijk buildings of the College of Europe provide additional auditoria, teaching rooms and offices for academics, research fellows and staff and will allow the college to extend its activities.
Garenmarkt
The Hotel Portinari in Garenmarkt 15 with its classical façade was formerly home to Tommaso Portinari, the administrator of the Florentine "Loggia de Medici" in the 15th century in Bruges. It contains eleven apartments for professors and forty student rooms, two "salons" in 19th-century style, the "salon du Recteur" with 18th-century wall paintings and a modern "Mensa" for students.
Residences
The college has a system of residences in the centre of Bruges and not far from the Dijver where the main administrative and academic building and the library are situated. None of the residences lodges more than 60 students so that each residence in fact has its own small multinational and multicultural environment.
Natolin campus
Potocki Palace in Natolin
The Natolin Warsaw campus of the college was established in 1992 in response to the revolutions of 1989 and in anticipation of the European Union's enlargement.
Today, the Natolin campus is part of a 120-hectare historical park and nature reserve—formerly the Royal hunting palace of Natolin—situated in the southern part of Warsaw about 20 minutes by metro from the city centre. The Natolin European Centre Foundation takes care of the complex and has conducted restoration of the former Potocki palace, making it available for the college.
The old historical buildings, including the manor house, the stables and the coach house, were converted to the needs of modern times and new buildings were constructed in a style keeping with the harmony of the palace and its outlying park.
Academic programmes
The one-year programme lasts from September until the end of June and is taught in English and French. It includes lectures, research seminars, workshops and meetings with external specialists and various language courses. To be awarded the degree, students must take oral and written examinations at the end of each semester, and submit a 15 ECTS master's thesis in English or French. The thesis gives students the opportunity to undertake individual research, conducted primarily in the second semester, under the supervision of a faculty member. The programmes are enriched by study trips to the European institutions and, for students at Natolin (Warsaw), also to neighbouring countries. Due to the college's extensive network of contacts, students have the opportunity to meet and discuss with policy-makers, practitioners and representatives of the business community throughout their year at the college.
From 1949 to the 1990s, students in Bruges enrolled in three programmes:
- European Economic Studies (i.e., studies of international economics with an emphasis on the EU)
- European Legal Studies (i.e., studies of European law)
- European Political and Governance Studies (i.e., studies of political science and public administration focusing on the EU)
In recent years, other programmes have been created:
- European International Relations and Diplomacy Studies
At Natolin (Warsaw) campus, the study programme European Interdisciplinary Studies offers four majors: EU Public Affairs and Policies, The EU in the World, The EU and its Neighbours and European History and Civilisation.
The academic programmes of the College of Europe are accredited by the Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Organisation (NVAO). Each study programme corresponds to a total of 66 credits (ECTS).
Annual intakes are highly selective and student selection takes place in the Spring, usually in association with the foreign affairs ministries of their respective countries of origin. The offered academic programmes typically require a university degree in economics, law, political science or international relations plus advanced knowledge of the working languages of the college.
Degrees
The College of Europe in Bruges traditionally awards three degrees, one in European Economic Studies, one in European Legal Studies and one in Political and Governance Studies. Since the 1990s the college has also established some new degrees.
The current degrees awarded by the College of Europe in Bruges are:
Master of Arts in European Economic Studies (MEES)
Master of Arts in EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies- Master in European Legal Studies (LLM)
Master of Arts in European Political and Governance Studies- Master of Arts in Transatlantic Affairs (MATA)
The College of Europe in Natolin awards the degree of Master of Arts in European Interdisciplinary Studies.
Currently, the master's degree requires a 15 ECTS master's thesis in English or French, while the rest of the academic year consists of courses and lectures.
The Master of Arts in Transatlantic Affairs (MATA) programme was inaugurated in 2017. It is the first-ever two-year programme of studies at the College of Europe. Offered together with The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA), the programme leads to a joint diploma. Students spend one year at each institution, and can start the programme on either side of the Atlantic. They can choose to follow one of five study tracks (Economic Studies (Bruges); International Relations and Diplomacy (Bruges); Interdisciplinary Studies (Natolin); Legal Studies (Bruges); Political and Governance Studies (Bruges)). The first year of studies is entirely dedicated to coursework, including multidisciplinary courses on transatlantic affairs. During their second year, students in the MATA programme do a high-level internship as well as one semester of coursework culminating in the submission of a master's thesis. The MATA programme leads to 120 ECTS points and is offered in English.
Until the 1980s, the master's degree was officially known as the Certificate of Advanced European Studies (French: Certificat de Hautes Études Européennes) followed by the specialisation (law, economics or political and administrative studies). As part of European standardisation, the degree was renamed into the master's degrees listed above.
Governing bodies
- Administrative Council
The Administrative Council, presided by Mr Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, Spanish Minister for European Affairs and former Member of the European Parliament, includes representatives of the countries hosting the two campuses in Bruges (Belgium) and Natolin (Warsaw) and of European governments. It is the highest decision-making authority, and is responsible for the approval and implementation of the college's objectives and activities of the college on the rector's proposal.
- The Executive Committee
The Executive Committee exerts the delegations which were entrusted to him by the Administrative Council. Reporting to the Administrative Council, the it ensures the sound financial and administrative management of the College. The Rector & Vice-Rector
Rector Jörg Monar directs and coordinates the College's activities, and is assisted by the Vice-Rector, Ewa Ośniecka-Tamecka, who is responsible for the day-today administration of the campus in Natolin (Warsaw).
- The Academic Council
The Academic Council represents the academic community of the College of Europe and ensures the maintenance and development of high level teaching activities and research. It is chaired by the Rector.
Rectors
The rector directs and coordinates the college's activities.
Hendrik Brugmans (1906–1997) (1949–1971)
Jerzy Łukaszewski (°1924) (1972–1990)
Werner Ungerer (°1927) (1990–1993)
Gabriel Fragnière (°1934) (1993–1995)
Otto von der Gablentz (1930–2007) (1996–2001)
Piet Akkermans (1942–2002) (2001–2002)
Robert Picht (1937–2008) (a.i. 2002–2003)
Paul Demaret (2003–2013)- Jörg Monar (2013–present)
Vice rectors
The vice rector is responsible for the day-today administration of the Natolin (Warsaw) campus.
- Ettore Deodato (1993)
- David W. P. Lewis (1994–1996)
Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (1996–1999)
Piotr Nowina-Konopka (1999–2004)
Robert Picht (a.i. 2004–2005)
Robert Picht (2005–2007)
Ewa Ośniecka-Tamecka (2007– present)
Presidents of the Administrative Council
Salvador de Madariaga (1950–1964)
Jean Rey (1964–1974)
François-Xavier Ortoli (1974–1975)- Daniel Coens (1985–1990)
Manuel Marín (1990–1995)
Jacques Delors (1995–2000)
Jean-Luc Dehaene (2000–2009)
Íñigo Méndez de Vigo (2009 – present)
Notable alumni
Many former students of the College, referred to as anciens (French for alumni), have gone on to serve as government ministers, members of various parliaments, diplomats and high-ranking civil servants and executives.
A list of all anciens from 1949 to 1999 is included in the book The College of Europe. Fifty Years of Service to Europe (1999), edited by Dieter Mahncke, Léonce Bekemans and Robert Picht.
Alumni of note of the College of Europe (from 1949) include:
Gaetano Adinolfi, former Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Alberto Alemanno, Professor of Law at New York University School of Law and HEC Paris,[16] CEO of eLabEurope[17]
Frans Alphons Maria Alting von Geusau, Dutch legal scholar and diplomat
Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan, French-Irish economist, Jean Monnet Professor of Economics at the University of Limerick
Peter Arbo, Norwegian academic
Árni Páll Árnason, Icelandic Minister of Economic Affairs. Promotion Mozart.
Ioanna Babassika, Greek human rights lawyer, member of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture
Ledi Bianku, judge at the European Court of Human Rights
Margunn Bjørnholt, Norwegian sociologist
Iwo Byczewski, former Polish Deputy Foreign Minister (1991–1995), Ambassador to Belgium and Permanent Representative to the European Union
Geert Van Calster, Belgian lawyer and legal scholar
Sofie Carsten Nielsen, Danish Minister for Higher Education and Science. Promotion Aristotle
Franz Ceska, Austrian Ambassador to Belgium and France, Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva
Poul Skytte Christoffersen, Danish Permanent Representative to the European Institutions, Special Advisor to The Right Honourable Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Nick Clegg, British politician, former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, leader of the Liberal Democrats and member of the European Parliament
Luc Coene, Belgian economist and Governor of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB)
Karl Cox, Vice President of the Oracle Corporation
Martin Donnelly, British civil servant
Niels Egelund, Danish diplomat, former Permanent Representative to NATO and Ambassador to France
Jonathan Faull, Director General for the Internal Market and Services
Mary Finlay Geoghegan, Justice of the Supreme Court of Ireland.
Nigel Forman, British MP and Minister of Higher Education (1992), a member of the Conservative Party
Gabriel Fragnière, Swiss academic
Louise Fréchette, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Francesco Paolo Fulci, former Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations (1993–1999), currently serving as President of Ferrero SpA
Otto von der Gablentz, German diplomat and academic
Luis Garicano, Professor of Economics and Strategy at the London School of Economics
Miriam González Durántez, Spanish lawyer and wife of Nick Clegg
Fiona Hayes-Renshaw, British academic, visiting professor at the college since 2001
Chris Hoornaert, Ambassador of Belgium to the Netherlands
Simon Hughes, British politician and Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament
Marc Jaeger, judge at the General Court of the EU
Josef Joffe, German editor and publisher of Die Zeit and adjunct professor of political science at Stanford University
Claudia Kahr, judge at the Austrian Constitutional Court
Alison Kelly, Irish ambassador to Israel
Stephen Kinnock, Director at the World Economic Forum
Berno Kjeldsen, Danish ambassador
Lars-Jacob Krogh, journalist
Jo Leinen, German member of the European Parliament, former president of the Union of European Federalists
Christian Lequesne, Professor of European Politics at Sciences Po, the College of Europe and the London School of Economics
Leif Terje Løddesøl, former Chair of Statoil
Sylvie Lucas, Luxembourg's ambassador to the United Nations and president of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) (2009–2010)- Aude Maio-Coliche, Ambassador, Head of the EU Delegation to Venezuela
Manuel Marín, former President of the European Commission
Thomas Mayr-Harting, Ambassador, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations
Ian McIntyre, British journalist
David McWilliams, Irish economist, journalist and documentary-maker- Monique Meche, Vice President, Amazon.com
Holger Michael, German ambassador
Enzo Moavero Milanesi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy
Goenawan Mohamad, Indonesian poet
Juan Moscoso del Prado, Spanish socialist Member of Parliament, spokesman in the European Union Committee
Jon Ola Norbom, former Minister of Finance of Norway
Jim Oberstar, member of the United States House of Representatives
- Christina Orisich, Deputy Director of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy
Mary O'Rourke, barrister
David O'Sullivan (civil servant), Chief Operating Officer of the European Union's diplomatic corps, former Secretary-General of the European Commission and Director General for Trade
Valerie Plame, former United States CIA Operations Officer
Ursula Plassnik, former Foreign Minister of Austria, a member of Austrian People's Party (European People's Party)
Nikola Poposki, Macedonian Minister for Foreign Affairs and former Ambassador of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Macedonia to the European Union
Xavier Prats Monné, EU official
Torolf Raa, former Norwegian ambassador
Carine Van Regenmortel, Belgian corporate lawyer
Philippe Régnier, Professor at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and the University of Ottawa
- Prince Albert Rohan, former Permanent Secretary of the Austrian Foreign Ministry, UN envoy
Margaritis Schinas, Chief Spokesperson of the European Commission and Deputy Director-General for DG Communication
György Schöpflin, a Hungarian academic and politician, Member of the European Parliament for Fidesz and the European People's Party
Guy Spitaels, Belgian politician and Minister-President of Wallonia
Alexander Stubb, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs, a member of politician of the National Coalition Party (European People's Party)
Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Prime Minister of Denmark and leader of the Social Democrats (Denmark)
Didrik Tønseth, former Norwegian ambassador- Count Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austria's ambassador to Prague
- Loukas Tsoukalis, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration at the University of Athens and President of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
Andrew Tyrie, Member of Parliament (MP) for Chichester and Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, a member of Conservative Party
Helmut Türk, judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, former Ambassador of Austria to the United States
Werner Ungerer, German diplomat, Permanent Representative to the European Communities from 1985 to 1990 and rector of the College from 1990 to 1993
Robert Verrue, Director-General for Employment of the European Commission
Alexander Walker, British film critic
Helen Wallace, Lady Wallace of Saltaire, British expert in European studies and Emeritus Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Bruno de Witte, Professor of EU Law at the European University Institute
Marc van der Woude, judge at the European Court of Justice
Adrien Zeller, former French minister in the second Jacques Chirac government (1986–1988), former President of Alsace Regional Council, a member of the Union for a Popular Movement
Jaap de Zwaan, Dutch diplomat and negotiator of several European treaties, Professor of EU Law at the Erasmus University Rotterdam
Alumni of note of the College of Europe in Natolin, Poland (from 1993) include:
- Gert Antsu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia to Ukraine
- Jarosław Domański, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to the Islamic Republic of Iran
Marija Pejčinović Burić, Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
Alyn Smith, Scottish member of the European Parliament
Rafał Trzaskowski, Mayor of Warsaw, former member of the Polish Sejm, former Polish member of the European Parliament, former Polish Minister of Administration and Digitization, former Secretary of State in the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Promotions
Academic years at the College are known as promotions. Each promotion is named after an outstanding European, referred to as the promotion's patron. The College of Europe shares this tradition with the French École nationale d'administration (ENA).
The opening ceremony each year is presided over by a prominent politician, referred to as the Orateur; they have included Angela Merkel, David Miliband, Jean-Claude Juncker, Javier Solana, José Manuel Barroso, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Juan Carlos I of Spain, Margaret Thatcher and François Mitterrand. Being invited as the college's Orateur is considered a high honour.[18]
| Year | Name of promotion (Patron) | Students | Speaker at opening ceremony (Orateur) (Bruges unless otherwise noted) | Notable anciens (Bruges unless otherwise noted) | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | Manuel Marín | 461 | Antonio Tajani (Bruges) & Tibor Navracsics (Natolin) | ||
| 2017-2018 | Simone Veil | 492 | António Costa (Bruges)[19] & Andrzej Duda (Natolin)[20] | ||
| 2016–2017 | John Maynard Keynes | 467 | Jean-Claude Juncker (Bruges) & Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze (Natolin) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Frédéric Chopin | 479 | Alexander Stubb (Bruges) & Johannes Hahn (Natolin) |  Alexander Stubb | |
| 2014–2015 | Falcone & Borsellino | 437 | Mariano Rajoy (Bruges) & Petro Poroshenko (Natolin, cancelled) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Voltaire | 445 | Íñigo Méndez de Vigo (Bruges) & Bronisław Komorowski (Natolin) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Václav Havel | 444 | Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Bruges) & Vladimir Filat (Natolin) |  Helle Thorning-Schmidt | |
| 2011–2012 | Marie Sklodowska-Curie | 448 | Giorgio Napolitano (Bruges) & José Manuel Barroso (Natolin) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Albert Einstein | 435 | Angela Merkel (Bruges) & Štefan Füle (Natolin) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Charles Darwin | 402 | Jerzy Buzek (Bruges) & Toomas Hendrik Ilves (Natolin) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Marcus Aurelius | 381 | Yves Leterme (Bruges) & Hans-Gert Pöttering (Natolin) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Anna Politkovskaya & Hrant Dink | 415 | David Miliband (Bruges) & Carl Bildt (Natolin) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Nicolaus Copernicus | 413 | Jean-Claude Juncker (Bruges) & Alaksandar Milinkievič (Natolin) | ||
| 2005–2006 | Ludwig van Beethoven | 384 | Javier Solana (Bruges) & Viktor Yushchenko (Natolin) | ||
| 2004–2005 | Montesquieu | 404 | José Manuel Barroso (Bruges) & Josep Borrell Fontelles (Natolin) | Nikola Poposki |  Nikola Poposki |
| 2003–2004 | John Locke | 391 | Joschka Fischer (Bruges) & Danuta Hübner (Natolin) | ||
| 2002–2003 | Bertha von Suttner | 370 | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (Bruges) & Erhard Busek (Natolin) | ||
| 2001–2002 | Simon Stevin | 365 | Aleksander Kwasniewski (Bruges) & Guy Verhofstadt (Natolin) | ||
| 2000–2001 | Aristotle | 375 | George Papandreou (Bruges) & Jan Kulakowski (Natolin) | ||
| 1999–2000 | Wilhelm & Alexander von Humboldt | 374 | Jacques Delors (Bruges) & Jean-Luc Dehaene (Natolin) | ||
| 1998–1999 | Leonardo da Vinci | 337 | Jean-Luc Dehaene (Bruges) & Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant (Natolin) | ||
| 1997–1998 | Hendrik Brugmans | 326 | António Guterres (Bruges) & Ursula Stenzel (Natolin) | ||
| 1996–1997 | Alexis de Tocqueville | 319 | Wim Kok (Bruges) & Aleksander Kwasniewski (Natolin) | Ledi Bianku | |
| 1995–1996 | Walter Hallstein | 306 | Klaus Hänsch (Bruges) & Jacques Santer (Natolin) | Aude Maio-Coliche | |
| 1994–1995 | Ramon Llull | 296 | Juan Carlos I of Spain (Bruges) & Andrzej Olechowski (Natolin) | Valerie Plame, Alexander Stubb, Alyn Smith (Natolin) |  Valerie Plame |
| 1993–1994 | Stefan Zweig | 263 | Thomas Klestil | Geert Van Calster | |
| 1992–1993 | Charles IV | 264 | Jacques Santer | Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Stephen Kinnock |  Stephen Kinnock |
| 1991–1992 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 212 | Flavio Cotti | Nick Clegg, Árni Páll Árnason, Luis Garicano, Miriam González Durántez |  Nick Clegg |
| 1990–1991 | Hans & Sophie Scholl | 245 | Richard von Weizsäcker | ||
| 1989–1990 | Denis de Rougemont | 200 | Jacques Delors | ||
| 1988–1989 | Christopher Dawson | 204 | Margaret Thatcher | David McWilliams, Sylvie Lucas, Gry Tina Tinde | |
| 1987–1988 | Altiero Spinelli | 178 | François Mitterrand | ||
| 1986–1987 | William Penn | 177 | Ruud Lubbers | ||
| 1985–1986 | Christopher Columbus | 158 | Felipe Gonzalez | Chris Hoornaert, Margaritis Schinas | |
| 1984–1985 | Madame de Staël | 123 | Altiero Spinelli | ||
| 1983–1984 | Jean Rey | 133 | Garret FitzGerald | Marc van der Woude, Fiona Hayes-Renshaw, Carine Van Regenmortel, Christian Lequesne | |
| 1982–1983 | Joseph Bech | 122 | Gaston Thorn | ||
| 1981–1982 | Johan Willem Beyen | 123 | Bruno Kreisky | Xavier Prats Monné, Mary O'Rourke, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, Margunn Bjørnholt, Peter Arbo, Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan, Karl Cox |  Enzo Moavero Milanesi |
| 1980–1981 | Jean Monnet | 131 | Simone Veil | Philippe Régnier | |
| 1979–1980 | Salvador de Madariaga | 140 | Dries van Agt | Ursula Plassnik, Andrew Tyrie, Martin Donnelly, Marc Jaeger |  Ursula Plassnik |
| 1978–1979 | Paul-Henri Spaak | 130 | Guy Spitaels | Claudia Kahr, Bruno de Witte | |
| 1977–1978 | Karl Renner | 128 | Mario Soares | Louise Fréchette, Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Holger Michael, Thomas Mayr-Harting | |
| 1976–1977 | Peter Paul Rubens | 120 | Leo Tindemans | Jonathan Faull | |
| 1975–1976 | Adam Jerzy Czartoryski | 101 | Edgar Faure | David O'Sullivan | |
| 1974–1975 | Aristide Briand | 111 | Herman De Croo | Simon Hughes | |
| 1973–1974 | Giuseppe Mazzini | 92 | Karl Otto Pöhl | Manuel Marín, Ioanna Babassika |  Manuel Marín |
| 1972–1973 | Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi | 59 | George Brown, Baron George-Brown | Jo Leinen, Poul Skytte Christoffersen, Jaap de Zwaan | |
| 1971–1972 | Dante Alighieri | 58 | Altiero Spinelli & Hendrik Brugmans | Loukas Tsoukalis, Iwo Byczewski | |
| 1970–1971 | Winston Churchill | 57 | Jean Rey & Hendrik Brugmans | Luc Coene, Niels Egelund | |
| 1969–1970 | William the Silent | 49 | Prince Albert of Belgium & Hendrik Brugmans | Berno Kjeldsen | |
| 1968–1969 | Konrad Adenauer | 47 | Robert van Schendel & Hendrik Brugmans | Robert Verrue | |
| 1967–1968 | Comenius | 54 | Alfons de Vreese | Nuala Mole, Helen Wallace, Lady Wallace of Saltaire | |
| 1966–1967 | George C. Marshall | 56 | Jean Rey & Hendrik Brugmans | Goenawan Mohamad | |
| 1965–1966 | Thomas More | 52 | Hendrik Brugmans | Adrien Zeller, Josef Joffe, Nigel Forman | |
| 1964–1965 | Robert Schuman | 45 | Salvador de Madariaga & Hendrik Brugmans | Lars-Jacob Krogh | |
| 1963–1964 | Thomas Paine | 48 | Hendrik Brugmans | Helmut Türk | |
| 1962–1963 | August Vermeylen | 46 | Pierre Harmel & Hendrik Brugmans | György Schöpflin | |
| 1961–1962 | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz | 37 | Hugo Geiger & Hendrik Brugmans | Albert Rohan | |
| 1960–1961 | Saint-Simon | 38 | Hendrik Brugmans | Leif Terje Løddesøl | |
| 1959–1960 | Sully | 43 | Hendrik Brugmans | Torolf Raa, Gabriel Fragnière | |
| 1958–1959 | Fridtjof Nansen | 40 | Hendrik Brugmans | Franz Ceska, Frans Alphons Maria Alting von Geusau | |
| 1957–1958 | Henry the Navigator | 40 | Hendrik Brugmans | Guy Spitaels | |
| 1956–1957 | Raoul Dautry | 36 | Hendrik Brugmans | Jim Oberstar | |
| 1955–1956 | Virgil | 33 | Hendrik Brugmans | Francesco Paolo Fulci | |
| 1954–1955 | Alcide De Gasperi | 36 | Hendrik Brugmans | ||
| 1953–1954 | Erasmus | 39 | Hendrik Brugmans | Ian McIntyre | |
| 1952–1953 | Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk | 40 | Hendrik Brugmans | Jon Ola Norbom, Otto von der Gablentz | |
| 1951–1952 | Juan Vives | 30 | Hendrik Brugmans | ||
| 1950–1951 | Antoine de Saint-Exupéry | 35 | Hendrik Brugmans | Werner Ungerer, Gaetano Adinolfi | |
| 1949 | Préparatoire (no name) | 22 | Victor Van Hoestenberghe & Salvador de Madariaga |
Lecturers and professors
Dominique Moïsi, co-founder and is a senior advisor of the Paris-based Institut Français des Relations Internationales (IFRI), Pierre Keller Visiting Professor at Harvard University, and the Chairholder for Geopolitics at the College of Europe.[21]
Bronisław Geremek, Chairholder of the Chair of European Civilisation until his death[22]
Leszek Balcerowicz, economist, the former chairman of the National Bank of Poland and Deputy Prime Minister in Tadeusz Mazowiecki's government. He is famous for implementing the Polish economic transformation program in the 1990s, a shock therapy commonly referred to as the Balcerowicz Plan[23]
Andrea Biondi, co-Director of the Centre for European Law at King's College London[24]
Aleš Debeljak, cultural critic, poet, and essayist[25]
Alyson Bailes, a former English diplomat and British Ambassador to Finland who lives in Iceland[26]
- Valentine Korah, Emeritus Professor of Competition Law at University College London[27]
- Jacques Rupnik, professor at Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris i.e. Sciences Po[28]
Stefan Collignon, professor of political economy, International Chief Economist of the Centro Europa Ricerche, founder of Euro Asia Forum at Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy. Previously, he was Centennial Professor of European Political Economy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2001–2005) and Visiting Professor at Harvard University (2005–2007, also taught at University of Hamburg, Institut d’Etudes Politiques, College of Europe and at the Free University of Berlin. Also served as Deputy Director General for Europe in the Federal Ministry of Finance (Germany) 1999–2000.[29]
John Usher, legal scholar
Guy Haarscher, legal and political philosopher
Geoffrey R. Denton, head of economics
Jan de Meyer (1958–1970)- Dieter Mahncke
- Léonce Bekemans
- Fiona Hayes-Renshaw
- Gerhard Stahl
- Christian Lequesne
Enzo Moavero Milanesi, Italian Minister for Europe and Professor in the Legal Studies Department
Alexander Stubb, Finnish Minister for Europe, former Foreign Minister, and Professor at the college since 2000
Norman Davies, Historian; Honorary fellow, St Antony's College, Oxford, Oxford University; Professor, Jagiellonian University; Honorary Citizen of Lublin, Kraków, Warsaw and Wroclaw; Holder of several Polish distinctions including the Order of Merit He teaches at College of Europe | Collège d'Europe.[30]
Jean de Ruyt, Ambassador; Senior European Policy Advisor, Covington & Burling ; Professor, Université catholique de Louvain (UCL); ex-Belgian Permanent representative to the European Union[30]
Research and development
The College houses several academic chairs as well as the Global Competition Law Centre. It publishes several books every year, four series of working papers and an academic journal called Collegium, devoted to the European integration process.
Conferences
International conferences have been held at the College since it was founded. These events have become fora for informed discussion on topics that are complementary to the academic expertise of the College, like the annual conference on Humanitarian Law, organised in cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross. It is also common to have several European prime ministers deliver a speech during the academic year.
Cooperation
Since the early 1980s, the College has developed a relevant consultancy activity, especially in the field of analysis of EC law. Based on the College's first experiences with service contracts, notably in the field of codification of European Law and related to the implementation of the Internal Market, the Development Office was created to participate in tender procedures and to manage the teams of researchers working under these service contracts.
Over the past 10 years, the College of Europe has been organising cooperation projects funded by various EU programmes, either in consortia with academic partners, companies and law firms, or on its own account. Under TEMPUS programmes, projects for curriculum building in European Studies were set up. With the EU's PHARE, TACIS and CARDS funding the College provided professional training and consultancy in EU affairs in nearly all applicant countries, in Russia and in the CIS. In addition the Office has also involved the College in similar co-operation projects in the framework of the MED-CAMPUS Programme and more recently with EuropeAid funding in Latin America and Asia. The Development Office is now involved in professional training projects and European Studies programmes held in Europe and abroad.
The College has started to organise professional training courses and seminars on European integration issues with partners such as professional, trade and other associations, private companies and administrations. Officials from the European institutions and national administrations have attended tailor-made training programmes.
See also
- List of College of Europe rectors and vice-rectors
- List of College of Europe presidents
- Europa-Institut of Saarland University
- European Academy of Sciences and Arts
References
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Further reading
Karel Verleye, De stichting van het Europacollege te Brugge, Stichting Ryckevelde, 1989.
Dieter Mahncke, Léonce Bekemans, Robert Picht, The College of Europe. Fifty Years of Service to Europe, College of Europe, Bruges, 1999.
ISBN 9080498319. Includes a list of all graduates 1949–1999.
Paul Demaret, Inge Govaere, Dominik Hanf (eds), Dynamiques juridiques européennes. Edition revue et mise à jour de 30 ans d'études juridiques européennes au Collège d'Europe, Cahiers du Collège d'Europe, P. I. E. Peter Lang, Brussels, 2007.
External links
Media related to College of Europe at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Alumni Association – College of Europe
- The Madariaga – College of Europe Foundation
- Behind the Walls, article by a College alumnus – Europe&Me Magazine
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