Typically, this graduate course focuses on such matters as:

• The Constitutional debate in Europe: The EU transition to new forms of governance
• The adaptation of major EU nations - particularly France and Germany - to this new paradigm
• The role of the EU and national courts in shaping European societal, economic, and political life

  Matthew Berger, Rich Payne-Holmes, Brant Beyer, Elizabeth Raible, and Kathryn Crary enjoy a break from their schedule in Paris. Photo by Maren Payne-Holmes.

• The EU- NATO and Russia: National and international defense and security policy
• Transatlantic relations in a strategic context
• The changing ethnic composition of Europe and accompanying social/political/cultural policy issues
• EU Enlargement to East and Central Europe
• EU Enlargement with regard to Turkey
• Managing environmental policy in the context of globalization and regionalization
• Harmonizing employment and labor market policy in the European Union
• Economic development initiatives in the European Union and its member states
• Monetary and fiscal policy Issues in the European Union
• Competition and regulatory policy in the European Union
• EU trade policy issues and the World Trade Organization (WTO)

Seminars were held at the following locations this past May (click on a location to see its itinerary):

Warsaw - National School of Public Administration

Berlin - Green Campus of the Heinrich Böll Foundation

Paris - École Nationale d'Administration

Brussels - NATO, Council of the European Union

The program will also include visits to other relevant organizations in France, Belgium, Germany, and Poland. In the evenings and on weekends, students are free to explore and enjoy each locale’s social and cultural offerings. To see the 2007 EU seminar group schedule, click here.

Eligibility and Program Fees

The program is open to all graduate students* and upper-level undergraduate students** with an interest in the European Union enrolled in degree programs at US universities. A minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA is required. The cost of the 2008 program is $3950. A $200 administrative fee will be assessed for non-IU students.

Fees cover the cost of tuition (4 credit hours in Overseas Study, West European Studies, or Russian and East European Institute), accommodations in Europe, and intra-European rail travel (Paris-Brussels-Berlin-Warsaw).

Airfare, meals, and daily personal expenses are not included.

*Graduate students with a summer fee remission from the IU Bloomington College of Arts & Sciences may apply up to 4 credit hours of their summer fee remission to the cost of the program.
**Undergraduates at IU Bloomington may be eligible for Edward L. Hutton International Experiences Program Grants.

For information about the 2007 Study Trip, look for the November 2007 newsletter or take a look at the August 2006 Newsletter [PDF] for information on the 2006 Study Trip.

For additional information, please contact the European Union Center of Excellence by e-mail at eucenter@indiana.edu or by phone on (812) 856-3832.