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The Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Module
An intensive academic programme for Ukrainian professionals seeking to expand their knowledge in the field of EU Law and policy.
An intensive academic programme for Ukrainian professionals seeking to expand their knowledge in the field of EU Law and policy.
Academy 4 UA
eu law and policy
The Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Module ‘Online UGent Academy on EU Law and Policy for Ukrainian Lecturers’ (Academy4UA) is specially designed for Ukrainian professionals whose activity is focused on EU Law and policy.
With the strongest UGent experts on board, Academy4UA seeks to promote excellence in teaching and research in the field of EU Law and Policy in Ukrainian universities.
Each year, 25 participants – a group of Ukrainian lecturers and researchers specialized in EU studies – will be selected through an open call based on their CVs and motivation.
The selected candidates will be offered an intensive 3 months programme (April-June), during which they will get a chance to strengthen their knowledge in the various fields of EU Law and Policy.
With the strongest UGent experts on board, Academy4UA seeks to promote excellence in teaching and research in the field of EU Law and Policy in Ukrainian universities.
Each year, 25 participants – a group of Ukrainian lecturers and researchers specialized in EU studies – will be selected through an open call based on their CVs and motivation.
The selected candidates will be offered an intensive 3 months programme (April-June), during which they will get a chance to strengthen their knowledge in the various fields of EU Law and Policy.
About Academy4UA
Are you a Ukrainian lecturer, PhD, or Master's student interested in expanding your knowledge in the EU Law and Policy field?
The programme consists of 62 teaching hours per academic year devoted to different aspects of EU law and policy (e.g. History and development of European Integration; EU Security and Defense Policy; Neighborhood policy; etc.) to be held online. It also includes several workshops to develop and refine transferable skills (grants applications). See the preliminary schedule here.
The course is instructed by a team of lecturers from Ghent University, specialists in the field of EU law and policy.
Upon the successful completion of the course, the participants will receive a certificate of attendance.
The course is instructed by a team of lecturers from Ghent University, specialists in the field of EU law and policy.
Upon the successful completion of the course, the participants will receive a certificate of attendance.
The programme consists of 62 teaching hours per academic year devoted to different aspects of EU law and policy (e.g. History and development of European Integration; EU Security and Defense Policy; Neighborhood policy; etc.) to be held online. It also includes several workshops to develop and refine transferable skills (grants applications). See the preliminary schedule here.
The course is instructed by a team of lecturers from Ghent University, specialists in the field of EU law and policy.
Upon the successful completion of the course, the participants will receive a certificate of attendance.
The course is instructed by a team of lecturers from Ghent University, specialists in the field of EU law and policy.
Upon the successful completion of the course, the participants will receive a certificate of attendance.
- 12 expertsTo deliver lectures and workshops
- 62 hoursDedicated to 13 topics of EU law and policy
- 25 participantsCarefully selected to participate each academic year
- 3 MonthsOf extensive online collaboration
COURSE STRUCTURE
Presentation of the course; overview of its aims and objectives; tasks assignment
Taught by Prof.Van Elsuwege/Dr. Cherviatsova
2 Hours
Taught by Prof.Van Elsuwege/Dr. Cherviatsova
2 Hours
How did the process of European integration start? What are the origins and driving forces of this process? Why have European nation-states voluntarily pooled sovereignty within the framework of what is now the European Union? Who are the main actors driving integration forward? How can we explain that some European countries have decided to be full members of the EU while others remain less integrated? In addition, the lecture analyses the phenomenon of "EU integration without membership". Also, other forms of intra-European cooperation will be examined in the course (a.o. in relation to Russia and Turkey). Finally, the implications of Brexit will be discussed.
Taught by Prof. Van Elsuwege
4 Hours
Taught by Prof. Van Elsuwege
4 Hours
What is the difference between various types of EU legislation (EU Treaties, regulations, directives, decisions etc.) and what are their legal implications in the legal order of EU Member States?
Taught by Prof. Van Elsuwege
2 Hours
Taught by Prof. Van Elsuwege
2 Hours
This training aims at providing an understanding of the European Union’s Institutional system. The training will concentrate on the EUs Institutional Triangle and its specificities. It will start with a short introduction on the main principles and concepts of EU Institutional Law as well as research tips. The organization, composition and main competences of each institution will be taken into consideration. Topical issues might be added, depending on the context or the demand of the participants. Sessions are designed to be interactive.
Contents
Taught by Prof. Dr. Lannon
4 Hours
Contents
- Introduction: main principles and concepts of EU Institutional Law
- The European Parliament (Organization, Composition & Main Competences);
- The European Commission (Organization, Composition & Main Competences).
- The Council of Ministers (Organization, Composition & Main Competences);
- The European Council (Organization, Composition & Main Competences);
Taught by Prof. Dr. Lannon
4 Hours
- What content EU assigns to human rights?
- What is the EU’s conceptualisation of human rights (individual/collective)?
- Which civil, political, social, economic, and cultural rights does the EU recognise?
- The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
- EU citizenship
Taught by Dr. De Coninck
4 Hours
How does the EU define and protect the elements of the rule of law: legality, legal certainty, prohibition of arbitrariness of the executive powers, independent judiciary, effective judicial review including respect for fundamental rights and equality before the law?
How does the EU practice its specific vision of democracy with the underlying principles democratic equality, representative democracy, participatory democracy, transparency and deliberation?
In which ways the EU operationalizes democracy and rule of law in its external action through its human rights dialogues (HRDs), election observations missions (EOMs) and resolutions by the European Parliament (EP)?
How and why has the EU increasingly moved away from ‘thin’/formal to more ‘thick’/substantive conceptions of human rights, the rule of law and democracy?
Taught by Prof. Van Elsuwege
4 Hours
How does the EU practice its specific vision of democracy with the underlying principles democratic equality, representative democracy, participatory democracy, transparency and deliberation?
In which ways the EU operationalizes democracy and rule of law in its external action through its human rights dialogues (HRDs), election observations missions (EOMs) and resolutions by the European Parliament (EP)?
How and why has the EU increasingly moved away from ‘thin’/formal to more ‘thick’/substantive conceptions of human rights, the rule of law and democracy?
Taught by Prof. Van Elsuwege
4 Hours
Part 1. EU trade policy : an introduction
• EU Free Trade Agreements
6 Hours
- Background and context of the EU’s trade policy
- Objectives of the EU’s trade policy
- Competences of the EU in the area of trade and investment
- Actors and decision-making procedures in the EU’s trade policy
• EU Free Trade Agreements
- The EU’s investment (protection) instruments (Investment Screening Framework; Investment Agreements and Investment Court System)
- The EU’s new or proposed ‘assertive’ autonomous trade tools (Anti-coercion instrument; International Procurement Instrument; Foreign Subsidies Instrument; Blocking Statute ; The Enforcement Regulation)
- The EU’s trade instruments and sustainable development/human rights objectives (GSP; CBAM; Trade and Sustainable Development Chapters; Environmental and human rights due diligence proposal)
6 Hours
This course presents EU competition law in a political, economic and comparative context. It provides guidance on the various sources of EU competition law and how to retrieve them expeditiously. The course focuses on key concepts: underlying objectives and scope of EU Competition law, restrictive agreements, abuse of dominance and merger control, as well as administrative and judicial enforcement.
Taught by Prof. Dr. Bourgeois and Prof. Pitesa
6 Hours
Taught by Prof. Dr. Bourgeois and Prof. Pitesa
6 Hours
EU as International Actor
Legal Personality
‘To whom should I call to speak with Europe?’ (European Council; Council/ Commission; EU Parliament; High Representative/Vice president and the EEAS)
Competencies
Procedures
Taught by Dr. Coninck
4 Hours
Legal Personality
‘To whom should I call to speak with Europe?’ (European Council; Council/ Commission; EU Parliament; High Representative/Vice president and the EEAS)
Competencies
Procedures
Taught by Dr. Coninck
4 Hours
This course will elaborate on key concepts in policy and scholarly debates on the global role of the European Union (EU). Key debates will be summarized into three narratives which constitute the basic structure of the course: a liberal, realistic, and critical narrative. Each of these narratives will be situated in a historical context, going back until the Treaty of Rome (1957) and with attention for current examples in EU policymaking and academic studies. While the liberal and realistic narratives will be presented as constituting the mainstream perspectives, it will be shown how they are similar in important ways and how they can be challenged from critical perspectives. The latter will be exemplified with reference to current advances from neo-marxist, Gramscian, feminist, postcolonial, Foucauldian perspectives, and what they may offer in terms of a more profound understanding of the EU’s global role.
Taught by Prof. Bossuyt
4 Hours
Taught by Prof. Bossuyt
4 Hours
History and development of the CSDP;
The EU Global Strategy;
Roles and responsibilities;
CSDP missions and operations;
Capability development and defence planning;
EU-NATO relations;
Hybrid threats
Taught by Prof. Dr. Biscop
4 Hours
The EU Global Strategy;
Roles and responsibilities;
CSDP missions and operations;
Capability development and defence planning;
EU-NATO relations;
Hybrid threats
Taught by Prof. Dr. Biscop
4 Hours
How did the pressing social issues in the EU change over time, taking into account changes related to the institutional transformation of the EU itself, the territorial expansion of the EU, as well as changing societies?
What are the main characteristics of current EU social policy?
Which areas of EU social policy are characterised by more harmonisation among member states, and which by less? How to explain these differences?
How did the process of transferring EU social policy norms to new member states (2004, 2007 and 2013 accessions) reshape post-socialist welfare systems in these countries?
Taught by Dr. Kluczewska
4 Hours
What are the main characteristics of current EU social policy?
Which areas of EU social policy are characterised by more harmonisation among member states, and which by less? How to explain these differences?
How did the process of transferring EU social policy norms to new member states (2004, 2007 and 2013 accessions) reshape post-socialist welfare systems in these countries?
Taught by Dr. Kluczewska
4 Hours
This training aims at providing an understanding of the financial instruments, procedures, and frameworks of the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP), the pre-accession and the EU Peace Facility. The course will concentrate on the content of the financial regulations, the Peace Facility and the role played by the European Investment Bank (EIB). It will start with a short introduction on the main principles and concepts at budgetary and financial levels as well as research tips. Emphasis will notably be put on principles, objectives, conditionality, procedures, beneficiaries and examples of programmes and projects will be provided. Topical issues might be added, depending on the context or the demand of the participants. Sessions are designed to be interactive.
Content
Introduction: Main Principles and concepts at budgetary and financial levels.
1. Lessons learned from the implementation of the European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) and European Neighborhood Instrument (ENI)
2.The Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA)
3. The Peace Facility
4. The European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development
Taught by Prof. Dr. Erwoan Lannon
4 Hours
Content
Introduction: Main Principles and concepts at budgetary and financial levels.
1. Lessons learned from the implementation of the European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) and European Neighborhood Instrument (ENI)
2.The Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA)
3. The Peace Facility
4. The European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development
Taught by Prof. Dr. Erwoan Lannon
4 Hours
Association Agreement as the main tool for bringing Ukraine and the EU closer together
EU -Ukraine Association Agenda
EU-Ukraine Association Council
EU Sanctions and measures taken in support of Ukraine
Delegation of the EU to Ukraine
Taught by Dr. Cherviatsova
4 Hours
EU -Ukraine Association Agenda
EU-Ukraine Association Council
EU Sanctions and measures taken in support of Ukraine
Delegation of the EU to Ukraine
Taught by Dr. Cherviatsova
4 Hours
Most scientists find their own funding by applying for grants. Obtaining such a grant is not simple: the success rate is low and writing a proposal takes a lot of time and effort. Participants will gain insights into the different aspects of applications for grants within the Jean Monnet ‘family’.
Taught by Dr Cherviatsova/Prof. Petrov
4 HoursWhy Choose Academy4UA
- In-depth knowledgeAcademy4UA will allow you to develop deep knowledge in the domain of EU Law and Policy and in turn, will make you better equipped when teaching EU-related disciplines to others.
- CommunityYou will get in touch with like-minded professionals with whom you will be able to exchange your experience on the use of the best teaching/research practices in the field.
- Experienced teamEach member of our team has extensive experience in the field of EU Law and Policy. Together, we will help you boost your confidence and will support you through every step of your journey.
- Networking platformAcademy4UA strives to build a solid international network between the universities and create a platform for discussion on various aspects of research and teaching experience.
- In-depth knowledgeAcademy4UA will allow you to develop deep knowledge in the domain of EU Law and Policy and in turn, will make you better equipped when teaching EU-related disciplines to others.
- Experienced teamEach member of our team has extensive experience in the field of EU Law and Policy. Together, we will help you boost your confidence and will support you through every step of your journey.
- CommunityYou will get in touch with like-minded professionals with whom you will be able to exchange your experience on the use of the best teaching/research practices in the field.
- Networking PlatformAcademy4UA strives to build a solid international network between the universities and create a platform for discussion on various aspects of research and teaching experience.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
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