Bruges students visit Natolin
From 5 to 7 April 2024, Natolin buzzed with excitement as students from the College of Europe in Bruges visited Natolin marking a vibrant exchange between our campuses. This dynamic event was a...
Academic Year 2023-2024
Why follow the Politics and Governance study track?
Students can diversify their studies of transatlantic affairs with a course programme offering indepth study of the EU’s institutions, governance structure, and policy areas, both internal and external. This provides advantages to students desiring to work in EU and transatlantic affairs in the future by providing a comprehensive knowledge of the EU’s policy priorities and complex institutional operations.
“The MATA degree, with its academics, professional experience and even the experience on both sides of the Atlantic, provided me with some of the keys to pursue and actively engage in a successful career in transatlantic trade and economic affairs. I can hardly wait.”
Cecilia Perez Weigel, MATA-POL student, class of 2023
Students starting at the College of Europe
Students starting at the Fletcher School
POL STUDY TRACK SEMESTER 1 in Bruges |
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1 MATA compulsory course (27h, 5 ECTS) |
US-EU Relations in the 21st Century: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Transatlantic Affairs (J. SHATTUCK & I. LESSER) |
2 POL compulsory courses (40h, 7 ECTS) |
Politics and Policy-Making of the EU (O. COSTA) The Political Economy of European Integration (M. CHANG) |
POL workshops in professional development—some may be taught during the second semester (voluntary, 8h, no ECTS) |
Retour de la guerre en Europe : quelles conséquences sur le cours de l’intégration européenne ? (A. ADAM) European Democracy: Citizen Participation in and Beyond Elections (A. ALEMANNO) How to Brief a European Decision-Maker: Political Communication in the EU Institutions (H. BANNER and D. SCHÄFER) Rule of Law in the EU: Tools and Challenges (R.COMAN) EU Transport Policy and EU Space Policy (F. DECOSTER, F. VERSINI) La politique industrielle de l’Union européenne (D. Herbert ) The UK and the EU: From Awkward Member State to Difficult Neighbour? (H. KASSIM) NATO’s Future and NATO-EU Relations: Building Bridges Across Brussels (A. PAPAIOANNOU) EU Lobbying: Demystifying the Reality—Demonstrating the Democratic Necessity (R. PATTEN) Assistants Parlementaires et Collaborateurs d’Elus (F. SAINT MARTIN) How to Find Work in the European Union and Its Institutions (M. WESTLAKE) Online Communications in EU Policymaking (J. WORTH) Women's Leadership in the European Union (M. VALDINI) The European Union and Russia (M. VALDINI) |
MATA-POL Thesis and Internship Preparation |
Select thesis supervisor from College of Europe and from Fletcher Begin internship search |
POL STUDY TRACK SEMESTER 2 in Bruges |
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2 MATA compulsory courses |
US-EU Relations in the 21st Century: Transatlantic Project (B. BERTI & B. LETE, 5 ECTS, 20h) Southern Atlanticism: Rethinking Mental Maps of Transatlantic Relations I. LESSER, no ECTS, 8h) |
POL simulation game compulsory (50h, 7 ECTS)
3 POL optional courses (30h, 5 ECTS)
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Negotiation and Decision-making in the EU: A Simulation Game (P. SETTEMBRI & C. HERMANIN & J. WORTH)
EU Institutions and Administration
EU internal Policies
European Governance
Europe and the World
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MATA POL thesis preparation
Research seminar for the writing of the thesis proposal (30h, no ECTS) |
Submit thesis proposal
L’Union européenne face aux crises : légitimité, politisation, populisme, partis politiques, désinformation (BRACK N.). Le policy-making de l’Union européenne : politiques publiques, Parlement européen, européanisation, partis, représentation d’intérêts (COSTA O.) EU Governance and Integration : Common Policies, Institutions, Eurozone, (Digital) Single Market, Globalisation, EU Crises (HODSON D.) The EU’s International Role and External Action: CFSP, CSDP, EEAS, Enlargement, ENP, Russia, EU’s Power (JUNCOS A.) EU Multi-Level Governance : Citizens, Civil Society Actors, Political Parties (VAN INGELGOM V.) Law and Politics in the EU : Public Policies, Law and Politics, Interest Groups, Norms, Hard Law/Soft Law, CJEU, Commission (SAURUGGER S.) EU Reform : Institutional Change, Constitutional Issues, EU Politics (WESTLAKE M.) European Security Matters : Crisis Management, Deterrence and Defence, Emerging and Unconventional Threats (WESTON A.) |
POL workshops in professional development—some may be taught during the first semester (voluntary, 8h, no ECTS) |
Retour de la guerre en Europe : quelles conséquences sur le cours de l’intégration européenne ? (A. ADAM) European Democracy: Citizen Participation in and Beyond Elections (A. ALEMANNO) How to Brief a European Decision-Maker: Political Communication in the EU Institutions (H. BANNER and D. SCHÄFER) Rule of Law in the EU: Tools and Challenges (R.COMAN) EU Transport Policy and EU Space Policy (F. DECOSTER, F. VERSINI) La politique industrielle de l’Union européenne (D. Herbert ) The UK and the EU: From Awkward Member State to Difficult Neighbour? (H. KASSIM) NATO’s Future and NATO-EU Relations: Building Bridges Across Brussels (A. PAPAIOANNOU) EU Lobbying: Demystifying the Reality—Demonstrating the Democratic Necessity (R. PATTEN) Assistants Parlementaires et Collaborateurs d’Elus (F. SAINT MARTIN) How to Find Work in the European Union and Its Institutions (M. WESTLAKE) Online Communications in EU Policymaking (J. WORTH) Women's Leadership in the European Union (M. VALDINI) The European Union and Russia (M. VALDINI) |
Other |
MATA study trip to Brussels POL study trip to Luxembourg and Strasbourg Internship search |
POL STUDY TRACK SEMESTER 3 at The Fletcher School |
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4 courses at The Fletcher School, 24 ECTS
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At least one course from each of the three divisions (‘breadth requirement’):
Cross-registration and substitution of 1 course from Tufts University or Harvard University possible |
POL STUDY TRACK SEMESTER 4 |
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MATA thesis submission, 25 ECTS |
High-level internship, 25 ECTS |
POL STUDY TRACK SEMESTER 3 |
High-level internship, 25 ECTS |
POL STUDY TRACK SEMESTER 4 at the Fletcher School |
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MATA thesis submission, 25 ECTS |
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4 courses at The Fletcher School, 24 ECTS
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At least one course from each of the three divisions (‘breadth requirement’):
Cross-registration and substitution of 1 course from Tufts University or Harvard University possible |
POL STUDY TRACK SEMESTER 1 at the Fletcher School |
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1 MATA compulsory course (27h, 5 ECTS) |
US-EU Relations in the 21st Century: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Transatlantic Affairs (J. SHATTUCK & I. LESSER) |
4 Fletcher courses, 24 ECTS |
At least one course from each of the three divisions (‘breadth requirement’):
Cross-registration and substitution of 1 course from Tufts University or Harvard University possible |
MATA-POL Thesis and Internship Preparation |
Select thesis supervisor from College of Europe (select from professors teaching Research Seminars) and from Fletcher Begin internship search |
POL STUDY TRACK SEMESTER 2 at the Fletcher School |
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1 MATA compulsory course (20h, 5 ECTS) |
US-EU Relations in the 21st Century: Transatlantic Project (B. BERTI & B. LETE) |
4 Fletcher courses, 24 ECTS |
At least one course from each of the three divisions (‘breadth requirement’):
Cross-registration and substitution of 1 course from Tufts University or Harvard University possible |
MATA POL thesis and internship preparation |
Submit thesis proposal Continue internship search |
POL STUDY TRACK SEMESTER 3 |
High-level internship |
POL STUDY TRACK SEMESTER 4 in Bruges |
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MATA Thesis submission (25 ECTS) |
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MATA compulsory compact seminar (8h, no ECTS) |
Southern Atlanticism: Rethinking Mental Maps of Transatlantic Relations (I. LESSER) |
POL simulation game (30h, 7 ECTS)
3 POL optional courses (30h, 5 ECTS)
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Negotiation and Decision-making in the EU: A Simulation Game (P. SETTEMBRI & C. HERMANIN & J. WORTH)
EU Institutions and Administration
EU internal Policies
European Governance
Europe and the World
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Research seminar for the writing of the thesis (30h, 1 ECTS) |
L’Union européenne face aux crises : légitimité, politisation, populisme, partis politiques, désinformation (BRACK N.). Le policy-making de l’Union européenne : politiques publiques, Parlement européen, européanisation, partis, représentation d’intérêts (COSTA O.) EU Governance and Integration : Common Policies, Institutions, Eurozone, (Digital) Single Market, Globalisation, EU Crises (HODSON D.) The EU’s International Role and External Action: CFSP, CSDP, EEAS, Enlargement, ENP, Russia, EU’s Power (JUNCOS A.) EU Multi-Level Governance : Citizens, Civil Society Actors, Political Parties (VAN INGELGOM V.) Law and Politics in the EU : Public Policies, Law and Politics, Interest Groups, Norms, Hard Law/Soft Law, CJEU, Commission (SAURUGGER S.) EU Reform : Institutional Change, Constitutional Issues, EU Politics (WESTLAKE M.) European Security Matters : Crisis Management, Deterrence and Defence, Emerging and Unconventional Threats (WESTON A.) |
Study trips
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MATA study trip to Brussels POL study trip to Luxembourg and Geneva |
POL workshops in professional development—some may be taught during the first semester (voluntary, 8h, no ECTS) |
Retour de la guerre en Europe : quelles conséquences sur le cours de l’intégration européenne ? (A. ADAM) European Democracy: Citizen Participation in and Beyond Elections (A. ALEMANNO) How to Brief a European Decision-Maker: Political Communication in the EU Institutions (H. BANNER and D. SCHÄFER) Rule of Law in the EU: Tools and Challenges (R.COMAN) EU Transport Policy and EU Space Policy (F. DECOSTER, F. VERSINI) La politique industrielle de l’Union européenne (D. Herbert ) The UK and the EU: From Awkward Member State to Difficult Neighbour? (H. KASSIM) NATO’s Future and NATO-EU Relations: Building Bridges Across Brussels (A. PAPAIOANNOU) EU Lobbying: Demystifying the Reality—Demonstrating the Democratic Necessity (R. PATTEN) Assistants Parlementaires et Collaborateurs d’Elus (F. SAINT MARTIN) How to Find Work in the European Union and Its Institutions (M. WESTLAKE) Online Communications in EU Policymaking (J. WORTH) Women's Leadership in the European Union (M. VALDINI) The European Union and Russia (M. VALDINI) |
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