First ever training in our new Tirana Campus
The College of Europe in Bruges is organising, upon initiative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a two-week Training for Young Professionals of the Western Balkans, taking place from 03 to 14 June...
The College of Europe was pleased to organise, in the framework of the EU-funded project El-Hiwar II, its first Summer School on Euro-Arab Relations. It took place from 15 to 19 July 2019 in Bruges and Brussels.
The objective of this project is to strengthen dialogue, cooperation and collaboration with key regional actors involved in Euro-Arab relations, through a number of activities including institutional training courses and policy dialogues.
5 days in Bruges and Brussels to enhance knowledge of Euro-Arab relations and explore avenues to deepen relations.
It included lectures, dedicated workshops focussing on skills, panel/ roundtable discussions, a study visit to EU institutions and many opportunities to expand the participants' professional network. There were around 24 participants, both from the League of Arab States and the European Union and from civil society/think tanks/academia.
The event took place in English but translation and interpretation to/from Arabic was foreseen.
The programme focussed on:
For more details, you can download the programme here.
Learn, connect, network, make your voice heard!
Throughout the Summer School, participants had the opportunity to be supported by high-level experts to design, develop and advocate for their ideas. Also, because one of the objectives of the Summer School was to explore concrete actions that could strengthen Euro-Arab relations, participants were required to draft a short policy paper, policy proposal or project proposal.
A selection of papers will be collected, edited, published and disseminated online after the Summer School.
Click here to submit your application. The deadline was 9 May 2019 by 12h00.
Should you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact us: elhiwarii@coleurope.eu