Professor Achim Hurrelmann, Coordinator of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
New funding puts Carleton’s Centre for European Studies at the forefront of research, teaching and outreach about European integration.
With the recent terrorist attacks in Europe, the refugee crisis and “Brexit”, it’s a crucial moment in the life of the European Union.
Not surprisingly, the unfolding events are being closely watched within Carleton’s Centre for European Studies (CES), one of only five European Union Centres of Excellence in Canada.
CES will host three new projects recently selected for funding by the European Union. Almost $150,000 in new funding will support a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, which will provide a wide range of scholarships and events that will benefit both the Carleton community and beyond. This new initiative will be coordinated by Associate Professor Achim Hurrelmann and includes 19 scholars from both Carleton University and the University of Ottawa.
“At a time when the EU is in the news on a daily basis, our programs offer in-depth insights into what is going on in Europe and how it affects Canada,” says Professor Joan DeBardeleben, the director of CES. “This new funding supports student research, visiting European scholars, and a host of online activities like webinars and podcasts.”
Professor Joan Debardeleben, Director of the Centre for European Studies
EU Relations with Russia and the Eastern Neighbourhood
In addition to the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, Professor DeBardeleben was selected for a grant of approximately $73,000 as the Jean Monnet Chair in the EU Relations with Russia and the Eastern Neighbourhood. The funding will support teaching, research and public events centred on topics such as the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, security challenges, and implementation of the EU’s new trade and association agreements with Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia.
A third grant of approximately $69,000 was awarded to Assistant Professor Crina Viju, for a project entitled “Studying EU in Canadian High Schools”, which will support CES high school outreach programs including conferences and lesson plans.
“The Centre for European Studies provides crucial support to many of our students who are doing field work in Europe,” says Associate Professor Hurrelmann, who is also director of the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies. “When they’re studying the EU from outside Europe, they have to find a way to be in touch.”
He also describes the centre, which includes academics from Carleton University and the University of Ottawa, as a hub for scholars with EU-related research interests.
“There’s a large community of people in Ottawa who do work on the EU, whether on environmental, economic, or trade issues, and this funding will allow us to create synergies between them,” says Associate Professor Hurrelmann.
Read more about Professor Joan DeBardeleben’s research on EU-Ukraine relations in FPA Voices.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 in Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, News
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