Course | Summer School
Summer School 'The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance'
- Date
- Monday 13 June 2022 - Friday 24 June 2022
- Address
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Wijnhaven
Turfmarkt 99
2511 DP The Hague
The Summer School ‘The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance’ will focus on a range of topics relevant to interactions between the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) and the EU’s role within current patterns of global governance.
It will include lectures by eminent scholars in European Integration, International Organization and Global Governance. The Summer School has been initiated by and will be conducted under the academic leadership of Professor Madeleine Hosli (in collaboration with several colleagues from Leiden University and external experts).
Among the themes covered are:
- The United Nations and regional integration;
- EU and interactions with the UN;
- EU and global security governance;
- EU and multilateralism, challenges to global climate governance, migration;
- EU and global economic, fiscal and tax governance.
The Summer School will consist of lectures, seminars, short presentations by the participating students, a simulation game and a visit to EU institutions in Brussels (all offered live if circumstances allow for this, with ‘remote’ as a backup option).
All activities are taking place in Leiden University’s building ‘Wijnhaven’ (Turfmarkt 99, The Hague). The tentative program is as follows:
Program
Monday 13 June
Day 1
| 09:15 - 09:30 | Welcome |
| Prof. Madeleine Hosli | |
| 09:30 - 11:00 | The European Union and the United Nations: Introduction |
| Prof. Madeleine Hosli | |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Eastern Enlargement and Global Governance |
| Prof. Antoaneta Dimitrova | |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Lunch break |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Visit to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) |
| The Hague |
Tuesday 14 June
Day 2
| 09:45 – 12:00 | The European Union and Global Security Governance |
| Prof. Spyros Blavoukos | |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 – 15:30 | Visit to the International Criminal Court (ICC), The Hague |
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13:15 Participants assemble in front of the ICC 13:30 Presentation on the Court and its current developments 14:15 Q&A 14:30 Attendance of a hearing (open session, if available) 15:30 End of the visit to the ICC |
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| 15:30 - 17:00 | The Hague City Tour |
Wednesday 15 June
Day 3
| 9:30 - 11:00 | The European Union and Covid-19, Lecture 1 |
| Prof. Amy Verdun | |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | The European Union and Covid-19, Lecture 2 |
| Prof. Amy Verdun | |
| 13:00 – 14:15 | Lunch break |
| 14:15 – 16:00 | The European Union and the World Trade Organization (WTO) |
| Prof. Sieglinde Gstöhl |
Thursday 16 June
Day 4
| 09:30 - 10:45 | European Economic and Monetary Integration |
| Prof. Madeleine O. Hosli | |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 12:45 | The European Union in Global Monetary Governance (part 1): Currency Unions in Theory and Practice: Challenges for European Monetary Integration |
| Dr. Ad van Riet | |
| 12:45 - 14:00 | Lunch break |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | The European Union in Global Monetary Governance (part 2): Europe's Strategic Autonomy - The International Role of the Euro |
| Dr. Ad van Riet | |
| 15:30 - 16:15 | Preparations for the Simulation Game on European Union Migration Governance and the United Nations: |
| Role Allocation and Discussion of the Rules | |
| 16:15 - 17:45 | Participants prepare opening statements for the simulation game |
Friday 17 June
Day 5
| 9:30 – 17:00 | Simulation Game on EU Migration Governance and the UN |
| Simulation game – opening statements | |
| Statements on agenda item 1 followed by moderated caucus | |
| Statements on agenda item 2 followed by moderated caucus | |
| Statements on agenda item 3 followed by moderated caucus | |
| Statements on agenda item 4 followed by moderated caucus | |
| Negotiations to derive a common position for agenda items 1-4 | |
| Draft Treaty Text Prepared | |
| Final Round of Negotiations | |
| Collective Statement |
Monday 20 June
Day 8
| 9:30 – 11:15 | Climate Governance in a Global and Regional Context |
| Prof. Simon Schunz | |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 – 13:15 | Climate and Energy Governance: The Role of the European Union |
| Dr. Susann Handke | |
| 13:15 – 14:30 | Lunch break |
| 14.30 – 16:15 | EU-Russia Energy Relations: Lessons for the Low-Carbon Transition |
| Dr. Susann Handke |
Tuesday 21 June
Day 9
| 9:30 - 10:45 | The European Union in the G-20 |
| Dr. Jaroslaw Kantorowicz | |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Coffee break |
| 11:15 - 12:45 | The EU Global Strategy, Brexit and 'America is Back' |
| Dr. Joris Larik | |
| 12:45 – 13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 – 14:45 | International Capital Liberalization, Financial Systems and Banking Regulation |
| Prof. David Howarth | |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Coffee break |
| 15:00 - 16:30 | Presentation (virtual) by the World Bank |
Wednesday 22 June
Day 10
| 9:30 – 11:00 | Legislative Decision-making in the European Union |
| Arash Pourebrahimi | |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15 – 12:45 | The European Union in the United Nations: A Coherent Actor? |
| Prof. Madeleine Hosli | |
| 12:45 - 13:15 | Lunch break |
| 13:15 – 15:00 | The EU and International Tax Law: Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) and Beyond |
| Prof. Irma Mosquera Valderrama | |
| From 15:00 onwards | Summer School Participants travel to Brussels |
Thursday 23 June
Day 11
| 10:15 – 12:30 | Visit to the European Council/Council of the EU |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch break |
| 14:00 – 16:00 | Visit to the European Commission |
Friday 24 June
Day 12
| 9:30 - 12:00 | Visit to the European External Action Service (EEAS) 10.00 Arrival and security check 10.30 Role of the EEAS, EU's Diplomatic Service 11.30 EU-UN Partnership on Peace and Security 12.30 End of the visit |
| 12:00-13:00 | Break |
| 13.00-15:00 | Lunch, Diploma Ceremony and Conclusions |
| Prof. Madeleine Hosli |
- End of the Summer School -
Costs for the Summer School are Euro 1500 (this includes the lectures and activities, a welcome dinner and the transfer to EU institutions in Brussels). Students are responsible for their own housing arrangements.
The Summer School can also be attended online. The fee for this is Euro 460. This includes all lectures, seminars and the simulation game, but excludes visits to institutions in The Hague and in Brussels, as these will be in-person.
This summer programme is supported by the European Union’s Jean Monnet program.
Two partial scholarships of Euro 750 will be made available based on merit and need, with support by the Jean Monnet program. Students who would like to be considered for a partial scholarship must state this clearly in their motivation letter. The application deadline for these candidates is 18 March 2022 (with candidates being notified about the decision by 8 April 2022).
The Summer School ‘The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance’ is open to Master-level and PhD students.
Participants are selected based on academic performance and motivation to attend the Summer School.
The deadline for application is 18 March 2022 if you want to be considered for the scholarship. The general application deadline is 8 April 2022.
Apply by filling out the submission form and submitting the following documents:
- A letter of motivation
- A transcript of undergraduate (or graduate) level course grades
- A Bachelor or Master Diploma
- A Curriculum Vitae
- Good proficiency in the English language is a requirement for participation.
The deadline for application is 18 March 2022 if you want to be considered for the scholarship. The general application deadline is 8 April 2022.
At the end of the course, participants receive a certificate of participation. An additional statement regarding the amount of ECTS credits can be issued. Please note that the document is not an official transcript and that it is the student’s responsibility to validate the course for credit at their home university. Keeping in mind that 1 ECTS equals 28 study hours, we value the summer school on The European Union, The United Nations and Global Governance to be representing 5 ECTS.
If you have any questions, please contact Audrey Vrolijk via: EUGOV@fgga.leidenuniv.nl.
