Deadline: ongoing
Open to: students worldwide who have some knowledge in some of the following topics/fields: EU and its institutions; EU politics; EU/ international law; International Relations / politics, foreign policy
Venue: online
Description
What are the challenges the EU faces, and can it rise to meet them? Sign up and learn more about the EU as a global actor and its role in the international, political, economic, environmental and security arena.
The study of the EU as an international actor has become a key element in European and International Law, European Studies and International Relations. The EU represents the world’s largest trade power and aid donor, has a diplomatic service larger than that of most states, and has launched more than 20 civil-military operations. It has presented itself as a normative, global actor, and its emergence as a legal entity that is neither a state nor a classic international organization has both puzzled and fascinated legal scholars and political scientists alike. We represent a consortium consisting of the Global Governance Programme of the European University Institute in Florence, the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and the Chair for European and International Economic Law at the University of Passau. iversity has joined forces guided by the vision of providing cutting-edge expertise on the many facets of this fast-evolving topic to the greatest number of students.
At the end of the course you will:
- be able to identify and understand the main challenges of the EU and its Member States in the world today, and how they affect us personally;
- understand the means which the EU has at its disposal to tackle these challenges, and learn ways to critically evaluate its performance;
- understand and be able to apply the key legal principles and political realities governing EU external relations, its relationship with its Member States and citizens, and the outside world;
- situate the EU as an international actor into the main theoretical approaches to International Relations, and harness these approaches to analyze current topics in global politics.
Eligibility
Students from all countries can enroll to this online course.
It is highly recommended that you have basic knowledge in one or more of the following subjects:
- The EU and its institutions / EU politics;
- EU / International law;
- International relations / politics, foreign policy.
The course should take you 4 hours per week including readings, watching videos, discussing with fellow students and completing quizzes.
Benefits
Students participating in this course can earn the official Statement of Participation.
Requirements for receiving the Statement of Participation are to watch 80% of the lecture videos as well as complete 80% of the quizzes.
How to enroll?
You can enroll for free to this MOOC at the following link here.
For further details please check the official webpage.
