COLLEGE OF EUROPE
The place to study and experience Europe

“The academic quality and the variety of its postgraduate European study programmes are renowned worldwide. The College of Europe is the most genuinely ‘European’ of all university institutes of European studies: it attracts a highly qualified pan-European faculty and welcomes students from across the entire continent and further afield; and it enjoys a truly European atmosphere on its Bruges and Natolin (Warsaw) campuses. As the careers of many of its alumni illustrate, the College degree opens up rewarding professional prospects in Europe and at the international level.” — Rector Paul Demaret

Founded in 1949, the College of Europe was the world’s first — and is one of the most reputed — institutes of European postgraduate studies. It relies on a large worldwide network. Its programmes open up rewarding professional prospects in Europe and at the international level.

The academic programmes of Bruges and Natolin (Warsaw) provide students with a specialised grounding in the European dimension of their fields of study as well as an in-depth understanding of Europe in all its complexity. By working together in an international community of students, academic assistants, faculty and staff members from all corners of the continent and beyond, students experience Europe first-hand and benefit from a wide range of teaching methods and from challenging teamwork and negotiation exercises.

The one-year programme lasts from September until the end of June and is taught in English and French. To be awarded the degree, students must take oral and written examinations at the end of each semester and submit a master’s thesis in English or French. The thesis gives students the opportunity to undertake individual research, conducted primarily in the second semester, under the supervision of a faculty member. The programmes are enriched by study trips to the European institutions and, for students at Natolin (Warsaw), also to neighbouring countries. Through the College’s extensive network of contacts, students have the opportunity to meet and discuss with policy-makers, practitioners and representatives of the business community throughout their year at the College.

Next to the academic programmes the Development Office manages the College of Europe’s European and international projects and is in charge of the College’s activities in relation to its public and private partners. The Development Office organises training courses and offers project development and other professional services to universities, public bodies, private companies and non-governmental organisations. The Development Office provides a wide range of professional training courses, services for the EU institutions, tailor-made academic expertise and co-operation, projects developed in partnerships, workshops and a worldwide network of EU professionals, professors, alumni and partners.