Online Master – The European Union and Central Asia in the International System (EUCAIS)

Centre international de formation européenne

Institut für Europäische Politik

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E-LEARNING

The study material is delivered via online courses, on a dedicated learning platform, supplemented by workshops. The participants are expected to familiarise themselves with the contents of the online courses through self-study. Study progress is controlled through online discussions, assignments and exams during the presence phases in Germany.

       FIRST SEMESTER

  • 1.1 History: EU-integration and European-Central Asian Relations in a Changing World; Prof. Dr. Hartmut Marhold, CIFE and University of Cologne
  • 1.2 Economics: Challenges and Trends of World Economy: Implications for the EU and Central Asia; Prof. Dr. Wim Kösters, University of Bochum / Member of the Executive Board , Rhine-Westfalia Institute for Economic Reserach and Prof. Dr. Ansgar Belke, University of Essen / Research Director  of DIW (German Institute of Economic Research)
  • 1.3 Politics: Institutions, Decision-Making and Core Policies in the External Action of the EU; Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wessels, University of Cologne

       SECOND SEMESTER

  • 2.1 Law: European and International Law; Prof. Dr. Peter-Christian Müller-Graff, Uni Heidelberg
  • 2.2 Economics: EU Trade Policy and the Single Market; Prof. André Schmidt, University Witten/Herdecke
  • 2.3 Energy Economy and Climate Change; Prof. Dr. Oliver Bettzüge, University of Cologne
  • 2.4 Politics: The EU and the Central Asia in World Politics; Dr. Elfriede Regelsberger, IEP and Prof. Dr. Reimund Seidelmann, University of Giessen
  • 2.5 Simulation: EU-Central Asia Foreign Ministers Summits and High Level Experts Meetings; Alexander Mühlen, Former Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany.

       THIRD SEMESTER

  • 3.1 Methodology of Academic Work in Research & Writing: Prof. Dr. Carina Sprungk, Free University Berlin
  • 3.2 Political and Economic Aspects of Transition in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Prof. Francois Bafoil, CERI and Sciences Po Paris
  • 3.3 The EU and the Relations with Central Asia - Lessons from the Past for Strategies of the Future, Prof. Dr. Mathias Jopp, IEP and Prof. Dr. Reimund Seidelmann

The three courses from first semester and courses 2.1, 2.5 and 3.1 are the compulsory courses.



The Project "EU-Central Asia in the International System" (EUCAIS) is organised with significant funding from the VolkswagenFoundation and financially supported by the Lifelong Learning Programme JEAN MONNET of the European Commission.

The Volkswagen Foundation is an independent non-profit organization and has been funding research projects in all disciplines since 1962. Within the framework of changing funding initiatives, it gives specific impetus for the scientific community.

The Jean Monnet Programme in the Lifelong Learning Programme stimulates teaching, research and reflection on European integration at higher education institutions throughout the world. Since its inception, the Jean Monnet Programme has been built on the strict respect of the principle of academic autonomy and freedom.