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Understanding Europe: Why It Matters and What It Can Offer You

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Course Summary

Explore the history, culture, and politics of Europe through this comprehensive course. Gain a deeper understanding of the continent's past and present, and its impact on the world.

Key Learning Points

Learn about the key events and figures that shaped Europe's history
Gain insights into the diverse cultures and societies of the continent
Understand the political and economic challenges facing Europe today

Learning Outcomes

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the history and culture of Europe
Develop critical thinking and analytical skills
Understand current political and economic challenges facing Europe

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

No prior knowledge of European history or culture is required
A basic understanding of world history is recommended

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

Online self-paced course
Video lectures
Quizzes and assignments

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Description

Regardless of where you live, the European Union not only affects your life, but may also transform it. By learning how Europe works, a new world will open up to you and

discover new jobs you never heard of. The European Union has a large, yet often unnoticed, impact on many aspects of everybody’s life. We will analyze what the EU is doing for YOU regardless of where you live. We will also look at what YOU can do for and in Europe. Whether you are traveling, eating, working, doing business, shopping, surfing the Internet or breathing, all these activities are largely shaped by the EU. As a result no global citizen, business leader, lawmaker, lobbyist or student can effectively operate in Europe or in the world without a solid understanding of this unique laboratory of integration. While the EU is often depicted as a monstrous bureaucratic creature, condemned to irrelevance by the emerging economies, in 50 years it accomplished what other countries took centuries to realize. The EU remains the most accomplished experiment of economic, social and political integration in human history. Given its inherent complexities, this Course aims at empowering you on what Europe can offer and will enable you to discover jobs and opportunities you were not aware of. Indeed, throughout the whole course, participants will be confronted with real-life examples of EU action. EU affairs professionals will share their personal EU experiences and tell us about their EU jobs. You will also be able to interact with the instructor and other participants, share your opinions, question the instructor’s assumptions and hence shape the course’s content.

Outline

Why the European Union?
About "Understaning Europe"
Welcome to Understanding Europe
What is Europe: different points of view
What is Europe: the birth of Europe
What is Europe: the coming of age of Europe
Why Europe: Europe impacts your Life
Why Europe: The limits of European action
Debunking some of the European myths
What is the European Paradox?
Welcome to the course
Module Objectives
To complete the course...
Why The European Union?

Who is the European Union?
The players of the EU Game
An introduction to the EU institutions
EU Institutions: the European Council
EU Institutions: the European Commission
EU Institutions: the Council of the European Union
EU Institutions: the European Parliament
EU Institutions: the Court of Justice of the European Union
EU Institutions: the European Central Bank
EU Institutions: the European Court of Auditors
The EU Member States
The EU Citizens
The EU Civil Society
Module Objectives
Who is the European Union?

What the EU can do?
What the EU can do: introduction
What the EU can do (on paper): competence
The limits of EU action: subsidiarity
The limits of EU action: proportionality
What the EU can actually do
A flagship of EU intervention: competition
Intellectual Property in the EU - part 1 - Basic elements of IP (Giuseppe MAZZIOTTI)
Intellectual Property in the EU - part 2 - Why the EU has developed policies regarding IP (Giuseppe MAZZIOTTI)
Intellectual Property in the EU - part 3 - Challenges for a modern IP system in the EU (Giuseppe MAZZIOTTI)
Module Objectives
What the EU can do?

How does the EU work?
Feedback on EU elections - Google Hangout live - May 28 2014
How the EU works: Introduction
EU policymaking: the sausage factory
Behind the scenes of policymaking: the EU Commissions's preparatory work
The EU legislative process
How the EU makes laws
The informal process: trilogues
EU rulemaking: comitology
EU Rights (Part 1): How are EU Rights enforced (Anne-Lise Sibony)
EU Rights (Part 2): In Case of Doubt: Questions to the European Court of Justice (Anne-Lise Sibony)
EU Rights (Part 3 ): Taking Effectiveness Seriously: Class Actions (Anne-Lise Sibony)
EU Budget (Part 1): organisation and priorities (Richard Crowe)
EU Budget (Part 2): revenue and expenditure (Richard Crowe)
How the EU works: conclusion
Module Objectives
How does the EU work?

What can the EU do for you?
What can the EU do for You
The EU's Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (Elaine Fahey)
The Trans-European Networks
The liberalization of air travel
The free movement of students
EU Fundamental Rights (part 1): Why, When and How (Daniel Sarmiento)
EU Fondamental Rights (part 2): an EU Fundamental Rights Policy? (Daniel Sarmiento)
What can the EU do for YOU as a corporation?
Fundamental Values of the EU (part 1): The European Union as a Community of Values (Laurent Pech)
Fundamental Values of the EU (part 2): Protecting European Union Values Within the European Union (Laurent Pech)
What the EU do for You: final message
Module Objectives
What can the EU do for you?

What can you do for Europe?
What YOU can do for Europe: Introduction
The European civil society
EU Citizenship - part 1 (Dimitry Kochenov)
EU Citizenship - part 2 (Dimitry Kochenov)
Public Consultations and Open Petitions
The European Citizen’s Initiative
EU Institutions listening to You
What can you do for Europe? -interviews-
How can Europe be better perceived? -interviews-
Final Message
Module Objectives
What can you do for Europe?
Final Exam

A Job for All (Optional)
Entrepreneur, Andras Baneth
Research, Chiara Bortoluzzi
EU Official, Simonetta Cook
NGO, Helen Derbishire
Lobbyist, Sabine Dittrich
NGO, Doru Frantescu
EU Official, Anne Houtman
Communication, Charlélie Jourdan
EU Official, Gérard Legris
EU Official, Robert Madelin
Lobbyist, Vinciane Patelou
NGO, Ronny Patz
Political Staff, Axel Singhofen
NGO, James Thronton
Edition / Research, Cliff Wirajendi
Lobbyist, Martin Wittenberg
Media, Jon Worth

Clinic Section (Optional)
TTIP - Enabling parliamentary cooperation under the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Data Protection - Ensuring the protection of your online personal data
Lobbying Transparency - Transparency Register Review
European Citizens' Initiative - Make it work!
Judicial Transparency
What is the EU Clinic?

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