PONT Working Europe Seminar on EU Trade
The third PONT Working Europe Seminar for Master students and graduates on EU Trade Policy has officially started! Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, this 5-day seminar, organised within the framework of PONT, offers 20 participants from different national and disciplinary backgrounds (Political Science, European Studies, International Relations, Economics, Development Studies…) the opportunity to gain […]
Last days for sending application for the VIADUCT Teaching Papers
VIADUCT is seeking manuscripts that describe innovative, new and creative ideas for teaching Turkey’s relations with the European Union. Manuscripts of about 3000-4000 words should provide worthwhile and practical ideas on teaching Turkey and the EU relations. Deadline: 28 February 2018 Manuscripts should be submitted to: Viaductpapers@gmail.com More info available here The first teaching paper will be presented […]
VIADUCT Student Paper Competition
VIADUCT is organising a student paper competition that seeks excellent contributions on EU-Turkey relations and shall offer students the opportunity to gain experience with academic publishing. The aim of the competition is to contribute to the professionalisation of very young researchers and to allow outstanding work by them to be recognised and widely disseminated. A committee of […]
Call for papers: VIADUCT Policy Papers
The VIADUCT network organises a policy paper series with a focus on EU-Turkey relations offering young researchers to publish outstanding research via VIADUCT’s dissemination plat- forms. The policy papers shall communicate and diffuse research to a non-academic audience, particularly practitioners and policy makers. Deadline for submission: 31 May 2018
Call for nominations: VIADUCT Teaching Award
Objectives To recognise outstanding teaching in the fields of EU-Turkey relations and the Future of the EU: new forms of relations between the EU-27 and neighbouring countries. Teaching excellence comes in many forms and may include, but are not limited to: The intention is to reach out beyond the VIADUCT Network and spread best practice […]
TEPSA’s EU@Work Seminar on EU Affairs
On 19-22 November, TEPSA organised the EU@Work Seminar on EU Affairs in Brussels, at the heart of EU politics. Funded by the Europe for Citizens programme of the European Commission, this 4-day seminar offered 16 excellent undergraduate students (Bachelor students and recent graduates, high-school students and recent graduates) an opportunity to gain first-hand insights from researchers, EU practitioners, […]
SEnECA Kick-Off meeting on Strengthening and Energizing EU – Central Asia relations
From 23 to 24 January 2018, the SEnECA Kick-Off meeting took place, hosted by IEP (Institut fuer Europaeische Politik) Berlin. This meeting has been the first opportunity for the consortium to come together after the start of the SEnECA project on 1 January 2018. For two days, the 12 Consortium partners met and worked on launching their […]
Call for applications: VIADUCT Teachers’ Training Seminar
The VIADUCT consortium invites applications for a Teachers’ Training Seminar, which will be organised at Charles University on 30 May – 1 June 2018. The seminar will bring together teachers and lecturers with different disciplinary and national backgrounds from the VIADUCT network partner institutions. The aim is to exchange best practices and build a network of teachers by discussing […]
PONT Career Skills Training takes place in Brussels
15 young professionals and advanced level students gathered in Brussels from 11-15 September, 2017 for a week long Career Skills Training organised by TEPSA as part of the PONT project. This was the second PONT Career Skills Training, with this edition focusing on how researchers can better communicate their work to both policy makers and […]
1st VIADUCT Week
The 1st VIADUCT Week will take place in Brussels between 23 and 27 April 2018, coordinated by TEPSA and CETEUS. VIADUCT Weeks, taking place every year, represent the moment where VIADUCT partners come together to take stock of developments in researching and teaching EU-Turkey relations. The 1st VIADUCT Week clusters the network’s main face-to-face activities in 2018, […]
VIADUCT 1st Steering Group Meeting
On November 2nd 2017 VIADUCT started its work programme with the project’s first steering group meeting in Brussels. The steering group is composed of 16 partner institutes from EU countries and Turkey. The SG finalised the planning on upcoming activities with special regard to the first VIADUCT week in April 2018. VIADUCT is a three year project, founded by the Erasmus+ programme, aiming at creating […]
FEUTURE-TRIANGLE PhD Workshop call for papers on EU-Turkey relations
This two-day PhD Workshop, organized within the context of the projects FEUTURE (Horizon 2020) and TRIANGLE (Blickwechsel: Contemporary Turkey Studies, funded by Stiftung Mercator), both coordinated by the Center for Turkey and European Union Studies at University of Cologne, is meant to provide a solid platform for junior researchers to discuss their research with their […]
PONT “Working Europe Seminar” 2: Climate, Energy and Environment Policy
TEPSA will organise its second Working Europe Seminar on March 27-31 2017 in the framework of its ERASMUS+/Jean Monnet project PONT (Professional Training on EU Affairs). During a 5-day seminar in Brussels, at the heart of EU politics, students will enjoy first-hand insights from researchers, EU practitioners and officials on current top priorities of the EU […]
FEUTURE Mid-term Conference
On 19-20 October 2017, the FEUTURE project partners will gather in Barcelona in order to discuss their research activities and first results. The conference will also involve relevant stakeholders and feature keynote speeches from experts. More information will soon be available on the FEUTURE website.
FEUTURE Scientific and Policy Advisory Board meeting takes place
On 23 March 2017, FEUTURE researchers had the chance to meet the members of the project’s Scientific Policy and Advisory Board (SPAB) to discuss the project’s research architecture and how to address potential future challenges. The SBAB is one of the key elements of the project’s quality assurance and provides the consortium with tailored consultancy and […]
Call for applications for TEPSA’s Pre-Presidency Conference
In the spirit of the PONT (Professional Training on EU Affairs) project, which aims at providing a bridge connecting young researchers and EU practitioners, we are pleased to announce that we have launched a call for applications for previous participants in PONT seminars and trainings to enable them to actively participate in TEPSA’s Pre-Presidency Conference. Selected applicants will be […]
FEUTURE Steering Group meeting
On 8 February 2017, the FEUTURE Steering Group met in Brussels in order to take stock of the project’s implementation and take decisions with regard to scientific aspects of the project. The FEUTURE Steering Group is composed of the FEUTURE Work Package leaders, FEUTURE Project Director Funda Tekin, FEUTURE Project Coordinator Wolfgang Wessels and FEUTURE Scientific […]
FEUTURE Stakeholder meeting
FEUTURE Stakeholder meeting “2017: a make or break year for EU-Turkey relations?”, Brussels, 8 February 2017 On 8 February 2017, FEUTURE researchers had the chance to meet interested stakeholders from the European Commission, the European External Action Service and the Member States in order to present FEUTURE and discuss the relevance of the project for EU policy-making. […]
5-day PONT Career Skills Training in Brussels
In the framework of the PONT project, TEPSA (Trans European Policy Studies Association) is organizing a Career Skills Training to guide recent graduates from Master’s programmes, PhD students and young researchers into the practicalities of working life and to introduce them to the Brussels arena. 16 young professionals have been selected to take part in the training that will help them identify and […]
Joint Workshop of FEUTURE Work Packages 2/4 “Power: Political and security drivers”
On November 3 & 4 2016 the FEUTURE Work Packages “Political Drivers” and “Security Drivers” concluded the first round of joint workshops of work package-tandems. Upon the invitation of EDAM (leader of Work Package 4) about 20 researchers convened at Sabanci University to discuss and frame their research in light of the cross-cutting issue “power”. […]
Open call for applications 5-day Brussels seminar on EU Asylum and Migration Policies for Master students
In the framework of the Professional Training on EU Affairs – PONT project, co-funded by the ERASMUS+/Jean Monnet Programme, TEPSA organized a five-day seminar on EU Asylum and Migration policies in Brussels on 4-8 April 2016. Twenty excellent Master’s students from diverse geographical and disciplinary backgrounds were selected from more than 100 high-calibre applicants. The seminar offered a unique opportunity to the […]
FEUTURE Kick-off Conference
Taking Stock of EU-Turkey Relations: A Successful Kick-off for FEUTURE On 26 and 27 May 2016 the research project “The Future of EU-Turkey Relations: Mapping Dynamics and Testing Scenarios” (FEUTURE) funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme was officially launched. About 100 participants including researchers from the consortium, distinguished Turkey experts, stakeholders and practitioners from Turkey, the European Union (EU) and the neighbourhood, […]