These workshops and events (also called the Core Programme) are all open to any student currently enrolled at one of the Europaeum’s member universities if that student’s main focus of study lies in the Humanities or Social Sciences. They are ideal for masters students and early-stage PhD candidates looking to gain experience at presenting and the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas in a friendly and supportive conference-style setting.
Events are offered at no cost to participants and aim to involve students as much as possible via academic contributions such as the presentation of a paper or a role as a discussant. Keynote speakers typically include academics from inside and outside the Europaeum network, policymakers, and other high-level external experts whose expertise is relevant to the event theme.
Selection of student participants takes place via a rigorous application & selection process.
Forthcoming events
Classics Colloquium
Freie Universität Berlin
16-18 December 2024
Critical Thinking in Classics
Media & Fear Winter Workshop
Universidade Católica de Portugal
7–10 January 2025
Media & Fear
Winter School on the European Green Deal
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
4-7 February 2025
Europaeum Winter School
Europaeum Spring School
University of Oxford
17-20 March 2025
Resistance and Resilience
Later in 2025…
The Summer School
University of Luxembourg
July 2025, TBA
AI & the Digital Future
Classics Colloquium
University of Oxford
October 2025, TBA
Decolonising Classics
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Europaeum Scholars Programme
Core Programme events can be a gateway for those considering applying to our flagship programme, a two-year policy and leadership course for a select few of the brightest doctoral students within the Europaeum network. Taken alongside a doctorate, it has eight modules, including seminars with leading academics and practitioners, professional skills training, and significant team activity (multidisciplinary groups work on how to “make Europe a better place”). Read more about the Europaeum Scholars Programme.
The Spring School
The Europaeum Spring School usually takes place in Oxford in April and brings together inspiring speakers, students from the network, and some students enrolled in one of the Europaeum joint MAs. 2023’s focus was on “Shifting Paradigms” and 2024’s was on “Turbulent Times.” These broad themes lend themselves to a colourful palette of papers across disciplines and to maximum engagement through daily discussion groups. The 2025 Spring School (advertised autumn 2024) will revolve around “Resistance and Resilience”.
The Summer School
The Europaeum Summer School is a week-long annual flagship event for graduates to debate current issues. It usually takes place at one of the member universities, with a theme initiated by a particular local expertise or academic strength. Students are invited to give papers, join lively discussion groups, and take part in extra-curricular cultural elements of the programme. 2022’s Summer School, held at KU Leuven, debated “the Politics of Heritage”, while 2023’s at LMU Munich engaged “the Dialectics European Integration”. Apply here for 2024’s at St Andrews on Cultural Heritage and Archives.
Winter Schools
Winter Schools arise from initiatives by member institutions who want to draw on a particular local strength or academic focus that may be topical to the moment. Themes are interdisciplinary and can be wide ranging. The first Europaeum Winter School, held at UPF Barcelona in February 2022, discussed on Planetary Wellbeing, and the second, held at the Dutch Institute in Morocco (NIMAR) in March 2023 on The Magrib between Europe and Africa. The third, held at Tartu in January-February 2024, was entitled “Survivance and Survival: Theory and Method.”
Conferences
The Europaeum organises high-level conferences on suitable and timely themes in collaboration with partners. It also occasionally offers support to member universities who wish to organise events at which a few selected students from the Europaeuma network will be invited to participate. Topics vary but always align with the Europaeum’s three themes: European History & Culture; European Policy-Making; and European Liberal Democracy and Citizen Engagement. Examples of this category of events include Recovering Europe’s Parliamentary Culture, 1500-1700 and the annual Estoril Political Forum.
Seminars, Colloquia & Lectures
In addition to the Spring, Summer, and Winter Schools for students, an annual Policy Seminar takes place in Brussels or Luxembourg, in close collaboration with EU institutions. The annual Classics Colloquium looks at what Antiquity can teach us about the present day, bringing together presentations by leading academics in the network on a topic chosen (it is not necessarily exclusive to Classicists). Occasionally, distinguished speakers are invited to deliver lectures or webinars on relevant European topics.
MA Programmes
MA Programmes, awarded by member universities under the Europaeum flag, give students the opportunity to spend study time at different universities during their enrolment. These are exciting international opportunities which are unique to the Europaeum and foster the sense of a connected Europe.
Bursaries & Exchanges
The Europaeum supports a small number of exchanges every year, with the generous help and cooperation of selected member universities and external donors. Currently, these opportunities exist for students from Geneva, Helsinki, Oxford and Prague.
Testimonials
What event participants said about their experience when replying to an anonymous feedback form: