Careers with the European Union

MODULE 1 – EU Institutions and Policies

In the heart of Milan the first module will base the pillars of EU organisation and legislation:

• History of European Integration
• The EU Institutions
• EU law and related decision making process
• The EU budget
• EU Affairs and lobby: the role of regulatory and consultancy agencies
• International strategy: the role of the EU in the world

MODULE 2 – European Policies and Socio-Economic Horizons

In this module participants will learn the fundamentals and uniqueness of EU policy-making and socio-economic development processes, through a case-based methodology and several guest speakers (political-scientists, sociologists, economist, managers with previous experiences in the EU context). All the courses have a deep focus on policies and socio-economic development:

• Integration and Governance
• The EU Internal market
• The European Green Deal
• Political economy of the EU
• Neighborhood policies European indirect funds and related mechanism
• European direct funds and related mechanisms (Horizon Europe, Space and Defense, Agricultural project, Erasmus +.

MODULE 3 – Project Writing and Management

During the third modules participants will have the occasion to analyse the basis to write and managing a European project, starting from analysing a concept note to building thee budget and related activities. Moreover, participants will have the occasion to analyse the principles related to the implementation phase of a European project

• The Project Cycle Management
• Analysing idea: building a feasibility study
• Creating the proposal: how to write a competitive project
• The funding and tender portal: what it is and how to use it
• Managing a European project
• Financial Statement

MODULE 4 – A week at European Institutions (Brussels, not compulsory)

According to the modalities agreed below, a week is foreseen at the European Institutions, to deepen the knowledge of the European realities, of the Institutions and of the working methods.

MODULE 5 – Internship Programme

The internship program lasts from 3 months.

The candidate will be introduced to his Tutor in Italy, who will follow him during the internship program.

Events and networking activities will be promoted to enrich the experience, in order to meet other young international professionals.

MODULE 6 – Project Work and Final Dissertation

At the end of the program, participants are asked to describe their internship experience in the final project work that would be the object of the final dissertation.

This stage is the final step to obtain a Master Degree in “Careers with the European Union”, corresponding to 60 CFU, according to the Italian Ministry of Education.