The Jean Monnet programme aims at stimulating teaching, research and reflection in the field of European integration studies at the level of higher education institutions within and outside the European Community.
European integration studies are defined as the analysis of the origins and evolution of the European Communities and the European Union in all its aspects. They cover both the internal and external dimension of European integration, including the European Union's role in the dialogue between peoples and cultures and the European Union's role and perception in the world.
Launched in 1989, the programme is now present in 62 countries throughout the world and around 740 universities offer Jean Monnet courses as part of their curricula. Between 1990 and 2009, the Jean Monnet Action has helped to set up approximately 3,500 projects in the field of European integration studies, including 141 Jean Monnet European Centres of Excellence, 775 Chairs and 2,007 permanent courses and European modules.
Since 2007 the Jean Monnet Programme has formed part of the new Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2013.
The programme beneficiaries include higher education institutions and/or associations of professors and researchers specialising in European integration. To support their work the Jean Monnet programme funds the following actions:
Key Activity 1: Jean Monnet Action
The programme beneficiaries include higher education institutions and/or associations of professors and researchers specialising in European integration. To support their work the Jean Monnet programme funds the following actions:
Key Activity 2: Support specified institutions dealing with issues relating to European integration
The Jean Monnet programme also supports certain key institutions and associations active at European level in the field of education and training.Operating grants are awarded to support certain operational and administrative costs of these institutions pursuing an aim of European interest:
Funding opportunity: operating grants to support specified institutions dealing with issues relating to European integration (managed by the European Commission
Key Activity 3: European associations active at European level in the field of education and training
Within the Lifelong Learning Programme, key activity 3 of the Jean Monnet programme authorises the Community to provide operating grants to support certain operational and administrative costs of European associations active in the fields of education and training.
More information is available at http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/jean_monnet/jean_monnet_en.php
25.02.2010
