The Jean Monnet European Center of Excellence of the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels, the National School of Public Administration and Italian Perm.Rep. at the EU is organizing the “9thedition of the Jean Monnet International Summer Seminar,Italy and the European Union” to be held in Brussels from the 9^th to the 13^th July 2012.

The purpose of this week-long summer seminar is provide an in-depth, comprehensive analysis of how Italy relates to the European Union. Participants will thus acquire an in depth knowledge of the whos and hows of Italy’s action within the European Union.

The seminar will have a hands-on practical approach, alternating lectures with meetings with the top Italian and European public servants, diplomats and governmental actors. The teaching format will see the alternating of front teaching, round tables and visits to the EU institutions and the Italian Institutions in Bruxelles.

The Summer Seminars address primarily to graduate and PhD students and young civil servants, but they can also be useful for journalists, diplomats, people working in NGOs, interest groups, etc. Exceptionally skilled senior undergraduate students can be accepted on an individual base. The seminars are highly selective and intensive (30 teaching hours), giving right to 4 ECTS / 2 US credits. Admission is subordinated to the proof of previous knowledge about the EU. In the past editions of the summer seminar, approximately 35% of the applicants have been accepted.

The tuition feeis of 450€. Full scholarships and partial scholarships waiving the tuition fees are available and will be awarded on the basis of merit and need. Please refer to the website for details.

Accommodation and board are not included in the tuition fee, though organizers do reserve a number of affordable places for the participants.

The deadlines are 20 June 2012 for grant requests and 30 June 2012 for full-tuition paying participants.

For further information and inquiries, please see http://www.eusummerseminar.uniroma2.it, or email us at eu.summer.seminar@uniroma2.it