Europa-Kolleg Hamburg
The Europa-Kolleg Hamburg is a non-profit foundation under private law . The purpose of the foundation is to promote research and academic teaching in the field of European integration and international cooperation. The foundation contributes to their financing and fulfills all related administrative tasks.
In 1977, in agreement with the University of Hamburg , the foundation set up the Institute for Integration Research (now: Institute for European Integration) as a scientific institution at the university for research work and the implementation of advanced and advanced training measures .
The institute offers two courses of study, on the one hand the Master's "European and European Legal Studies" and on the other hand the LL.M. "European Business Law".
Students have the opportunity to live in the Europa-Kolleg. The apartments are also open to European and international scientists.
history
The Europa-Kolleg Hamburg was founded in 1953 as a foundation on the initiative of the then rector of the University of Hamburg Bruno Snell .
The Europa-Kolleg has accompanied the process of European integration from the beginning through academic teaching, interdisciplinary research and high-profile events.
Initially, the Europa-Kolleg offered particularly qualified domestic and foreign students from a wide range of subjects the opportunity to live and learn under one roof. In the 1960s, postgraduate training and doctorate opportunities developed. A focal point in the 1990s was the “Integration Research” graduate college funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), from which approx. 45 doctoral students have emerged. The Europa-Kolleg has been running the post-graduate course "Master of European Studies" since 1998. With the beginning of the academic year 2008/09, a reformed course “European and European Legal Studies” will be offered.
With the establishment of the Institute for Integration Research in 1978 as a scientific institution at the University of Hamburg, the organizational framework for the development of research competence was created. Since then, with the support of the European Union and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in particular, the institute has carried out research projects, scientific conferences and lectures, which have been reflected in numerous publications.
Institute for European Integration
The Institute for European Integration forms the organizational framework for the scientific activities of the Europa-Kolleg. It has the status of a “scientific institution at the University of Hamburg” and enjoys the constitutional freedom of research and teaching. The institute's task is to stimulate and carry out interdisciplinary research in the field of European integration and other regional integrations, either alone or together with other scientific institutions. Together with the University of Hamburg, the institute is also responsible for the development and implementation of teaching, especially in the master’s and doctoral programs.
Master's degree "European and European Legal Studies"
As part of the change in the range of courses in accordance with the Bologna process , the new master's course "European and European Legal Studies" was created based on the previous postgraduate course "Master of European Studies" .
The language of the course is mainly English, in parts also German. It is possible to complete the entire program in English. The master's thesis can be written in German or English.
The degree of a “Master of Arts (MA)” or a “Master of Laws (LL.M.)” can be obtained.
In 2008 32 students studied at the Europa-Kolleg, including students from Kosovo , who are funded by a scholarship program of the European Union.
Master's program in European business law
A completely redesigned two-year master's program in European business law will begin in September 2014. The course is aimed at lawyers with at least one year of professional experience or who have completed the 2nd state examination in law who, in addition to their job, would like to acquire an additional qualification with European law and economic references. Lecturers are university professors and practitioners.
