Cattedra Jean Monnet / Jean Monnet Chair
The urban and territorial dimension of European Union policies
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Teaching, training and research activities 2016 > 2019 chair-holder
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immagine: Franco
Gelli, “Il sogno di Costantino”
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why
Jean Monnet Chair at Iuav?
Jean Monnet Chair
at the Universitą Iuav di Venezia is a precious chance for students and
researchers to gain general knowledge about how European Union policies work
and to develop an analytical and practical understanding of the functioning of
European Union policy programmes.
In line with the
long-established tradition of urban studies at Universitą Iuav di Venezia, the
Jean Monnet Chair promotes EU studies with a specific focus on the urban and
territorial dimension of EU policies.
A line of inquiry
is what cities have done and do with EU funds and the influence of EU policy
programmes on local territorial agendas. Another core matter of investigation
is how cities may have a more effective influence on EU policy conception and
development, in order to address integrated and place-based approaches to policy-making
at the town-city-metropolitan level.
Debating activities involve policy
makers (top-level bureaucrats, managers and elected officials, professionals,
civil society representatives etc.) who deal with the design and implementation
of EU policies and have experience of regulatory, administrative and political
conditions for the implementation of EU programmes and co-founded projects.
Due to the Erasmus
Venice Programme, which is an exchange programme between the Universitą Iuav di
Venezia and Universitą Cą Foscari Venezia, the whole Chair’s training and
research activities are open to students belonging to both Universities.
Seminars are also open to the administrative university staff engaged in
international mobility exchange programmes, EU research and innovation areas.
what’s
at stake: the offer
Jean Monnet Chair
consists of teaching, training and research activities. The programme lasts three years (2016-2019).
Teaching activities
are open to
bachelor, graduate, post-graduate students, doctoral and post-doctoral
students, young researchers, Erasmus and international students, administrative
university staff.
The Chair annually
offers 3 training courses within official curricula:
> 2 new ones for postgraduate
and PhD students, young professionals with 30 hours of introductory
seminars and 40 hours of a project work on Euro-design, on topics which are in increasing
demand on the labour market)
> 1 course for undergraduate and
graduate students, as a renewal of an on-going activity, through 40 hours of
lectures on EU policies
> research activities:
“European and National Urban Agendas in perspective”
> events [ongoing programme]
the
network
The Jean Monnet
Chair aims to strengthen connections among the Universitą Iuav di Venezia academic
community and international and national networks – Eura (European Urban Research Association), Urban@it (Italian National Centre for
the Study of Urban Policy), ALDA (European
Association for Local Democracy), all committed to enhance urban policy
studies, EU policies governance, local democracy and to foster the dialogue and
exchange among the academic world and policy makers, together with civil
society organizations. To reach this goal, at least two conferences and three
roundtables will be jointly organized.
The Chair will edit a book in English language and will support the Urban@it
research group on EU and national urban agendas; moreover, the major contents produced during the course will be ongoing spread
and shared through digital media as videos, blogs, social media pages.
work
plan timeline
first year, first semester
> courses
taught:
“Understanding European Union public
policies”
(30 hours aimed at
PhD, postgraduate students)
“EU public policies: the urban and
territorial dimension”
(40 hours aimed at
undergraduate, graduate and Erasmus students)
> events:
“Good
practices in EU Research and Innovation” – roundtable
“ALDA
Conference: Europe for citizens. European actions on good governance and
citizen participation” – live streaming video conference
first year, second semester
> courses
taught:
“EU public policies: learning to
apply”
(40 hours aimed at PhD
and postgraduate students)
> events:
“Euro-design
in practice” - Workshop
second year, first semester
> “Understanding European Union public
policies: seminars and projectwork”
1st acad. Semester,
70 hours – 6 cfu (November 2017 - February 2018)
>
Understanding EU Policies
(January
2018)