The Europa-Kolleg on the road in China
In view of the current global political upheavals, Europe is more than ever called upon to reassess its role as a global player. This process must also be accompanied by academic research. We are ...
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Veranstaltung Europawochen am 05. Mai
Die Europawochen 2025 stehen bevor, Hamburg begeht sie in diesem Jahr unter dem Motto „Europa – Hafen der Vielfalt“ und das Europa-Kolleg Hamburg freut sich, auch wieder bei einer ...
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Obituary for Ernst Axel August Horstmann
(July 26, 1945 † October 10, 2024) The Europa-Kolleg Hamburg mourns the loss of its long-standing board and advisory council member, Ernst Axel August Horstmann. Few individuals embody the ...
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New Doctoral Scholarships “Uncertainty” Announced by Zeit-Stiftung
The Zeit-Stiftung Bucerius has announced the interdisciplinary scholarship program “Uncertainty.” This program targets doctoral candidates in the humanities, social sciences, ...
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Obituary for Prof. Dr. Thomas Bruha
(*July 3, 1945 † July 14, 2024) Thomas Bruha was a legal cosmopolitan who passionately advocated throughout his life—and especially in his scholarly works—for a liberal, rules-based international ...
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Celebrating Excellence: MEELS Graduation and Thesis Prize Winners
The MEELS Class of 2022/2023 recently concluded their academic journey with a graduation ceremony that acknowledged exceptional achievements and contributions. Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. ...
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Further Study Papers published
Study Paper No 01/23 and No 2/23 The Europa-Kolleg Hamburg is pleased to publish two more Study Papers. These are the very well rated theses of MEELS students Ibrahim Gündoğar and Meltem ...
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New Study Paper deals with EU Development Policy
We are pleased to announce the Study Paper by Julian Yaw Adom Osei-Bonsu on the topic Half a Century Later: The Costs of European Development Policy on Grappling African Industries to be ...
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Start of the MEELS program at the Institute for European Integration
The new cohort of the Master’s program “European and European Legal Studies” (MEELS) started their studies at Europa-Kolleg Hamburg in September. The reason for the early start ...
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Statement on the war in Ukraine
“The armed attack by the Russian Federation on Ukraine violates the fundamental principles of international law – first and foremost the prohibition of the use of force in Article 2 ...
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On Friday, January 28, 2022, the graduation ceremony of the Master’s Programme in European and European Legal Studies took place in a hybrid format. Some of the students received their ...
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Master students virtually visit the Deutsche Bundesbank in Frankfurt
On Wednesday, January 5th, our students of the Master’s Programme European and European Legal Studies attended a lecture on the “Current challenges for the monetary policy of the ...
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New study paper by Felix Toggi Sames
"The Principle of direct effect by the court of the Eurasian Economic Union – A Eurasian restatement of Van Gend en Loos in order to achieve further integration?"...
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Start for MEELS 2021/22
The new class of our Master’s Programme European and European Legal Studies (MEELS) commenced their course at Europa-Kolleg Hamburg this October. The students were greeted by our Director of ...
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Video blog: Worlds together, worlds apart?
The Scholar in residence conference from September 23 to 25 2021, assessed the intersection and interplay between the processes of European integration and German unification in the decade from ...
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“Forschen, Vernetzen, Verstehen” – The cooperation of EKH and BKHS
Since 2017, the Europa-Kolleg Hamburg has been cooperating with the Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung. In this video, we present our joint activities. The core topics of our cooperation are ...
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New study paper published
The Institute for European Integration is pleased to publish Lydia Chao’s study paper on the topic of “Veil-Piercing under American, German, and Taiwanese Company Law”. Lydia ...
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NEW DISCUSSION PAPERS PUBLISHED
The Institute for European Integration is glad to publish the Discussion Papers of the visiting fellows Nataliya Stranadko and Nilyufar Abdulatova. Nataliya Stranadko is a doctoral candidate in ...
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Season’s Greetings from EKH-President Markus Kotzur
Dear Colleagues, Dear Staff, Dear Teachers, Dear Students, A year that was challenging in many respects lies behind us, and the Covid19 pandemic also overshadows this Christmas and holiday ...
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Obituary: Prof. Dr. Wolf Schäfer
On February 22, 2020 our colleague and friend Prof. em. Dr. sc. pol. Wolf Schäfer died unexpectedly after short but grave illness at the age of 78 years among his family in Kiel. The news of his ...
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Start for MEELS 2019/20
The new class of our Master’s Programme European and European Legal Studies (MEELS) commenced their course at Europa-Kolleg Hamburg this October. The students were greeted by our Director of ...
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Four new Study Papers from our class of 2018
We have added four publications of our class of 2018 to our series of Study Papers, in which we publish selected Master’s theses of graduates of the Master Programme in European and European ...
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Graduation ceremony 2018 MEELS
On Friday, 25 January 2019, the students of the 2017/2018 graduation class of the Master Programme of European and European Legal Studies were awarded their certificates in a ceremony at the ...
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Welcome event for MEELS 2019/2019
The new class of our Master’s Programme in European and European Legal Studies (MEELS) commenced their course of study at Europa-Kolleg Hamburg at the 9th of October. The students were greeted by ...
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Markus Kotzur erhält Hamburger Lehrpreis
Bei der 10. Verleihung des Hamburger Lehrpreises ist Prof. Dr. Markus Kotzur für seine besonders innovativen Leistungen in der Lehre ausgezeichnet worden. Am 4. Juli bekam er bei einer ...
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Students from the China-EU School of Law have arrived
Ten students from the China-EU School of Law have started their study visit at the Europa-Kolleg Hamburg. They will be here for six weeks and take part in three lectures of the Master Programme. ...
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We have added a publication to our series of Study Papers, in which we publish selected Master’s theses of graduates of the Master Programme in European and European Legal Studies. This paper was ...
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We have added a publication to our series of Study Papers, in which we publish selected Master’s theses of graduates of the Master Programme in European and European Legal Studies. This paper was ...
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Welcome reception for MEELS class of 2018
The Class of 2018 of our Master’s Programme in European and European Legal Studies (MEELS) commenced their course of study at Europa-Kolleg Hamburg this October. At the welcome ceremony they were ...
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MEELS: Excursion to the european institutions
The students of our Master Programme European and European Legal Studies (MEELS) visited key European institutions and organisations on a study trip to Luxemburg and Brussels from June 12th to ...
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Award Ceremony for “Deutschland”-Stipends
On January 24th, during a festive ceremony at the University of Hamburg the “Deutschland”-stipends for 2017 were awarded to the selected students by Vice-President of the University of Hamburg, ...
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MEELS: Study trip to Berlin
On January 27th and 28th, the students of our Master Programme European and European Legal Studies (MEELS) took part in a study trip to Berlin. The programme included the participation in a ...
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Graduation Ceremony and Welcome Reception
On Friday, October 28th this year’s graduation ceremony of the Master Programme European and European Legal Studies took place. In a festive reception, the graduates were awarded their degrees at ...
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Welcome reception for MEELS class of 2017
On Monday, October 10th, the class of 2017 of our Master’s Programme in European and European Legal Studies (MEELS) commenced their course of study at Europa-Kolleg Hamburg. At the welcome ...
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Study Trip to the European Institutions
Students of our master programme “European and European Legal Studies” (MEELS) visited key European institutions and organisations in Strasbourg, Luxemburg and Brussels from June 12th to 17th. At ...
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MEELS: study trip to Berlin
On May 12/13, the students of our Master Programme in European and European Legal Studies (MEELS), took part in a study trip to Berlin.They participated in the “WDR-Europaforum”, an annual ...
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Award ceremony for Deutschlandstipendium
On Tuesday, January 26, the official award ceremnony 2015/16 for the Deutschlandstipendium was held at the University of Hamburg. Europa-Kolleg Hamburg is taking part in the programme for the ...
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Master students visit career fair in Berlin
Friday and Saturday, January 22-23, our students of the Master Programme in European and European Legal Studies spent in Berlin to hear a talk on career opportunities in international ...
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Visit to ECB headquarters in Frankfurt
On Thursday, January 14th our students of the Master Programme European and European Legal Studies visited the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt/Main. After an early morning departure in ...
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Visit to the Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
On Friday, November 27th the students of our Master Programme in European and European Legal Studies visitied the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg. They had the ...
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Our series of Study Papers contains selected master theses submitted by students as part of our study programme “Master of European and European Legal Studies”. They are made available by the ...
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Graduation ceremony 2015 and welcome reception
On Friday, October 30th the graduating class 2015 of the Master Programme European and European Legal Studies were awarded their degrees in a festive ceremony at Europa-Kolleg Hamburg. On the ...
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MEELS students visit the European institutions
From June 14-19, the students of the Master Programme European and European Legal Studies (MEELS) visited numerous European institutions in Strasbourg, Luxembourg and Brussels. They were ...
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MEELS students visit Kiel
On May 27th our students of the Master Programme European and European Legal Studies (MEELS) visited the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Employment, Transport and Technology of Schleswig-Holstein ...
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MEELS students visit Berlin
On May 21st, the students of the Master Programme European and European Legal Studies (MEELS), accompanied by their new coordinators John Beuren and Christina Simmig, participated in a simulated ...
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