The Jean Monnet calls are now open, with a deadline at 1 March 2022. They can be consulted in the portal, please see a short description below.
Interested? Please get in touch with our funding adviser Merle Achten (merle.achten@maastrichtuniversity.nl).
The Jean Monnet Actions in Higher Education supports teaching and research in the field of European Union studies worldwide. By EU studies it is meant the study of Europe in its entirety, with particular emphasis on the EU dimension, from an internal but also from a global perspective. The scope of EU studies can be varied so long as the EU angle is explored.
EU studies should promote active European citizenship and values and deal with the role of the EU in a globalised world, enhancing awareness of the Union and facilitating future engagement as well as people-to-people dialogue. The Jean Monnet Actions also strive to function as a vector of public diplomacy towards third countries, promoting EU values and enhancing the visibility of what the European Union stands for and what it intends to achieve. The objectives and criteria to apply for teaching and research are described below.
- Jean Monnet Actions in other fields of Education and Training – Teacher Training (p. 365 and onwards Erasmus+ Programme Guide)
Jean Monnet Teacher Training aims to support schools and VET providers in planning, organising and delivering EU content in their curricular and extra-curricular activities.
- Jean Monnet Actions in other fields of Education and Training – Learning EU Initiatives (p. 365 and onwards Erasmus+ Programme Guide)
Jean Monnet Learning EU initiatives will foster the introduction of a European Union angle in the educational culture of schools and VETs (ISCED 1 –4) and contribute to strengthen European identity and active citizenship among students and teachers.
- Jean Monnet Actions in the field of Higher Education: Modules (p.350 and onwards Erasmus+ Programme Guide)
Modules are short teaching programmes or courses in the field of European Union studies at offered at a higher education institution. Each Module has a minimum duration of 40 teaching hours per academic year for a duration of three years. Modules may concentrate on one particular discipline in European studies or be multidisciplinary in approach and therefore call upon the academic input of several professors and experts. They can also take the form of short specialised or summer programmes.
- Jean Monnet Actions in the field of Higher Education: Chair (p.350, 355 and onwards Erasmus+ Programme Guide)
Chairs are teaching posts with a specialisation in European Union studies (as described above) for university professors for a duration of three years. A Jean Monnet Chair is held by only one professor, who provides the minimum of 90 teaching hours per academic year. The Chair may also have a team to support and enhance the activities of the Chair, including the provision of additional teaching hours.
- Jean Monnet Actions in the field of Higher Education: Centres of Excellence (p.350, 363 and onwards Erasmus+ Programme Guide)
Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence are focal points of competence and knowledge on European Union subjects. They should gather the expertise and competences of high-level experts aiming to at develop synergies between the various disciplines and resources in European studies (as described above) as well as at creating joint transnational activities, they also ensure openness to civil society. Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence have a major role in reaching out to students from faculties not normally dealing with European Union issues as well as to policy makers, civil servants, organised civil society and the general public at large.
- Jean Monnet Policy Debate: Networks on Foreign Policy Issues (p.373 and onwards Erasmus+ Programme Guide)
Large thematic networks in Higher Education (one network on internal EU issues and one network on foreign policy issues addressing one specific priority will be supported each year) will have as primary objective to collect, share and discuss among the partners research findings, content of courses and experiences, products (studies, articles, etc.). Each network will establish a tool allowing the partners to share their academic works and run peer review exercises, also commenting on the posted documents. The coordinator of the network will regularly make a selection of the most innovative and interesting results to be provided to the Commission. The Network on foreign policy issues shall address the following thematic: “Europe in the world”.
- Jean Monnet Policy Debate: Networks on Internal EU Issues (p.373 and onwards Erasmus+ Programme Guide)
Large thematic networks in Higher Education (one network on internal EU issues and one network on foreign policy issues addressing one specific priority will be supported each year) will have as primary objective to collect, share and discuss among the partners research findings, content of courses and experiences, products (studies, articles, etc.). Each network will establish a tool allowing the partners to share their academic works and run peer review exercises, also commenting on the posted documents. The coordinator of the network will regularly make a selection of the most innovative and interesting results to be provided to the Commission. The Network on internal EU issues shall address the following thematic: ”Future of Europe”.
- Jean Monnet Networks in other fields of Education and Training (p.373 and onwards Erasmus+ Programme Guide)
Jean Monnet Networks in other fields of education and training will foster the creation and development of networks of schools and VET institutions that aim to exchange good practices, share experiences on both content and methodologies and build knowledge in teaching European issues. Networks should in particular focus on bringing facts and knowledge about the EU to their learners in an innovative and creative way.
