Jean Monnet Centre OF Excellence ''WOrldeu''

                                                      (Formerly Fulda Centre of Transnational Governance until 2024)


The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence "WorldEU" (2025-2027) is funded by the Erasmus+ Programme. It builds on the work of the Centre of Transnational Governance (2020-2024, funded by DAAD) and broadens the scope to critically assess Europe’s role in a changing world order. Extending the focus on transnational governance to a global perspective, WorldEU examines Europe’s position in a multipolar world, the challenges to its values, and its responses to pressing issues such as climate change, geopolitical conflicts, and democratic backsliding.

Hosted at Fulda University of Applied Sciences and directed by Prof. Dr. Claudia Wiesner, the Centre of Excellence "WorldEU" serves as a hub for research, teaching, and policy exchange, uniting academics, policy-makers, students, and civil society. The extension of the activies towards Europe´s role in the World reflects an expanded mission—to explore how Europe navigates geopolitical, economic, ecological, and ideological challenges on the global stage.

 

 


Mission 

  • Advancing Research on Europe’s Global Role – Bridging gaps between disciplines like International Relations, Political Theory, History, and EU Studies.

  • Strengthening Policy & Public Engagement – Facilitating dialogue between academia, EU institutions, and international stakeholders.

  • Innovative Teaching & Knowledge Transfer – Organising lecture series, Model United Nations (MUN) and Model EU (MEU) training, excursions, and an online course.

  • Knowledge Dissemination –findings will be published in academic journals, policy briefs, books, and digital media.

Approach

  • Academics & Policy-Makers– Connecting research with real-world decision-making.
  • European & Non-European Perspectives – Encouraging cross-border debate and collaboration.
  • Multiple Academic Disciplines – Integrating insights from International Relations, Social and Political Theory, Postcolonial Studies, and European Studies.

Activi­ties 

  • Lecture Series: "Europe in the World" – Featuring leading scholars and policy-makers.
  • Model United Nations (MUN) and Model EU (MEU) Training – Preparing students for diplomacy simulations.
  • Excursions – Connecting students with the international academic world as well as EU institutions and decision-makers.

  • International Workshops & Conferences – Engaging experts and young researchers in critical debates on Europe's future.

  • Research & Publications – Publishing cutting-edge studies on democracy, governance, and global challenges.


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