ERASMUS + JEAN MONNET PROGRAM

Erasmus+ is the European Union’s (EU) funding programme for education and training, youth and sport. Erasmus+ programme covers the period 2014-2020.
The Jean Monnet Actions aim at promoting excellence in teaching and research in the field of European Union studies worldwide. These Actions also aim at fostering the dialogue between the academic world and policy-makers, in particular with the aim of enhancing EU and global governance.
European Union studies comprise the study of Europe in its entirety with particular emphasis on the European integration process in both its internal and external aspects. They promote active European citizenship and deal with the role of the EU in a globalised world , enhancing awareness of the Union and facilitating future engagement and people-to-people dialogue worldwide
The core subject areas are the following:
• EU and Comparative Regionalism Studies,
• EU Communication and Information Studies,
• EU Economic Studies,
• EU Historical Studies,
• EU Intercultural Dialogue Studies,
• EU Interdisciplinary Studies,
• EU International Relation and Diplomacy Studies,
• EU Legal Studies,
• EU Political and Administrative Studies.
However, different subject areas (such as sociology, philosophy, religion, geography, literature, art, sciences, environmental studies, global studies, etc.) may also be associated with this field of study when they include an element of teaching, research or reflection on the EU and contribute, in general, to the Europeanization of the curricula.
Jean Monnet Activities support the following Actions:
• Jean Monnet Modules (teaching and research),
• Jean Monnet Chairs (teaching and research),
• Jean Monnet Centres of Excellence (teaching and research),
• Jean Monnet Support to Associations,
• Jean Monnet Networks (policy debate with the academic world),
• Jean Monnet Projects (policy debate with the academic world).

More information can be obtained from:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/actions/jean-monnet_en		  
Jean Monnet:

the unifying force behind the birth of the European Union

1888 - 1979
The French political and economic adviser Jean Monnet dedicated himself to the cause of European integration. He was the inspiration behind the ‘Schuman Plan’, which foresaw the merger of west European heavy industry.
Monnet was from the Cognac region of France. When he left school at 16 he travelled interna-tionally as a cognac dealer, later also as a banker. During both world wars he held high-level positions relating to the coordi-
nation of industrial production in France and the United Kingdom. As a top advisor to the French government he was the main inspiration behind the famous ‘Schuman Declaration’ of 9 May 1950, which led to the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community and, as such, is considered to be the birth of the European Union. Between 1952 and 1955 he was the first president of its executive body.

Text taken from the website of EACEA

https://europa.eu/european-union/sites/
europaeu/files/docs/body/
jean_monnet_en.pdf