Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in European Studies: Democracy, Human rights and Security

ongoing

The aim of the project is to establish a Jean Monnet Centre for Excellence in European Studies with special emphasis on Democracy, Human Rights and Security /DeHuRiS / at the Centre for European Studies (CES) of the Yerevan State University. The project objectives are to: (i) promote excellence in teaching and research in the field of the European Studies through spring summer and winters schools, seminars, round-tables and special workshops, (ii) foster dialogue with civil society, policy makers, universities, the wider society through special annual lectures, round tables, trainings, events and press conferences, (iii) create open space for discussion, events and trainings both for BA, MA and PhD level students and beneficiaries from outside of academia, (iv) generate repository of public policy papers and articles, (v) promote transnational cooperation by generating knowledge and competence on democracy, human rights and security (vi) involve guest lectures from regional and European universities and networks. The project will be implemented by the CES in cooperation with Centre partner universities from Armenia and beyond. DeHuRiS project will be a mixture of spring, summer and winter schools, teaching seminars & workshops, non-degree trainings for journalists, NGO representatives, state bodies, etc. The main target are BA, MA and PhD students both from the Yerevan State University and beyond. The project will incorporate annual lectures, conferences and public events aimed at promoting European studies, Democracy, Human Rights and Security and spread knowledge about the EU to the wider public. Events will be organised in offline and hybrid formats. The project also foresees new webpage, preparation of policy papers and student papers, articles, conference proceedings as well as printing of didactic and promotional materials. All project results will be available on the centre and university website/s, Facebook page/s, twitter account/s and on international promotional websites.