Migration and EU: challenges and prospects

2026-07-22

Currently, there is no academic curriculum in Greece and internationally with a comprehensive course on migration policy and EU. Instead, there are sporadic efforts to single out specific parts of the policy. The Jean Monnet Module “Migration and the EU: challenges and prospects” ( MigratEUr) intends to fill this gap by offering a new interdisciplinary course on EU migration at the University of Piraeus, Greece. The module will apply an all-inclusive and interdisciplinary approach and include most of the different angles and dimensions of this complex policy area. The “ MigratEUr” module aims at implementing an academic course of EU studies using blended methodology, incorporating in-situ and on-line seminars as well as workshops. The course will encompass the various aspects of migration, from a political, legal and practical prism. The international expert team that is committed in teaching consists of experienced professionals of academics and practitioners but also young researchers, developing their academic career. In these means, the module’s main objective is to foster the multiplicity of EU studies by focusing on the examination of a subject that may be convoluted but form an outstanding example of EU politics and decision-making. The working language of the module will be English while it will be open to both undergraduate and postgraduate students apart from three universities, namely the University of Piraeus in Greece, the Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel and the Ca’ Foscari University in Italy. Thus, it will offer to the participants a novel way to understand both the EU and migration. Furthermore, the MigratEUr project intends to implement training workshops for practitioners in the field of migration, social workers, teachers and other stakeholders aiming at disseminating the fundamentals of migration policy to professionals who need them in their everyday life. The module also plans to spark the academic discussion of the progress made

Greece

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