Kleomenous 22A
Athens, Greece
10675 Athens
Grèce
- International/Cultural relations
- Research
The JMECE was established in 2000 at the initiative of Professor Yannis Valinakis. It is governed by a 5-member Board of leading academics and it’s every day workings are managed by its administrative team, headed by Dr. Marina Skordeli. The JMECE is funded by the European Commission’s Jean Monnet Program, the University of Athens and students’ fees. Research is conducted by individual researchers, who take part to the Centre’s Programme for Researchers and by its academic network from various Greek Universities. The Centre can demonstrate a variety of teaching activities and vibrant internship programs. It regularly organizes public lectures and conferences. Its experienced and renowned academic and experts’ network, from Greece and abroad, and its synergies with other esteemed foundations contribute to the quality of the Centre’s work.
The overarching aim of the JMECE is to stimulate academic and public dialogue on issues of European Governance, Greek Foreign and European Policy and Euro-Mediterranean relations. It follows an interdisciplinary, policy oriented approach and cultivates active dialogue with actors from the policy community and civil society. More particularly, through its activities, it aims at the following outcomes: a) Initiating policy oriented research cooperation providing hands-on answer to policy issues. b) Taking stock of the existing wealth of research & providing easy access to accumulated knowledge. c) Incorporating young researchers in ongoing research & training them for academic excellence. d) Disseminating knowledge within the academic community as well as civil society & policy communities.
The JMECE is active in teaching, research and communicating issues of European Governance, Greek foreign policy and Euro-Mediterranean relations. In this framework: a) Every academic year it organizes a vibrant Training Programme on various topics with the aim to address modern challenges. b) Committed to the dialogue between the academia and civil society, the Centre has developed the online platform ‘Dialogue for Europe’ to facilitate access to information about European Union issues to civil society organizations. c) It has launched a committed research program on possible scenarios for exiting the crisis in Greece. d) It organizes public lectures and seminars with speakers from the academia and the policy world. e) It publishes Research and Working papers
We want to be active members of the Network and take part in its workings. We will make any effort to attend all meetings and come up with prepared ideas on agenda issues and help formulate common positions and actions. At the same time, we will contribute to the dissemination of its activities through our extensive network.
The Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence adheres to and wishes to promote the Anna Lindh Foundation’s objectives of intercultural dialogue and mutual respect between the states on both shores of the Mediterranean Sea. The inclusion to the ALF national network will give us the opportunity to communicate and build partnerships both at national and regional level which could lead to joint actions.