the MEIR - New Line at a glance - Eurac

Master of European Studies
Joint Master in European Integration
and Regionalism NewLine
MEIR NewLine
The Challenges of Regional and
Cultural Diversity in the EU 27+

Table of contents
5 What we have to offer
5 Advisory Committee
6 Partners
7 Why you should join us
8 Who should participate?
8 Admission requirements
9 Alumni impressions
10 The Meir NewLine is divided into five modules
10 Structure
11 Joint degree
11 Schedule of Studies
12 Basic content and aim of the 5 modules
12 Module 1 – The Law of the European Union and its Implementation
17 Module 2 – Regional Affairs: Policies, Structures and Management
21 Module 3 – Regionalism and Public Administration Reform
24 Module 4 – Human Rights, Minorities and Diversity Management
28 Module 5 – EU Project Development and Management
32 Course management team
33 Practical Information
33 Enrolment
33 Tuition fee
33 Special discounts and other financial support
33 Contact address for applications and information
35 Registration form
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What we have to offer
Interdisciplinary and practical approach/multinational body of
lecturers and tutorial staff/interactive learning methodologies,
both online and face-to-face sessions/worldwide network for
future activities/access to international organisations and
regional administrations through in-depth training in project
management/multicultural communication.
Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee consists of four highly renowned academics or practitioners and gives
advice on all aspects of the programme, in particular the programme content.
Josef Azizi
Judge at the Court of First Instance of the European Communities.
Erhard Busek
Former Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe.
John Packer
Director of the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex and former
Director in the Office of the High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE.
Vesna Pusić
Professor of Sociology at the University of Zagreb, Member of the Croatian
Parliament, Chairwoman of the National Committee for Monitoring the EU Accession
Negotiation, Parliamentary floor leader of HNS Group in the Croatian Parliament.
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Partners
The strength of the Joint Master programme lies in its highly qualified teaching staff within its
network of competent partners. The programme is offered by the Universities of Graz and Zagreb,
in cooperation with EIPA (European Institute of Public Administration, Antennae Luxembourg and
Barcelona) and EURAC (European Academy of Bolzano, South Tyrol).
EIPA Luxembourg is a leading institution providing a variety of services to the administrations and
judiciaries of the EU Member States and the candidate countries as well as to EU institutions in
support of their tasks related to European integration. Its staff is highly experienced in the training
of civil servants and legal professionals who are primarily responsible for the implementation
and application of the EU acquis. The same applies to EIPA Barcelona, which has long-standing
experience in the EU’s regional policy and the uniform implementation of Community policies
at the regional level within the EU Member States. The University of Graz is an ideal venue
for this programme: not only has it established a Centre of Excellence on Southeast Europe,
a region which will play a crucial role in defining the future of the European Union, but it is
also located in one of the Austrian Bundesländer, Styria, which serves as an excellent example
when studying the phenomenon of federalism in Europe. Established in 1669, the University
of Zagreb is the oldest university in South-Eastern Europe and the most prestigious teaching
institution in Croatia. It also has a strong research-oriented policy, contributing over 50 per
cent of the total research output of the country. The Faculty of Law is a leading body of higher
education, providing teaching in the area of legal studies, social work, social policy and public
administration. Its scientific and professional activities are organised within six institutes and
one study centre. EURAC, the European Academy is located in the autonomous region of
Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol in northern Italy. The case of South Tyrol is often quoted as a
model of self-governance and regionalism as well as a model solution for minority protection.
The Institute for Minority Rights at EURAC is thus able to provide exceptional theoretical and
practical knowledge in the examination and application of issues related to minority protection
and regionalism.
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Why you should join us
• Flexibility: online portal
• New project management module
• Networking
• Modular structure (5 modules)
• Module venues: Luxembourg, Barcelona, Graz/Zagreb, Bolzano
Is ‘Europe’ simply Brussels, London, Paris, Rome, Warsaw or Berlin? Is “Europe” simply made up
of “Eurocrats” sitting in these capitals? No! Europe is also Barcelona, Bolzano, Graz, Luxembourg
and Zagreb, where the partners and friends of the Master programme live and work. European
integration is not just a bureaucratic, top-down process in favour of abstract market forces
with “legalese” newspeak. It has a much broader regional and cultural dimension which finds
expression in current tendencies to strengthen regions, to preserve cultural diversity in parallel
with the harmonisation efforts linked with the establishment of the Internal Market and to avoid
discrimination against individuals. Moreover, enlargement of the European Union has drastically
augmented the degree of diversity through an enormous increase not only in states, but also in
cultures, languages and minorities as well as regional and economic disparities.
The scope of diversity between nearly half a billion EU citizens of different ethnic origins and
religious backgrounds is a major concern of our programme. In addition, we address the diversity
between the hundreds of European regions in terms of economic and institutional power
and the resulting issue of the potential influence of such regions within an enlarged Europe.
At the core of the Joint Master’s programme is the interrelationship between diversity and unity
and how to programme and obtain financing for initiatives and projects, which contribute to
establishing a balance between these two extremes.
The management of this diversity in an enlarged and ever expanding European Union
requires vast interdisciplinary knowledge and up-to-date skills from civil servants, and other
professionals engaged in the process of European integration. A strong focus on horizontal
integration through trans-regional and functional cooperation and a ‘bottom-up’ approach are
what differentiate this innovative Joint Master programme from other European studies courses.
The multidisciplinary Joint Master programme provides participants
with a sound knowledge of the intricate relationship between European
integration and regionalism.
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Who should participate?
Due to its flexibility (modules and online training), the MEIR NewLine
programme is particularly well-suited to accommodate the needs of
professionals, who have limited time available for face-to-face sessions.
The following groups will find an interest in participating:
Civil servants employed in local, regional or national administrations, who primarily work on EU
matters and therefore require both theoretical and practical training in EU and regional issues;
Persons employed by non-governmental organisations wishing to enhance interdisciplinary
skills and to specialise within different aspects of European law, public administration,
regionalism and diversity management;
Journalists and teachers interested in recent developments and advanced training in the related
fields;
Graduate students wishing to acquire greater competitive personal competence beneficial for a
future career in practice-oriented professions or in academia.
Admission requirements
Applicants for the programme are required either to hold a Bachelor degree and a Master degree
in humanities or social sciences or to have 3 years of working experience and a Bachelor degree
in humanities or social sciences or to have at least 7 years of working experience. Proficiency in
English is compulsory.
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Alumni impressions
“The experiences and friendships that I gained through
my participation in the MEIR Programme have
been an invaluable resource that has assisted me in
carrying out my professional and political duties. The diverse
range of course material, the unique mixture of class mates and
the calibre of the lectures has made MEIR a rewarding academic
adventure.”
David Grant
Mayor of Bray, Ireland and former adviser to the Irish Minister for European Affairs and the Irish Minister for
the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
“MEIR provides you with specific knowledge in an area
which is of true importance for bringing governance
issues in the EU closer to the citizens. Decentralisation
and regionalisation aren’t perhaps the only answers to the
challenges that EU and the rest of the world is experiencing in
the aftermath of the economic crises. But, regional cooperation
and integration provides a substantial contribution in tackling
and soothing the effects of this outstanding challenge for political
and economic order as we know it.”
Srdjan Majstorovic
Deputy Director of the EU Integration Office in Serbia
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The Meir NewLine
is divided into 5 Modules
Structure
The full Joint Master programme consists of three semesters: the first two semesters include five
individual Modules, each lasting for ten days, comprising lectures, workshops and case studies
and related study visits to institutions in Graz, Luxembourg, Zagreb, Barcelona and Bolzano.
Each module will be followed by a credit awarding exam. The modular structure renders the
programme attractive for employed persons. Online facilities will also be used by participants
to prepare the different Modules as well as for some exams and other course work. All teaching,
studies and exams are undertaken in English.
During the second semester, participants are expected to produce a mid-term paper and during
the third semester students are expected to produce an academic thesis on an appropriate
topic suitable for submission. Research and preparation for this thesis may, if the student so
wishes, either be undertaken at one of the partner institutions or as part of an internship in a
local, regional or national administration of an EU Member State, an International organisation
or other bodies of regional concern. However, students are not obliged to undertake such an
internship nor additional study at a partner institution.
Applications can be made either to attend the full programme or single modules of the taught
period. In the first case the successful conclusion of the programme leads to the award of the
academic degree Master of European Studies (M.E.S.). In the latter case, attendance of a module
leads to the award of a certificate of participation, and - if the subsequent exam is successfully
passed – to the granting of 10 ECTS.
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Module 1 - The Law of the European Union
and its Implementation
Module 2 – Regional Affairs:
Policies, Structures and Management
Module 3 – Regionalism and
Public Administration Reform
Module 4 – Human Rights, Minorities
and Diversity Management
Module 5 – EU Project Development
and Management

Joint Degree
Successful participants of the full Joint Master programme will be awarded the academic
degree Master of European Studies as a Joint Master degree, from the University of Graz and
the University of Zagreb.
Schedule of Studies
Semester 1
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Semester 2
Module 4
Module 5
The Law of the European
Union and its Implementation.
Regional Affairs: Policies,
Structures and Management.
Regionalism and Public
Administration Reform.
Human Rights, Minorities and
Diversity Management.
EU Project Development and
Management.
October
November/December
February
May
June
Semester 3 Master thesis March
Luxembourg
Barcelona
Graz-Zagreb
Bozen/Bolzano
Barcelona
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Basic content and aims of the
5 Modules
(Each of the 5 Modules lasts for 10 days with complementary online reading and assignments.
Exams can partially be taken online. Each module can also be chosen as an individual course)
Module 1 – The Law of the European Union and its Implementation
The module on the Law of the European Union
and its implementation which takes place in
Luxembourg provides first an introduction
to the programme and explanation of
the examination rules and of the use of
the online platform allowing participants
to work independently throughout the
Master on a number of topics. Topically,
this Module has been designed with the
aim of attaining three specific objectives:
firstly, to provide a comprehensive view of
the constitutional organisation and legal
framework of the European Union. Secondly,
Online sessions
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it introduces fundamental concepts and
principles of European Union law, both in
general and within specific policy areas with
a view to provide students with a practical
understanding of such areas as general
principles, non-discrimination, fundamental
freedoms, internal market harmonisation,
competition and the development of an
area of freedom, security and justice. Lastly,
it provides a practical overview of the
implementation of European Union law at
both the EU, national and local levels.
• The nature of the EU
• Primary and secondary sources of law, including general principles of EU law, and legal instruments
• Analysis of EU legal instruments
• Supremacy of EU law, direct and indirect effect
• Commission, Council, Parliament and Court: powers (including the jurisdiction of the court)
and structure
• The EU policy cycle: reviewing the different stages of law-making: from proposal to
implementation and who’s involved
• The fundamental principles of the four freedoms
• Introduction to European area of Freedom, Security and Justice
• EU competition law: introduction to EU competition policy and linking it with internal market
• Implementation of EU law: an overview

PROGRAMME MODULE 1
Week 1: Institutions, decision-making, the legal system and the judicial system
CS - case study WS - workshop LE - lecture SV - study visit
Friday
21 October 2011
Thursday
20 October 2011
Wednesday
19 October 2011
Tuesday
18 October 2011
Monday
17 October 2011
EU decision-making
and EU law-making
The CJEU and
EU decision-making
The EU legal system and
principles of EU law
Introduction and the
EU legal system
EU information and
documentation
Study visit to the
CJEU
Jurisdiction and
important case law of
the CJEU (including
the organisation of the
Court)
EU law quiz and
presentation in detail
of Module 1 and of
results/objectives
to be reached by
participants (including
examination)
09.00-10.30 Welcome and
mutual introduction
to programme of the
Meir New Line and
participants
LE
Cosimo Monda
SV
Accompanied by
Tomasz Kramer
LE
Judge Josef Azizi
WS
Participants, Peter
Goldschmidt and
Nadja Long
Joseph Marko, Peter
Goldschmidt and
Judge Josef Azizi
COFFEE BREAK (10.30-11.00)
EU information and
documentation
(continued)
The system of
preliminary rulings,
including the urgent
procedure
The EU decisionmaking
procedures
11.00-12.30 Presentation of the
different Modules
LE
Cosimo Monda
• Explanation of the
legal elements and
facts of the hearing
to be attended
• Attending a hearing
• Meeting with
a Judge or an
Advocate General
(to be confirmed)
LE
Juan Diego Ramirez-
Cardenas Diaz
LE
Alina Domaradzka
Joseph Marko, a
representative from
Zagreb University, a
representative from
EIPA Barcelona and
EIPA Luxembourg
LUNCHBREAK (12.30-13.30)
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Module 1 – The Law of the European Union and its Implementation
Friday
21 October 2011
Thursday
20 October 2011
Wednesday
19 October 2011
Tuesday
18 October 2011
Monday
17 October 2011
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EU decision-making
and EU law-making
The CJEU and
EU decision-making
The EU legal system and
principles of EU law
Introduction and the
EU legal system
Study visit to the
Centre Virtuel de la
connaissance sur
l’Europe
Access to and
management of
information on MEIR
online platform
The infringement
procedure
Simulation
introduction and
preparation
13.30-15.00 Explanation of
the examination
processes and of the
online sessions
SV
Tomasz Kramer
Participants and
Cosimo Monda
LE
Juan Diego Ramírez-
Cárdenas Diaz
WS
Participants with
Juan Diego Ramírez-
Cárdenas Diaz and
Josef Marko and
Nadja Long
Peter Goldschmidt
COFFEE BREAK (15.00-15.30)
Study visit to
Luxembourg winery
Access to and
management of
information on MEIR
online platform
State liability and
remedies before
national Courts
Simulation of the
EU law-making
procedure and
debriefing
15.30-17.00 Presentation of the
Alumnae association
SV
Accompanied by
Nadja Long
and Juliette
Participants and
Cosimo Monda
LE
Juan Diego Ramírez-
Cárdenas Diaz
WS
Participants and
Juan Diego Ramírez-
Cárdenas Diaz and
Peter Goldschmidt
Nadja Long
Mollicone-Boussuge
Followed by a group
dinner
Followed by a
walking tour of
Luxembourg Town
Accompanied by
Igor Dizdarevic
Followed by a
welcome reception
hosted by EIPA
Luxembourg

PROGRAMME MODULE 1
Week 2: Fundamental freedoms, environment and competition, implementation and Freedom, Security and Justice
CS - case study WS - workshop LE - lecture SV - study visit
Wednesday 26 October 2011
Tuesday 25 October 2011
Monday 24 October 2011
Saturday 22 October 2011
Implementation
European area of Freedom,
Security and Justice
Internal market
Implementation of EU
law at the national level:
national coordination and
administrative requirements
Internal Market:
implementation
EU environmental law: an
overview and practical
examples
9.00-10.00
The effect of EU law on
national systems in the area
of judicial cooperation in
civil matters
LE
Speaker to be confirmed
09.00-10.30 9.00-10.00
Free movement of goods
and services, including
practical examples
LE
Peter Goldschmidt
LE + CS
Igor Dizdarevic
LE
Tomasz Kramer
10.00-11.00
The effect of EU law on
national systems in the area
of judicial cooperation in
criminal matters
LE
Nadja Long
COFFEE BREAK (10.30-11.00)
Workshop on implementing
EU legal acts
EU Competition Law:
antitrust v. State Aid
11.15-12.45
Judicial cooperation
workshop
WS
Participants with
Peter Goldschmidt
WS
LE
Participants with
Peter Goldschmidt and
speaker to be confirmed Mihalis Kekelekis
LUNCHBREAK (12.30-13.30)
11.00-12.30 11.00-12.00
Free movement of
persons (workers, self
employed persons and
other EU citizens)
LE
Tomasz Kramer
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Wednesday 26 October 2011
Tuesday 25 October 2011
Monday 24 October 2011
Saturday 22 October 2011
Implementation
Internal Market:
implementation
European area of Freedom,
Security and Justice
Internal market
Workshop (continued)
State Aid: case studies
WS
Participants and
Peter Goldschmidt
LE+WS
Mihalis Kekelekis
13.30-14.30
EU evolution and the
future role of national law
enforcement authorities
LE Nadja Long
13.30-15.00 Practical examples and
case studies
(on previous session)
CS
Tomasz Kramer and
participants
14.30-15.00
Short case study
CS
COFFEE BREAK (15.00-15.30)
15.00-15.30
End of Module evaluation
Study visit to Ministry
of Justice or Ministry of
Environment
(to be confirmed)
Visas, asylum and
immigration: the new
challenges for EU Member
states, including practical
examples
LE
Katerina Kyrieri
15.30-17.00 Free movement of capital
Participants, Peter
Goldschmidt and Nadja Long
LE+CS
Speaker to be confirmed
and participants

Module 2 – Regional Affairs: Policies, Structures and Management
The second module takes place in Barcelona
and provides a thorough and comprehensive
understanding of the political and economic
aspects of regionalism and its structure
in today’s Europe. It will first provide an
overview of the principles of the European
economic integration system in an accessible
way, whilst also allowing those not familiar
with the topic to enhance their knowledge
and know-how. The main EU economic policy
issues will be introduced in the first part of the
week, together with the concept of multilevel
governance, regional participation in the EU
decision-making process and consequences of
the Lisbon Treaty for regional and local actors
Online sessions
and its representative at the EU level – the
Committee of the Regions. EU Regional and
Cohesion Policy and its financial instruments
will be progressively presented. The second
part will illustrate how regions may steer
their own economic destiny and enhance
territorial cohesion by making use of the
available resources and EU supportive actions.
In particular, it will seize the opportunity of
the EU regions and local actors to implement
sustainable partnerships and strategies for
regional development. In addition, the future
developments of the EU policies after 2013
and its possible consequences for the EU
regions will be presented.
• Introduction and warm-up questions
• History of EU Regional Policy
• EU Regional Policy: definition, legal framework and key objectives.
• Financial instruments of the EU Regional Policy and its principles
• Impact of the EU Regional Policy and its future
• Committee of the Regions
• New roles for regional and local authorities after the Lisbon Treaty.
• Decentralisation processes in EU Member States (Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium and the UK)
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Module 2 – Regional Affairs: Policies, Structures and Management
PROGRAMME MODULE 2
Week 1: Regional integration systems, policies and EU decision-making process
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CS - case study WS - workshop LE - lecture SV - study visit
Tuesday
29 November 2011
Monday
28 November 2011
Saturday
26 November 2011
Friday
25 November 2011
Thursday
24 November 2011
European Regional /
Cohesion Policy
European Regional /
Cohesion Policy
European Regional /
Cohesion Policy
Regional participation
in the EU decision-
Welcome and
introduction to
making process
Module themes
Creation and
functioning of
regional / local
partnerships: critical
success factors
The European
Grouping of Territorial
Cooperation (GTC): a
new legal instruments
for enhanced crossborder
cooperation
LE+CS
Gianluca Spinaci (CoR)
The Committee of the
Regions
Multilevel governance
in the EU
09.00-11.00 10.30. Registration
and welcome
LE+CS
Xavier Tiana (DIBA)
LE
LE
Francesc Morata (UAB) Gianluca Spinaci (CoR)
COFFEE BREAK (11.00-11.30)
Official opening,
introduction,
methodology and
self-presentation of
the participants
The Lisbon strategy
and its successor: the
EU 2020 for a smart,
sustainable and all
inclusive growth
European Social
Fund (ESF) and
European Regional
Development Fund
(ERDF): project
examples
Introduction to EU
Regional / Cohesion
Policy: evolution,
objectives and
financial instruments
Regional participation
in the EU decisionmaking
process
11.30-13.30 Introduction to
economic integration
and regional
development
LE+CS
Alexander Heichlinger
(EIPA)
LE+CS
Iwona Karwot (EIPA)
LE
Francesc Morata (UAB)
LE
Francesc Morata (UAB)
LE
Jordi Bacaria (UAB)
Discussion and
debriefing
Discussion and
debriefing

LUNCHBREAK (13.30-15.00)
“Setting the scene”:
regional development
strategies and
disparities – group
work and discussion
Preparation for the
implementation of
European Regional
Policy in Poland: 2004-
2006 and 2007-2013
The Lisbon Treaty:
what’s new for
European regions and
municipalities
15.00-16.15 The concept of
region: theoretical,
Member States and
European approaches
WS
Alexander Heichlinger
CS
Iwona Karwot (EIPA)
LE
Gracia Vara Arribas
LE+CS
Andrea Noferini (UAB)
(EIPA)
(EIPA)
The EU Framework
for Action in the
field of information
technology (IT) and
research
LE
Alexander Heichlinger
(EIPA)
CS
Continuation
Lobbying in Europe:
a challenge for
local and regional
governments
LE
Xavier Tiana (DIBA)
16.30-17.30 Introduction to
European regionalism,
decentralisation and
devolution trends in
the EU
LE
Andrea Noferini (UAB)
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Module 2 – Regional Affairs: Policies, Structures and Management
PROGRAMME MODULE 2
Week 2: Financing regional development and its practical aspects
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CS - case study WS - workshop LE - lecture SV - study visit
Friday 2 December 2011
Thursday 1 December 2011
Wednesday 30 November 2011
New perspectives of regional
development
Territorial positioning from a
multilevel perspective: an innovative
approach for regional development
LE
Financial methods for regional Study visits to regional and local
development
organisations. EU policies and enlargement
9.30-10.00 Student’s presentations Practical examples of the implementation
of regional policies: Barcelona Activa,
LOCALRET, VOC. SV
COFFEE BREAK (11.00-11.30)
Panel discussion on the future of
regional development policies and
structural funds management WS
SV
Continuation
11.30-13.30 Sustainable territorial
development and environmental
management
LE Kenneth Hanf (UPF)
Evaluation and official closure
LUNCH BREAK (13.30-15.00)
The enlargement process and regional
development: legal framework, objectives,
mechanisms and financial support
LE Andrea Noferini (UAB)
15.00-16.15 Development, preparation and
implementation of European
funded projects at local and
regional level
LE+WS Iwona Karwot (EIPA)
16.30-17.30 WS Continuation Programming period 2014-2020: what can
we expect?
LE Iwona Karwot (EIPA)

Module 3 – Regionalism and Public Administration Reform
Sound appreciation of the levels at which
legislative and executive powers are exercised
is crucial to understanding the impact of the
currently fashionable concept of multilevel
governance. The goal of this Module, which
takes place in Graz and Zagreb, is to convey
theoretical and comparative knowledge
about the different possibilities of territorial
division of powers and thus, a deeper
insight into the constitutional culture
of European regions. The second part of
Module 3 provides a theoretical analysis of
Online sessions for Graz
the concepts of governance, political and
public administration reform, as well as
practical knowledge from the perspective
of actors of reforms and decision-making.
The educational goal is to provide students
with practical guidance through systematised
experiences of public administration reform
in EU Member States and candidate countries.
The specific topics include issues of ethics
and integrity in governance, as well as anticorruption
strategies and assessment of new
public management approaches.
• Concepts of federalism, regionalism, devolution, decentralisation, cross-border cooperation
• Introduction to federalised and regionalised national systems
Online sessions for Zagreb
• Public administration in flux: the need for reform in a changing environment
• The EU impact on the national administrations
• The challenges of the public administration reform in transition countries
• Ethics and integrity in public administration
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Module 3 – Regionalism and Public Administration Reform
PROGRAMME MODULE 3
Graz: Federalism and regionalism in Europe
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CS - case study WS - workshop LE - lecture EX - excursion
Monday 6 February 2012 Tuesday 7 February 2012 Wednesday 8 February 2012 Thursday 9 February 2012
The Council of Europe
Madrid Convention
Fiscal federalism from a
comparative perspective
Devolutionary federal
systems in Western Europe:
Belgium, Spain, Italy
9.00-10.30 Welcome, introduction
and presentation
LE
Joseph Marko
LE
Sara Parolari
LE
Francesco Palermo
Debating federalism,
regionalism and
multilevel governance
Joseph Marko
(interactive discussion)
COFFEE BREAK (10.30-11.00)
Development of Euregios
LE
Continuation
Recent transitions towards
regionalism in Western
Europe: UK, France
11.00-12.30 Continuation
(interactive discussion)
WS
Renate Kicker
Students’presentations
LE Francesco Palermo
LUNCH BREAK (12.30-14.00)
Regions’ standing before the
European courts
Recent trends towards
regionalism in the new EU
Member States
14.00-15.30 Integrative/mature federal
systems in Western
Europe: Germany, Austria,
Switzerland
LE
Anna Gamper
LE
LE
Stefan Zotti
Marco Dani
COFFEE BREAK (15.30-16.00)
16.00-17.30 LE
Visit to the Styrian LE
Students’presentations
Continuation
government
Continuation
EX Joseph Marko
18.00 Reception for students Departure to Zagreb

PROGRAMME MODULE 3
Zagreb: Public administration reform
CS - case study WS - workshop LE - lecture EX - excursion
Friday 10 February 2012 Saturday 11 February 2012 Monday 13 February 2012 Tuesday 14 February 2012
Panel
Public administration reform
in comparison: case studies
from Slovenia, Croatia, and
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Measuring governance
Strategies for administrative
reform
LE
Sandra Švaljek
LE
Josip Kregar
9.00-10.30 From government to
governance: an analytical
framework
LE
Joseph Marko
Gorazd Trpin, Marko Kovacic,
Nevzet Veladzic
Continuation
COFFEE BREAK (10.30-11.00)
The new administrative law Trust in institutions
from the EU perspective
LE+EX
LE
Edo Miletić (to be confirmed) Duško Sekulić
10.45-12.15 Visit to a governmental
institution
(to be decided) EX
LUNCH BREAK (12.30-14.00)
Problems of international
territorial administration
Deformation of organisational
principles: corruption
From line administration to
new public management
and beyond
LE
14.30-16.00 Historic legacies of
institution building
LE
Christian Schwarz Schilling
LE
Anamarija Musa
Josip Kregar
COFFEE BREAK (15.30-16.00)
Students’presentations New tools of democratic
control: access to information,
prevention of CoI
LE
Đorđe Gardašević
LE
Vesna Pusic
Problems of international
territorial administration
LE
Christian Schwarz Schilling
16.15-17.45 EU integration and
the quest for public
administration reform
LE
Vladimir Drobnjak
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Module 4 – Human Rights, Minorities and Diversity Management
Module 4, taking place in Bolzano, deals with
the complexities of human and minority rights
and diversity management in Europe, mainly
through discussion of the international and
interregional protection mechanisms of the
United Nations, the OSCE and the Council of
Europe. Moreover, the wide range of linguistic,
educational and political rights to be found
in different national constitutional systems
will be explored. A special focus explores the
concept of cultural diversity under EC law as
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gaining more and more significance beyond
the context of minority protection, as well as
the phenomena of immigration, integration
and social inclusion. The module will explore
human rights as a common basis for minority
protection beyond the dichotomy of old and
new minorities. The module will furthermore
attempt to clarify what it is that forms the core
of European identity and whether this factor
can overcome the ethno-national legacies of
the past.
• Introduction to diversity management
• Competing concepts of the nation state
• Minorities in European histories (2 sessions)
• What is a minority? Typology and definitions
• Old and new minorities/ traditional minorities and migrants
• How to protect a minority? Overview of protection mechanisms (2 sessions)

PROGRAMME MODULE 4
Week 1: Basics principles, work and documents of the international organisations
WS - workshop LE - lecture Ex - exercise EX - excursion
Friday
20 April 2012
Thursday
19 April 2012
Wednesday
18 April 2012
Tuesday
17 April 2012
European Union,
protection of human
rights and cultural
diversity
The European Court
of Human Rights
The CoE and human
rights
Human rights and the
United Nations; OSCE,
human rights and
minority rights
Monday
16 April 2012
Introduction: conceptual
basis – state
formation, equality
andnon-discrimination,
human rights
EU law and the
protection of human
rights: genesis,
development,
prospects (including
Lisbon Treaty)
LE
Gabriel Toggenburg
The European Court
of Human Rights and
minority issues (I)
The human rights
monitoring bodies at
the CoE
Human rights and
minority protection
under the UN
system: sources
and monitoring
mechanisms (I)
LE
Speaker to be confirmed
09.00-10.30 Diversity
management:
an overview
LE
Antonio Bultrini
Roberta Medda
LE
Joseph Marko
COFFEE BREAK (10.30-10.45)
The European
Union Agency of
Fundamental Rights
(including its role in
the area of minority
protection)
LE
Gabriel Toggenburg
The European Court
of Human Rights
and minority issues:
special focus on Roma
or Muslims
The Framework
Convention and the
European Charter for
Regional and Minority
Languages
Human rights and
minority protection
under the UN
system: sources
and monitoring
mechanisms (II)
LE
Speaker to be confirmed
10.45-12.15 State-formation and
nation building
LE
Antonio Bultrini
Roberta Medda
LE
Jens Woelk
LUNCH BREAK (12.15-14.30)
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Module 4 – Human Rights, Minorities and Diversity Management
Friday
20 April 2012
Thursday
19 April 2012
Wednesday
18 April 2012
Tuesday
17 April 2012
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European Union,
protection of human
rights and cultural
diversity
The European Court
of Human Rights
The CoE and human
rights
Human rights and the
United Nations; OSCE,
human rights and
minority rights
Monday
16 April 2012
Introduction: conceptual
basis – state
formation, equality
andnon-discrimination,
human rights
EU and antidiscrimination
(especially the Racial
Equality Directive)
Moot trial: special
focus on Roma or
Muslims
Role play on the
work of the Advisory
Committee
Human rights
and minority
protection under
the OSCE system/
the office of the High
Commissioner
LE
14.30-16.00 Equality and nondiscrimination:
the
conceptual basis
LE
Gabriel Toggenburg
WS
Speaker to be confirmed
WS
Francesco Palermo Roberta Medda
COFFEE BREAK (16.00-16.15)
LE
Roberta Medda
Pros and cons of the
various protection
mechanisms: how
well do they work?
Discussion among
experts
Moot trial: special
focus on Roma or
Muslims
Role play on the
work of the Advisory
Committee
Workshop
Preventive diplomacy:
“Early Warning” and
“Early Action”
WS
Francesco Palermo
16.15-17.45 Introduction to
human rights
WS
Speaker to be confirmed
WS
Roberta Medda
LE
Roberta Medda

PROGRAMME MODULE 4
Week 2: Minority protection in various nation states – cultural and linguistic diversity, immigration and integration,
human rights as the common basis for diversity management?
WS - workshop LE - lecture Ex - exercise EX - excursion
Tuesday 24 April 2012
Monday 23 April 2012
Saturday 21 April 2012
Old and new minorities:
common approach?
Old and new minorities: integration
policies beyond multiculturalism.
A human rights model of integration (I)
LE
Roberta Medda
The EU’s Immigration and Integration
Policy: trends and Impact
Constitutional comparison
The EU policy on immigration,
integration and asylum:
its origins and legal framework
LE
09.00-10.30 Educational rights in different
national systems
Speaker to be confirmed
LE
Sia Akermark
COFFEE BREAK (10.30-10.45)
Old and new minorities: integration
policies beyond multiculturalism.
A human rights model of integration (II)
LE
Roberta Medda
How is policy on immigration and
integration made at the EU level?
A multilevel governance approach
LE
Speaker to be confirmed
10.45-12.15 Linguistic rights in different
national systems
LE
Giovanni Poggeschi
LUNCH BREAK (12.15-14.30)
Diversity management in the European
Condominium: a proposal for division
of labour
LE
Speaker to be confirmed
Integration policies and church-state
relations: Muslims in selected European
countries
LE+Ex
Marcel Maussen
14.30-16.00 Political participation of minority
groups in different national
systems
LE
Annelies Verstichel
COFFEE BREAK (16.00-16.15)
Diversity management:
challenges for the future
16.15-17.45 Economic participation of national
minorities
LE
Speaker to be confirmed
Integration and diversity management:
from national to regional to local level
– best practices
WS
Speaker to be confirmed
LE
Annelies Verstichel
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Module 5 – EU Project Development and Management
The main goal of this Module, which takes
place in Barcelona, is to take stock of the needs
(do’s & don’ts) of local and regional actors
regarding the funding period 2007-2013 (and
beyond), and to equip the participants with
the necessary “skills” required to improve
their performance in developing a project
strategy and their capacities in acquiring
and managing EU funds. Through a variety
of training methods (i.e. lectures and
presentations, including concrete examples,
discussions and an interactive group exercise
preparing real cases subject to an evaluation
panel) this module will provide participants
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with practical advice and techniques, whilst
allowing them to exchange experiences so
as to enable them to produce a convincing
proposal, to establish sustainable local and
regional partnerships and strategies and
align them to the Lisbon targets, to build
capacities and communicate results, and
hence to develop added-value projects for
their territory. It will thus allow participants
to quickly grasp the most relevant guiding
principles and rules when it comes to
preparing a bid for EU funding and to increase
their absorption capacity.
• Overview of the EU funding scheme and supportive actions (“classical” and “others”) I
• Overview of the EU funding scheme and supportive actions (“classical” and “others”) II
• EU terminology, basic rules and definitions, concepts I
• EU terminology, basic rules and definitions, concepts II

PROGRAMME MODULE 5
Week 1: EU project development and management
CS - case study WS - workshop LE - lecture
Friday
29 June 2012
Thursday
28 June 2012
Wednesday
27 June 2012
Tuesday
26 June 2012
Monday
25 June 2012
Blueprint for project
management
Blueprint for project
management
Setting the frame of a
project
Welcome and
introduction to
Module 5
09.00-11.00 9.30-10.00:
Registration and
delivery of seminar kit
Workshop:
Introduction,
instructions
and division of
participants into
working groups
WS
Alexander Heichlinger
How to draft a project
budget
Project evaluation
criteria (their
weightings,
thresholds, etc.)
Developing a
convincing idea/
proposal and a sound
concept to apply for
funding
LE
Albert Sorrosal
(to be confirmed)
LE
Speaker to be confirmed
LE
Martin Wyrwich
(to be confirmed)
10.00-11.00:
Official opening,
introduction to the
programme & selfpresentation
of the
participants
COFFEE BREAK (11.00-11.30)
Discussion, in groups,
of a project idea
and developing it
into an EU funding
application
Financial rules and
mechanisms for
a sound financial
management:
invoicing, financial
control, auditing, etc.
Hands-on project
cycle management
(PCM) tools/ the
logical framework
approach as an
analytical planning
tool for project
implementation
LE
Martin Wyrwich
(to be confirmed)
(Question & answer
session)
LE+CS
Continuation
(Question & answer
session)
11.30-13.30 The Lisbon and the
EU 2020 Strategy
as the overarching
framework for the
financial period
2007-2013: priorities,
relevance and funds
WS
(Guidance is provided
by the experts;
technical equipment
and a project glossary
will be at the disposal
of the participants)
LE+CS
Albert Sorrosal
(to be confirmed)
(Question & answer
session)
LE
Alexander Heichlinger
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Module 5 – EU Project Development and Management
Friday
29 June 2012
Thursday
28 June 2012
Wednesday
27 June 2012
Tuesday
26 June 2012
Monday
25 June 2012
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Blueprint for project
management
Blueprint for project
management
Setting the frame of a
project
Welcome and
introduction to
Module 5
LUNCH BREAK (13.30-15.00)
Workshop:
Simulation of project
design
WS
Promoting EU
projects (results):
visibility provisions
and how to effectively
disseminate the
project (results) in the
territory and across
Europe
LE
Speaker to be confirmed
LE
Continuation
The creation and
functioning of
European regional
partnerships: e.g.
partner finding,
consortium building,
partnership
agreements
LE+CS
Xavier Tiana
15.00-16.15 EU terminology:
testing and review
of participants
knowledge from the
online part
WS
Iwona Karwot
(to be confirmed)
COFFEE BREAK (16.15-16.30)
(Question & answer
session)
WS
Continuation
LE+CS
Continuation
CS
Continuation
Tools and procedures
for project selection
and performance
assessment
LE
Speaker to be confirmed
16.30-17.30 Presentation and
examination of
real-life “call for
application” notice
CS

PROGRAMME MODULE 5
Week 2: From theory into practice – developing a project proposal and its presentation
CS - case study WS - workshop LE - lecture
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Monday 2 July 2012
Saturday 30 June 2012
An example from practice
An example from practice
An example from practice
Presentation of the workshop results per
group (by an appointed spokesperson)
and simulation of a European evaluation
panel (i.e. analysis, review and feedback
by three evaluators from three different
EU countries)
LE+WS
Gianluca Bombarda, Xavier Tiana,
Alexander Heichlinger or Iwona Karwot
(to be confirmed)
Workshop: Simulation of project
design
WS
09.00-11.00 Workshop: Simulation of project
design
WS
COFFEE BREAK (11:00-11.30)
LE+WS
Continuation
LE+WS
Continuation
11.30-13.30 WS
WS
Continuation
Continuation
LUNCH BREAK (13.30-15.00)
15.00-16.15 WS
Continuation
COFFEE BREAK (16.15-16.30)
Evaluation of Module 5, provision of final
instruction for exam method and official
closure
16.30-17.30 Finalisation and submission of
project proposal
(with strict deadlines)
WS
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Course Management Team
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Peter Goldschmidt, Executive Director of the MEIR NewLine, Director of the
European Centre for Judges and Lawyers, EIPA Luxembourg
Joseph Marko, Academic Director of the MEIR NewLine, Professor at the Faculty of
Law at the University of Graz, Director of the Institute for Minority Rights at the
European Academy Bozen
Nadja Long, EIPA Luxembourg, Lecturer and Project Leader
Iwona Karwot, EIPA Barcelona, Lecturer and Project Leader
Alexander Heichlinger, EIPA Barcelona, Expert and Project Leader
Josip Kregar, University of Zagreb, Professor of Law, former Dean of the Law Faculty and Member
of the MEIR NewLine Executive Committee
Verena Wisthaler, EURAC Bolzano, Researcher at the Institute for Minority Rights and Member
of the MEIR NewLine Executive Committee
Juliette Mollicone-Boussuge, EIPA Luxembourg, MEIR NewLine Programme Assistant

Practical Information
Enrolment
In order to start the programme in October 2011, please complete, sign and return the
application form enclosed with this brochure. The Board of Admission will select students on the
basis of the applications received. Once admitted, students will be enrolled with the University
of Graz via the European Centre for Judges and Lawyers.
Please note: the deadline for the receipt of applications is Thursday 15 September 2011.
Tuition Fee
The total tuition fee for this 18-month Master programme is €11,920 per student, (it can be paid
upon request in two instalments of €5960). The tuition fee does not cover travel, accommodation,
subsistence or other personal costs such as (health) insurance. The total tuition fee including
accommodation costs for the five Modules is € 16,480 (excluding travel, subsistence or other
personal costs). These fees include registration fees at the University of Graz. Participants can
also register for each Module individually. The registration fee is € 2700 per Module.
Special discounts and other financial support
Early registration discount
There will be a discount of €500 of the total 18-month programme’s tuition fee for those students
who enrol (with payment of the tuition fee) before 15 August 2011.
10% special discount for civil servants
EIPA offers its members a discount of 10% off the tuition fee for the Master programme on
European Integration and Regionalism. This discount is available to all civil servants working for
one of EIPA’s member countries. Civil servants coming from the following EIPA member countries
are entitled to benefit from the discount: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom.
Please note: Discounts cannot be accumulated!
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Contact address for applications and information
European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA)
Information package online at http://seminars.eipa.eu
EIPA Luxembourg
European Centre for Judges and Lawyers
2 Circuit de la Foire Internationale
L-1347 Luxembourg
Tel.:+352 426 230 304 (or 206)
E-mail : j.boussuge@eipa.eu
www.eipa.eu

Application Form – MEIR NEWLINE
Joint Master in European Integration and Regionalism NewLine 2011/2012
Please return this form before 15 September 2011 to Ms Juliette Mollicone-Boussuge
Personal Data (Please enclose a photocopy of your passport or ID card)
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English
Speaking Listening Reading Writing
The language of instruction of the Joint Master
Programme is English. Students whose mother
tongue is not English must therefore demonstrate
a high level competence in English, for example
by producing evidence in the form of a language
certificate in English (Minimum scores required:
TOEFL: 78 internet-based, 547 paper-based;
or IELTS: 6.0; or Cambridge Exam: FCE). Such
a certificate is not necessary for students who
graduated in a purely English environment.
Personal statement
Describe your academic and professional interests and career goals as well as reasons for applying,
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Additional Information
Please provide any additional information you would like the Selection Committee/ Executive Board to
consider which you feel is not sufficiently reflected in this application. Please specify in particular if you
have participated in one of the MEIR Summer School in 2010 or 2011 (you will not have to follow the faceto-face
session of the relevant module and you could be delivered the corresponding credits).
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Required Documents
• CV
• 2 letters of recommendation
• Two passport photographs
• Essay (in English) of not more than 2,500 words
written by the candidate on one of the following
topics:
- Using examples from case studies, discuss the
opportunities and limitations of cross-border
co-operation;
- Discuss means of raising levels of social
inclusion within the European Union;
Knowledge of Meir NewLine partners (University of Graz, University of Zagreb, EURAC and EIPA)
Where did you learn about the Master in European Integration and Regionalism NewLine?
Letter of invitation by post
Announcement by e-mail
EIPA website
Announcement in EIPASCOPE
Informed by a colleague
- Discuss the difficulties inherent in classical
minority protection systems for the challenge
of ‘new minorities’;
- The concept of Europe – reality or a myth?
Discuss how and why the idea of Europe
changed after the collapse of the Berlin wall;
- Globalisation and Regionalisation: Give
evidence of the new challenges for regions in
a global economy;
- To what extent are the regions influencing
policy within the European Union?;
- Discuss whether the protection of cultural and
ethnic diversity has become a common
European value.
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Payment
Students will receive an invoice for the payment of the tuition fee (please tick your selected tuition fee).
The tuition fee of € 11,920 does not include travel, accommodation and meals.
The tuition fee of € 16,480 includes accommodation for all Modules, but not travel and meals.
(For further information on selected hotels, please contact j.boussuge@eipa.eu).
For participants of single modules, a registration fee of € 2700 per module will be charged.
These fees do not include travel expenses and accommodation costs, which are to be covered by
participants themselves. (Please tick your selected module(s)).
Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5
All fees include tuition, access to the MEIR NewLine online learning platform, course materials (both for
online and face-to-face learning sessions), exams and tutoring for the Master thesis. All fees are due at time
of registration. Registration will not be processed without payment.
Discounts
Early registration discount
There will be a discount of €500 of the total 18-month programme’s tuition fee for those students who
enrol (with payment of the tuition fee) before 15 August 2011.
10% Special discount for civil servants
EIPA offers its members a discount of 10% of the tuition fee for the Master programme of European
Legal Studies. This discount is available to all civil servants working for one of EIPA’s member countries.
Civil Servants coming from the following EIPA Member Countries are entitled to get the discount:
Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece;
Hungary; Ireland; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; The Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Spain;
Sweden; United Kingdom.
Please note: Discounts cannot be accumulated!
Cancellations
• Upon cancellation before 31 August 2011, a fee of € 150 will be charged.
• Upon cancellation before 30 September 2011, a fee of € 500 will be charged.
• Upon cancellation before 17 October 2011, 30% of the tuition fee will be refunded.
• Cancellations received after 17 October 2011 will result in forfeiture of the tuition fee.
Applicants declaration
I certify that all the information on this application is accurate and complete.
Date and place: Signature:
Please return this form before 15 September 2011 to Ms Juliette Mollicone-Boussuge
European Centre for Judges and Lawyers, Circuit de la Foire Internationale, 2, LU-1347 Luxembourg
Tel.: +352 426 230 304, Fax: +352 426 237, E-mail: j.boussuge@eipa.eu
Admission decisions will be taken on the basis of the quality of the application. The number
of students is restricted to ca. 30 in order to encourage an interactive working atmosphere.