European Integration: the EU From West to East – (Certificate)

This course is a joint programme on European integration of Utrecht University’s Summer School and the International Summer University of the University of Tartu.
The first two weeks will take place in the Netherlands, a founding member of what is now the European Union. The participants will learn of the European Union (EU), its history, institutional structures, current aims, and future challenges. The course will also analyse how the development of a single market facilitates European economy that now represents almost a third of the total economic output of the world. For these two weeks you will follow the course European Politics and Economy.
After this introduction, participants will spend two weeks in Estonia, an EU-member since 2004. During this time, students will focus on the case of the Baltic states and Russia. Participants will get familiar with the region’s geopolitical situation, which provides necessary background for understanding contemporary foreign policy in the northeast of Europe. The course is based on broader issues such as Euro-Atlantic integration, regional co-operation, decolonization issues and Russian foreign policy. Participants will analyze topics such as EU and NATO enlargement, international cooperation in the Baltic Sea region, Baltic-Russian relations, and Russian relations with the Western countries. The module in Estonia takes place Tartu (one week) and Pärnu (one week).
Please note: students will receive two transcripts of records, one issued by Utrecht University and one issued by the International Summer University of the University of Tartu.