2025 Autumn school EUTOPIA "Multilingualism in Brussels"
The Autumn School, designed within the EUTOPIA Network, aims to equip students with intercultural and international skills. It is a Research Seminar focused on Multilingualism in Brussels, as well as other multilingual and multicultural contexts. Lectures will build on four key pillars: Multilingual Policy, Multilingual Practice, Multilingual Perspectives, and the interactive seminar Multilingual Dialogue. Through a combination of lectures, group discussions, and a group assignment, the Autumn School encourages students to explore research in the field of multilingualism and to collaborate with their peers from universities within the EUTOPIA Network, broadening their horizons while enhancing their ability to work and thrive in an international context.
Students enrolled in the EUTOPIA Minor can take it for credit; students from other partner universities and programmes can take it as an extra-curricular.
This Autumn School takes place in-person from 12-16 November 2024, at the VUB main campus in Brussels, Belgium.
The application deadline is 4 November. For more info please contact eutopia.minor.lw@otrs.vub.be
2025 Winter school on EU policy-making
This Jean Monnet Winter School provides participants a ‘crash course’ in European Union Policy Making and is taught fully online. Its focus area is digital rights and diplomacy, touching on policy discussions related to freedom of expression, data protection, disinformation resilience, and platform responsibility. This Winter School is a challenging and truly interactive online study experience (workshops, simulation game, etc.) with special attention to the social side.
The 2025 edition of this online Winter School takes place from 3 to 14  February 2025.
The application deadline is 15 December. Early-bird discount (10%) available if you submit your application before 15 November.
2025 Summer school on EU policy-making
This Jean Monnet Summer School (5 ECTS), taught on campus, allows students to explore both the old and the new centre of diplomacy in Europe. It is held one week in Brussels and one week in Vienna and provides a 'crash course' in European Union Policy Making. The focus area will be civil rights, touching on policy discussions related to human security, migration, anti-discrimination, and diversity.
The intensive two-week programme is held from Monday 30 June - Friday 11 July 2025 and is organised by the Brussels School of Governance (VUB), and the Diplomatische Akademie Wien — Vienna School of International Studies.
The application deadline is 28 April. Early-bird discount (10%) available if you submit your application before 15 March.