Back كلية أوروبا Arabic كليه اوروبا ARZ Еўрапейскі калегіум Byelorussian Col·legi d'Europa Catalan College of Europe Czech Europakollegiet Danish College of Europe German Kolegio de Eŭropo Esperanto Colegio de Europa Spanish Euroopa Kolledž Estonian
Collège d’Europe Europacollege Kolegium Europy | |
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| Type | Private postgraduate institute Établissement d'utilité publique |
|---|---|
| Established | 1949 |
| Chairman | Herman Van Rompuy |
| Rector | Federica Mogherini |
| Postgraduates | annually ca. 470 students from over 50 countries |
| Location | |
| Working languages | English and French |
| Website | www |
The College of Europe (French: Collège d'Europe; Dutch: Europacollege; Polish: Kolegium Europy) is a post-graduate institute of European studies with its main campus in Bruges, Belgium, and additional newer campuses in Warsaw and Tirana.
The College of Europe in Bruges was founded in 1949 as a result of the 1948 Congress of Europe in The Hague by leading historical European figures and founding fathers of the European Union, including Salvador de Madariaga, Winston Churchill, Paul-Henri Spaak and Alcide De Gasperi, to promote "a spirit of solidarity and mutual understanding between all the nations of Western Europe and to provide elite training to individuals who will uphold these values"[1] and "to train an elite of young executives for Europe".[2] After the fall of communism, the college opened an additional campus in Natolin, Poland, that was gifted to the institution by the Polish government in 1992.[3] A campus in Tirana opened in 2024.
The College of Europe is historically linked to the establishment of the European Union and its predecessors, and to the creation of the European Movement International, of which the college is a supporting member. Federica Mogherini, former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, was appointed as the Rector to start in September 2020;[4] former President of the European Council Herman, Count Van Rompuy is chairman of the board.[5]
The College of Europe was the most represented alma mater (university attended) among senior EU civil servants, based on a sample compiled by Politico in 2021.[6] The Financial Times writes that "the elite College of Europe in Bruges" is "an institution geared to producing crop after crop of graduates with a lifelong enthusiasm for EU integration".[7] while the BBC called it "the EU's very own Oxbridge".[8] Politico even dedicated a section of their website to news related to the College of Europe.[9] Each academic year is named after a patron and referred to as a promotion. The academic year is opened by a leading European politician. It has the status of Institution of Public Interest, operating according to Belgian law.
- ^ "Le rôle du Collège d'Europe Archived 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine" [The role of the College of Europe], Journal de Bruges et de la Province, 7 October 1950, Vol. 114, No. 78, p. 1
- ^ Henri Brugmans, "Former des cadres pour l'Europe Archived 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine" [Training executives for Europe], Fédération, January 1950, No. 60, pp. 42–44
- ^ "College of Europe – College of Europe – Campuses – Natolin (Warsaw)". Coleurope.eu. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ Didili, Zoi (27 May 2020). "Former top diplomat Mogherini appointed as College of Europe rector". www.neweurope.eu.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Appointment of the new President of the Administrative Council". coleurope.eu. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "How to join the EU bubble — Brussels careers by the numbers". Politico. 4 February 2021. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ Tony Barber (20 April 2010). "Europe in joyous disbelief over Nick Clegg and the Lib Dems". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ Adam Fleming (25 October 2013). "College of Europe in Bruges: Home of Thatcher speech". BBC. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "College of Europe". Politico. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.