The “Model European Union”, which will be held in Florence in May 2017, will consist of the simulation of a decision-making procedure of the European Union. This simulation is organized by James Madison University’s MA in EU Policy Studies (EUPS) with the collaboration of Scuola di Scienze Politiche “Cesare Alfieri” dell’Università degli Studi di Firenze, the Europe Direct office of the Comune di Firenze and the European Parliament.
The EU simulation is open to students from Florence University, preferably from the Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Relazioni Internazionali e Studi Europei (RISE) and the Corso di Laurea Triennale in Studi Internazionali (third year students only).
The simulation requires participating students to interpret the roles of Members of the European Parliament, Ministers of the Member States, policy advisors, the President of the Commission, external observers, the press and other institutional figures (if numbers allow so).
The simulation will be carried out entirely in English. There will be several preparatory meetings, led by professors from James Madison University and Università di Firenze, as well as European Union officials from Brussels.
- Good knowledge of English
- Good knowledge of EU institutions and decision-making procedure
- Being available to study and work on group projects that will be presented during the meetings
HOW TO PARTECIPATE:
University of Florence students need to sign-up by sending an email with the attached form, before Wednesday 2 November 2016, 5.00 pm, to this email address: jmu.eupsgradassist@gmail.com.
SIMULAZIONE “MODEL EUROPEAN UNION” - DOMANDA DI AMMISSIONE 2016/17