'MA in European Studies Program (with a project) in collaboration with the European University Viadrina Information about the 2009/2010 MA in European Studies Program The BİLGİ MA in European Studies Program, launched in 2000, is entering its tenth year with over fifty graduates and fifty students currently enrolled. The MA in European Studies program is designed to provide a thorough knowledge of the European Union, its historic development, its institutions, systems and policies. Turkey’s longstanding EU integration process, which started in 1963, continued with the Customs Union (1996) making Turkey part of the European Single Market. Within the framework of the program, Turkey’s EU accession period is analyzed and researched with a focus on recent developments. The Program, concentrating on themes such as enlargement and the societal transformations it brings to countries involved (peace, stability, democratization, regional cooperation, human rights, rule of law, etc.) and European Neighborhood Policy, also offers a wider perspective of European Studies with emphasis on issues such as migration, environmental issues, and intercultural dialogue. As one of the core countries of European integration since the early days of the European Coal and Steel Community, Germany with its political, social and economic structure deserves special attention in studies regarding the European Union. To this end, the Institute has developed close relations with many universities and institutes in Germany. The academic cooperation with one particular German University, the European University Viadrina, is an exemplary relationship, which started as a two-way exchange of students and academics, leading finally to an enhanced collaboration agreement between the two Universities. The BİLGİ/Viadrina MA in European Studies program started in the 2008-9 Academic Year. Selected students with high GPAs enrolled in the BİLGİ MA in European Studies program study within two different cultural systems and make use of several languages. In return, graduates will not only gain an insight into life in two very different European cities and their universities, but also prepare themselves for a rapidly changing world of work across the European continent. The program aims to offer education in the field of European Studies. The BİLGİ/Viadrina program will offer the students the opportunity to gain a "double perspective" on the various developments in European integration, both from a Turkish and European point of view. The initial phase of the program is funded through Istanbul Bilgi University annual budget, as well as through the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The MA Program, organized in collaboration with the European University Viadrina, offers various scholarship and internship opportunities for successful candidates. Emre GÖNEN İstanbul Bilgi University MA in European Studies Program Director For Further Information please visit: http://www.bilgi.edu.tr/pages/graduates/euro_stud/ http://www.euv-franfurt-o.de http://www.kuwi.euv-frankfurt-o.de/de/studium/master/es/mes_en/index.html