CEUROS

Welcome to the website of UL’s Centre for European Studies (CEUROS).

CEUROS was founded in 1992 by the then Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration Professor Edward Moxon-Browne. It was designated a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in 1999.

After Professor Moxon-Browne’s retirement in 2010, Professor Bernadette Andréosso-O’Callaghan, Jean Monnet Professor in European Economics, became Director of CEUROS, followed by Jean Monnet Chair in European Cultural Studies, Professor Joachim Fischer, who was Director from 2019 until his retirement in 2023. In September 2023 Dr Michaela Schrage-Frueh took up the directorship of CEUROS upon her appointment as Associate Professor in German Studies.

Under the leadership of Professor Fischer, and now Associate Professor Schrage-Früh, CEUROS has become affiliated with the School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics, emphasising the strong cultural and multilingual dimension of European Studies, while still maintaining its interdisciplinary profile with members from six different Schools/Departments.

CEUROS functions as the key facilitator of UL’s European activities. It aims to serve as a vibrant focus for EU and Europe-related teaching, research and civic engagement, while maintaining and enhancing the visibility of the European dimension within the university as a whole.

Latest News

Latest News
Irish delegation
24 Sep 2024

April 2024: ConSIMium - a European Council simulation

On 8 - 9 April 2024, over 160 students met in Brussels to take part in ConSIMium – a European Council simulation experience. Over two days, teams of six students from 27 EU countries stepped into the shoes of national representatives and role played negotiations between the EU member states at four different levels.
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Joachim Fischer talk
22 Sep 2024

May 2024: Joachim Fischer talks about the future of languages in Ireland

13 May 2024: Professor Joachim Fischer (UL), retired Jean Monnet Chair, says that despite huge changes in Ireland's relationship with the EU since Brexit, the country has not fulfilled any of its goals to teach students more than two languages. Speaking at a joint event between The Journal and the University of Limerick, the university professor said that language in the EU "is often overlooked".
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Latest Events

Latest Events
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24 Oct 2024

Ageing in Ireland and the EU: Challenges and Opportunities

funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs
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