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Their core work

The College of Europe's Natolin campus in Warsaw is a postgraduate academic institution built specifically around European studies and EU external relations. In H2020 research, it contributes political science and policy analysis expertise — examining how the EU engages with neighboring regions and how it can act as a coherent global player. Their research work spans EU-Mediterranean relations, EU foreign policy coherence, and the institutional design needed for the EU to operate effectively through international organizations. They serve as an academic-policy bridge in research consortia, bringing scholarly rigor to questions that sit at the intersection of governance theory and EU decision-making practice.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their first project, MedReset (2016-2019), the College contributed to a region-specific analysis of EU-Mediterranean relations using a bottom-up, comprehensive lens — no thematic keywords were recorded, suggesting a broad exploratory contribution to a geographically defined research question. By ENGAGE (2021-2024), the focus had sharply narrowed around coherence, international organizations, and global strategy — moving from a specific neighborhood case study toward systemic thinking about how the EU constructs and maintains its global governance role. The trajectory is a clear shift from the particular to the structural: from one EU neighborhood to the architecture of EU foreign policy as a whole.

They are moving from regional analysis toward systemic EU foreign policy design, positioning themselves as contributors to debates about how the EU can act as a coherent and effective global actor through international institutions.

How they like to work

The College consistently joins as a participant — never as project coordinator — consistent with an institution that contributes deep analytical expertise rather than managing operational delivery. With 23 unique partners across 14 countries built over just two projects, they engage in medium-to-large, multi-national research consortia. This partner diversity indicates they are valued for their EU-focused policy perspective and can operate comfortably across different national research traditions.

23 unique partners across 14 countries over just two projects, indicating consistent involvement in broad, geographically diverse consortia. The network likely spans European research institutions, Mediterranean-region partners, and international governance researchers, reflecting the thematic scope of both projects.

What sets them apart

The College of Europe in Natolin is one of Europe's very few postgraduate institutions built entirely around EU studies, giving it an institutional identity that generalist political science departments cannot replicate. Its faculty and alumni networks are directly embedded in EU institutions and policy circles, making it a credible partner when research needs to be both academically sound and policy-relevant. For consortia tackling EU governance, external relations, or coherence questions, the College brings a combination of scholarly rigor and proximity to EU decision-making that is difficult to find elsewhere.

Highlights from their portfolio

• ENGAGE
  Their largest funded project (EUR 176,625), directly addressing EU global strategy and governance architecture — the topic most closely aligned with the College's core institutional identity and likely their most impactful H2020 contribution.
• MedReset
  An earlier bottom-up investigation of EU-Mediterranean relations that placed the College in a consortium examining one of the EU's most politically and strategically sensitive neighborhoods.