EUROPEAN STUDIES

Lecture as part of the training program of the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

On September 26, 2023, Prof. Dr. Eva Heidbreder and Dr. Johannes Gerken gave the kick-off lecture for the multi-module training series "Europe and International Affairs" for executives of the state of Saxony-Anhalt at the Magdeburg State Chancellery. Integrated into the activities of the "Jean Monnet Chair for Interactive Multi-level Democracy in Europe", the lecture and subsequent discussion focused on current challenges facing the European Union in the context of the European elections in June 2024.

For all new students of the Master's Programme and Bachelor's Programme

The European Studies team welcomes all new students to Magdeburg! The events we have prepared for you will help you to get relevant information for the start of your studies, to get to know our team and your fellow students and much more!

The lecture series assembles cutting-edge research on the European Union. Early career researchers from across Europe are presenting their research during the winter semester. The series is organised by the Jean Monnet Chair on Interactive Multi-level Democracy in Europe (IMUDE) at the Otto-von-Guericke University. The Next Generation EU Research Lecture Series addresses students from the OVGU and beyond, scholars and interested public.

During the summer semester of 2023, our European Studies team expanded, as Johannes Gerken joined us in Magdeburg! Before the summer break began, I met with Johannes to ask him a couple of questions about his arrival in Magdeburg and the path he took before he landed in the Otto Stadt.

I share with you our conversation, so that you too can get to know Johannes Gerken and wonder about his next steps in Magdeburg, as lecturer and researcher!