Start of the New Academic Year in Rome: Joint Masters 2026/27

On Monday 12 October 2026, the students of our three Joint Master programmes, the Joint Master in Global Economic Governance and Public Affairs (GEGPA), the Joint Master in EU Trade and Climate Diplomacy (EUDIPLO) and the Joint Master in European Cultural Governance (EUCULTURE), began the new academic year with our partner university Luiss School of Government in Rome.

All three programmes will spend the first trimester in Rome with Luiss School of Government, before heading to Berlin in February and Nice in April with CIFE. The GEGPA students will take part in a study trip to Geneva in January 2027, the EUDIPLO students will go to Brussels in March 2027 and the EUCULTURE group will head to Paris in April 2027.

The GEGPA Master is focused on how to assess, manage and enhance private and public institutions’ governance with a wide range of economic and digital intelligence tools. In Rome, courses will give an introduction to Global Governance, focusing on the context and challenges of economic governance and policy in the 21^st century. Then in Berlin, teaching will concentrate on new forms of transnational and interregional governance as a way forward towards Sustainable Development in the context of major climate and demographic changes. Finally, in Nice, a special focus will be laid on Policy Intelligence, inciting participants to investigate how far the digital society enables transforming economic data into policy knowledge.

Meanwhile, the EUDIPLO Master focuses on how to act, reflect and participate in strategic trade and climate policy negotiations between Europe and other geopolitical powers, with a wide range of economic and digital intelligence tools. The programme starts in Rome, where courses will give an introduction to the EU Governance, focusing on the context and challenges of European Foreign Action and policy in the 21^st century. In Berlin, teaching will concentrate on Geopolitics and EU Climate Diplomacy and the EU's ambition to be climate leaders in the context of the EU Green Deal. Courses conclude in Nice, where a special focus will be laid on EU Trade and Economic Security.

Finally, the EUCULTURE Master looks at how how the intrinsic relationship  of Cultural Heritage, Sustainable Development and the Digital Transition can contribute to a constructive transformation of 21^st century society. The programme starts in Rome, where courses will give an introduction to European Cultural Policies and Institutions, focusing on EU policies and cultural management. In Berlin, teaching will concentrate on European Cultural Governance in Global, European and Local Contexts, learning about the cultural heritage of Mediterranean Europe and cultural diversity. Courses conclude in Nice, where a special focus will be laid on European Cultural Innovation in the Digital World.