ATHENA Jean Monnet Chair "The EU as a Global Actor"

About ATHENA Jean Monnet Chair "The EU as a Global Actor"

This is a Jean Monnet Chair, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the EU (2022-2025). Chairholder: Dr. Dimitris Bouris, Senior Researcher: Dr. Olga Burlyuk.

ATHENA aims to create a spirit of interdisciplinarity amongst students, academics, stakeholders, the public and policy makers with the purpose of generating cross-cutting knowledge that will enhance their awareness of EU affairs. Specifically ATHENA will pursue three objectives:

1. To strengthen and promote excellence in teaching and research on the EU’s role as a global actor. The Chair introduces innovations in new learning technologies and learning outputs. It will also focus on professionalization and transferability of students’ skills.

2. To foster, expand and consolidate a broader community of scholars, stakeholders and policy-makers and generate knowledge and insights that will assist EU policy-making. Activities will include practitioners engagement events, Jean Monnet Annual Talks, workshops and conferences.

3. To bring the EU closer to the Dutch and European public and youth. The Chair will promote active involvement of youth, students and leaders in the academic, policy and public debate. For example by introducing study trips to Brussels, EU Career Events and Simulation Games.

Address

• Headquarters

  AmsterdamNoord-Holland, Netherlands

Team by function

Based on 1 public job profiles as of 5 September 2026.

• Education / Training1