2008-2011 Awards for European Union Centers of Excellence

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September 22, 2008 · The Delegation of the European Commission in Washington, DC, announced 11 European Union Center of Excellence awards to universities throughout the United States. These grant recipients were selected from a strong field of 23 candidates.

Ambassador John Bruton, Head of the EU Commission Delegation to the United States, welcomed the announcement with the following statement: "I wish to offer congratulations to the successful applicants to the most recent cycle of the EU Centers of Excellence, selected from a very strong group of competitors. This underlines the continuing tremendous interest in the EU and EU-US relations within American universities. The EU Centers of Excellence have the crucial task of preparing the students who will take a leading role in the future of the transatlantic relationship, and play a vital role in educating their local communities regarding those developments. These Centers will also continue to produce high quality scholarly research that informs the policy community. As in the past, I aim to visit as many of the Centers as possible during my tenure in Washington."

Grants totaling 3.42 million euros will fund activities for a three year period at the following universities:

University of California (Berkeley)
University of Colorado
Florida International University and the University of Miami
Georgia Tech
University of Michigan
University of North Carolina
University of Pittsburgh
University of Texas
University of Washington (Seattle)
University of Wisconsin
Washington, DC, Consortium (American University, George Mason University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, The Johns Hopkins University)

The University of North Carolina will serve as Network and Outreach Coordinator, with the goal of promoting cooperation and sharing best practices within the network. North Carolina will also maintain the network website (www.euce.org) providing easy access to research and teaching materials produced by the Centers.