P1 2ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE 7-8 FEBRUARY 2019

GEM-STONES & 3RD ANNUAL

GEM PhD SCHOOLS CONFERENCE
7-8 FEBRUARY 2019
UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES
(Brussels, Belgium)
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Dear Colleagues;
WELCOME
Dear Fellows and Alumni,

This year’s annual gathering marks the 3rd year of GEM STONES and the 10th year of
GEM. Both of these doctoral research and training consortia sponsored by European
Commission framework programs – one within the MSCA-ITN and the other within
the Erasmus+ program – are built upon global research networks with more than a
decade-and-a-half of history. The underlying initial partnerships and joint research
efforts hark back over 16 years to the GARNET Network of Excellence (sponsored by
the Commission’s 6th Framework program) which were later deepened through the
GR:EEN (FP7) and ENLIGTHEN (H2020) research in action projects.

Thanks to the innovation provided for by these leading research consortia, as well as
the partners’ decade-long shared experience and trust, the GEM and GEM STONES
PhD programs have emerged as leading research and doctoral education programs
on both the EU and global stages. The global reach of the programs is reflected in
their associated communities, be it: the near to 40 nationalities represented among
its sponsored early stage researchers; the 8 degree-awarding institutions spread over
three continents; or the more than 30 members of its Alumni community active on four
continents. External evaluators – both academic and managerial – have repeatedly
commended the resulting record, mentioning among other:

• A dozen universities from across the globe collaborating for over a decade-and-a-
half;
• 64 sponsored Double-Doctoral Theses, with 36 already successfully defended and
24 still ongoing;
• Over 50 academics mobilized to join Co-Supervision Arrangements;
• Over 160 mobility Actions facilitated over the course of the past decade;
• Participation of 6 prestigious think tanks and non-academic entities, allowing for
the integration of new internship practices within doctoral training programs;
• 12 published volumes in the Routledge-GEM book series;
• Innovative platform aimed at interaction with NGOs and policy-makers’ community
(AGORA).
It is above all thanks to the continued mobilization and investment of more than 50
academics, the local staff from more than 10 institutions and an ever-growing Alumni
community that we have continued to enjoy an extremely rich training and research
environment marked by its intersectoral, international and interdisciplinary openness.
This fruitful and opportunity-rich environment is further enhanced through the welcome
bottom-up proposals submitted by the students and Alumni.
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In the short-term, the GEM program is expected to wrap up with the submission of
its final 9 PhD manuscripts, while the GEM-STONES agenda still foresees a series of
milestones and deliverables. As GEM-STONES enters the final third of its life-span,
it will focus more on securing the promised outputs and further disseminating the
consortium’s achievements. Key in this regard will be both the scheduled publication of
4 edited volumes and a textbook; as well as the submission of 15 doctoral manuscripts.
In the medium to long-term the prospects for the underlying research agendas and
associated research communities remain open. In this respect, a key objective of
this year’s annual gathering is to jointly look forward at how to further develop and
renew these communities. You are invited to join us in Brussels at the Institut d’études
Européennes of the Université libre de Bruxelles (IEE-ULB) at what we hope will be a
series of thought-provoking meetings so as to jointly evaluate the progresses made so
far, and the possible ways forward in the future.

Besides the institutional timing dictating these discussions, they also happen at a
crucial moment when a necessary updating of our research agenda is called for as it
has increasingly come to face epoch-defining global changes. In this regard, among the
many challenges to the community’s comparative and theoretical research agendas,
one must undoubtedly consider: the current great transformations of the global liberal
order; the global shifts in power; the dramatic changes in the foreign and trade policies
of the sole remaining superpower; the re-emerging tendencies towards power politics
and fragmentation; the emergence of authoritarian alternatives; or the troubles facing
a myriad of regional entities, including nationalist challenges to European integration
or growing tensions within ASEAN, AU and MERCOSUR. As in the past, the community
will broach these topics through: its pluralistic understanding of scientific debate;
continued commitment to theoretical innovation; and an open commitment to peaceful
and multilateral forms of cooperation.
Brussels, 1st February 2019

Prof. Mario Telò Prof. Anne Weyembergh

Emeritus President of the Institut d’Etudes Européennes President of the Institute for European Studies
of the ULB (IEE-ULB)
GEM-STONES Lead Scientist and ULB
Professor of EU Studies and International Relations at representative to the Supervisory Board
the ULB and at the LUISS Guido Carli
Member of the Royal Academy of Science, Belgium
President of the H2020 MSCA GEM-STONES European
Joint Doctorate’s Supervisory Board
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WELCOME
THANK YOU
It is a delight to welcome you all to this 9th Annual GEM/GEM-STONES Conference.
This first of these conference was held in 2011 at LUISS- Guido Carli in Rome as the
EMJD-GEM PhD School welcomed its first generation of Fellows, and now almost a
decade later our ever-growing community gathers once more in Brussels at the Institut
d’études européennes of the Université libre de Bruxelles (IEE- ULB).

If our first gathering involved 10 doctoral fellows, 10 institutional representatives, and

a two-headed project management office; the 2019 conference brings together 21
doctoral fellows, 19 alumni, 4 keynote speakers, a 6-headed International Advisory
Board, 15 institutional representatives and over 20 external participants to a series of 5
round-tables. Although the annual event has mushroomed from two-dozen participants
to over a hundred participants; the project management office for its part has remained
the same size. It is therefore with understandable pride that the project management
office welcomes all the participants of this year’s event – some for the first time, and
others for the umpteenth one. As was the case for the previous iterations, the project
management office hopes it will prove a fruitful two-day experience that will speak to
the scientific, training and social aspects of the community.

The organisers remain committed to see this annual conference evolve and adapt in
light of the shifting needs of the community. In this respect, the project management
office would like to highlight the following innovations at this year’s event:

• The event was integrated into the host university’s wider thematic year dedicated to
“A Europe of Knowledge” – see http://europe-connaissance.ulb.be/fr - as the GEM/
GEM-STONES community is a textbook example of the opportunities and challenges
associated with the development of a European Areas of Research and Higher
Education (ERA & EHEA);
• A dedicated Skills building program was developed with an eye on counselling recent
(or soon to be) PhD graduates as they move beyond their doctoral work;
• Both organizational and financial means were purposefully invested in gathering
and promoting the GEM/GEM-STONES alumni community. This has allowed for
near to 20 Alumni to join us this year from across the globe;
• In line with past efforts, again the conference is seized upon as an opportunity for
inter-sectoral dialogue with a series of thematic roundtables (a.k.a ‘Salons’) set-up
to allow for open discussions under ‘Chatham House Rules’ so different generations
of researchers, different professional profiles and different disciplinary outlooks can
jointly discuss challenges of shared concern.

The GEM/GEM-STONES Project Management Office hopes these new platforms as well
the more familiar components of the program will help make the case of the continued
relevance of our annual gathering, for the GEM/GEM-STONES Community and beyond.

Mr. Frederik Ponjaert Ms. Ulla Härmälä

Director of Research, IEE-ULB GEM & Ulla Härmälä
GEM-STONES (GEM-STONES
Project Officer Project Manager)
GEM & GEM-STONES Scientific Officer Frederik Ponjaert (GEM-STONES Training Work
Package Lead)
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Thursday 7 February 2019

PROGRAMME
8:30 - 9:00 COFFEE & TEA

9:00 - 10:30 ACADEMIC BOARD MEETING FELLOWS’ MANAGEMENT MEETING

Supervisory Board Members PhD Community
@ Spaak Room @ Kant Room

10:30 - 12:30 ACADEMIC BOARD MEETING (2) SKILLS MODULE

Supervisory Board Members PhD Community
@ Spaak Room Training on «Professional Skills»
@ Kant Room

DAY 1
12:30 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
14:00 - 16:00 SKILLS MODULE (1)
PhD Community
Panel on «Funding & Project Proposals»
@ Kant Room

15:00 - 16:45 INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY

BOARD MEETING
International Advisory Board + Board President
@ Spaak Room

17:00 - 19:00 OPENING PANEL

@Spaak Room

«Present and Future of Multilateral Governance and the Role of the European Union»
Followed by a drinks reception at the Institute

Friday 8 February 2019

PROGRAMME
10:00 ->
9:00 - 13:00 SUPERVISORY BOARD MEETING
Supervisory Board Members + Elected Delegates SKILLS MODULE (3)
Reporting PhD Community
@Spaak Room «Alumni Mixer»
@ Kant Room

13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK

14:00 - 14:30 GEM-STONES SALONS OPENING WORDS
@Spaak Room

14:30 - 16:00 GEM-STONES SALONS (1)

DAY 2
Globalisation, Europe and Globalisation, Europe and Globalisation, Europe and
Multilateralism: Multilateralism: Multilateralism:
Threats to Democracy Threats to Justice Threats to Security

16:00 - 16:15 COFFEE BREAK

16:15 - 17:45 GEM-STONES SALONS (2)
Globalisation, Europe and Multilateralism: Globalisation, Europe and Multilateralism:
Threats to Sustainable & Inclusive Societies Threats to the Trade System

17:45 - 18:15 CLOSING WORDS

@Spaak Room

This project receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon

2020 Research and Innovation programme under the Marie
Sklodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No722826
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OPENING PANEL
Thursday 7th February 2019
From 17:00 till 19:00
Spaak Room of the Institute for European Studies of the ULB
Followed by a drinks reception at the Institute

«Present and Future of Multilateral

Governance and the Role of the
European Union»
Chair: Prof. Mario TELÒ
ULB-IEE & LUISS Guido Carli
GEM-STONES Supervisory Board President

Mr. Pascal LAMY

President Emeritus, Jacques Delors Institute
Former Director-General of the World Trade Organisation
GEM-STONES International Advisory Board Member

Prof. Amitav ACHARYA

Distinguished Professor at the American University of Washington
UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance
GEM-STONES International Advisory Board Member

Prof. Sophie MEUNIER

Senior Research Scholar & Lecturer in Public and International Affairs, Princeton
University
Co-Director of the EU Program at Princeton University

Prof. Richard HIGGOTT

Research Professor at the Institute for European Studies and Distinguished
Professor of Diplomacy at Vesalius College at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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SKILLS MODULES
«PROFESSIONAL TRAINING»
The training includes two main components: a hands-on focus on skills related to CV writing
and job interviews, and a reflection on professionals skills, personal skills development
and the discovery of skills. The session focuses on communicating oneself, and on how to
navigate what is valued and sought for in terms of professional skills. As such, the session
represents an opportunity to discuss in-demand job skills of today and tomorrow.

The session will be interactive and includes work in pairs or smaller groups. A small
homework has been given to the participants two weeks prior to the session.

Dr. Hanna Ojanen is Adjunct Professor (docent) of international relations at

the University of Helsinki and an expert on European foreign, security and
defence policy with a long work experience from both research institutes
and universities. She has organised professional skills trainings since 2011
and enjoys tackling challenges of research communication and connecting
research with policy-making.

«FUNDING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT»

The 2-hour session will start with a panel focussing on project proposal preparation and
management, different programs and platforms for European/national resources including
a Q&A with the participants.

A second panel will focus on the personal and professional experiences of some of the
attending GEM PhD School Alumni, followed again by a Q&A with the audience.

«ALUMNI MIXER»
A 3-hour peer-to-peer learning session will be organised, involving both the alumni and the
currently enrolled fellows geared towards exchanging best-practices on how to navigate the
global job-market after graduation.

From a «speed-dating» presentation to a «world-café» style discussion, this session will

allow alumni and current PhD candidates to network, share experiences and talk about their
challenges with peers and potential mentors. An open mind, a touch of self-mockery and a
head full of questions will be highly appreciated.

The host Maria Isabel Soldevila (ULB-IEE) is a journalist and communicator with 20+ years
of experience in getting people to talk about themselves and an ear for great stories.
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SALONS
Friday 8th February 2019
From 14:30 till 17:45
Institute for European Studies of the ULB

RATIONALE

In line with the longstanding European tradition of “Salons”, GEM-STONES hopes to organise a set
of gatherings shepherded by an inspiring host and profiting from a series of expert contributions.
These smaller scale gatherings will be held to simultaneously (1) refine the understanding,
(2) increase the knowledge and (3) deepen the interconnections of the participants through
conversation and debate.

Additionally, these salons will have a bridging function aimed at linking MSCA-funded early stage
researchers (ESRs) working on European Affairs to two key corresponding communities: EU policy
practitioners, on the one hand; and later-stage researchers having graduated from pre-existing
EU-funded programs who are also working on EU-affairs, on the other. As such these Salons are
part of GEM-STONES’ inter-sectoral and inter-generational networking and outreach efforts.

Lastly, these salons are also a professionalisation opportunity for the GEM-STONES ESRs to refine
their policy advocacy/consultancy skills. The ESRs have produced policy papers and have been
encouraged throughout their personal research to consider the real-world/policy implications
of their work. As such, the Salons offer a platform for them to present their research-informed
insights and test their conclusions through interactions with more senior experts and practitioners.
Ultimately, the hope is to foster new research-driven ideas and insights on a set of key societal
challenges facing the European Union today.

FORMAT

Each Salon will last for one hour-and-a-half, with discussions proceeding under the Chatham House
Rule and involving around two-dozen participants all of whom are either experts on, or practitioners
of EU affairs. Participating experts in EU affairs will include both Academics – i.e. senior scholars
from across the world, Early Stage Researchers currently enrolled in EU-funded programs, and
mid-career researchers graduated from prior EU-funded programs; and Practitioners – i.e. civil
servants from the main EU bodies, elected representatives from parliaments, members of civil
society organisations, private sector lobbies and consultants, as well as experts from Brussels-
based Think Tanks. The list of participants will be set by the organisers with an eye on the agreed
upon themes of each Salon. The discussions in each Salon will coalesce the practical experience,
knowledge and insights of the participants to arrive at a manifesto including a variety of roads to
policies that might offer possible answers to the raised societal issues.
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The agenda – i.e. discussion topics – of each thematic Salon will be set out in advance as the organisers
seeks to identify up-to 10 societal issues facing the EU and its policy-makers today. To highlight the
connection with GEM-STONES’ overarching research agenda, the various issues have been grouped
into 5 transversal threats challenging the multilateral liberal order and the EU’s role therein:

Salon 1 - Globalisation, Europe and Multilateralism: Threats to Democracy

How to respond to declining trust and rising populism?
How to respond to normative contestation within and beyond the EU?

Salon 2 - Globalisation, Europe and Multilateralism: Threats to Justice

How to defend the most vulnerable and the principles of non-discrimination?
How to defend multilateral norms and the Rule of Law?

Salon 3- Globalisation, Europe and Multilateralism: Threats to Security

How to implement holistic security in the EU’s broader neighbourhood?
How to deepen the European area of Security, Freedom, and Justice?

Salon 4 - Globalisation, Europe and Multilateralism: Threats to Sustainable Growth

What road ahead for EU Governance regarding financial & welfare solidarity?
What road ahead for EU Governance regarding intergenerational solidarity?

Salon 5 - Globalisation, Europe and Multilateralism: Threats to the Trade System

Which response to the risks weighing on the WTO?
Which response to the hurdles threatening the Common Commercial Policy?

Discussions themselves are to flow naturally but with the help of a host who will help frame and jump-
start the discussions by presenting and contextualising the two cross-cutting questions of a given
sessions. The first half of a given gathering (about 45min) is to involve the group as a whole (about
20 members) as it explores possible linkages between the societal challenges raised and the scope
of any possible EU response. Subsequently, the second half of the gathering (45min) participants are
to break into two smaller groups to have more intense discussions on the specificities relating to the
distinct societal questions closest to their field of expertise.

Following the event, the insights gleaned through the discussions will be compiled as a set of user-
friendly vignettes jointly drafted by the GEM-STONES fellows and a few of the program alumni. All
10 of these vignettes will be gathered and disseminated towards: (1) the wider public – through the
THE EU’S INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
following newsletters and via the GEM-STONES & ULB web channels; (2) the various directly involved
communities - through targeted mailing lists of the participants from the event and the program’s
alumni; and policy-makers – by circulating the resulting policy papers to targeted officials
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GEM-STONES SALONS - INVITED PARTICIPANTS

FRIDAY 8TH FEBRUARY 2019

Salon 1 Salon 2 Salon 3
Title
GLOBALISATION, EUROPE AND GLOBALISATION, EUROPE AND GLOBALISATION, EUROPE AND
MULTILATERALISM: MULTILATERALISM: MULTILATERALISM:
THREATS TO DEMOCRACY THREATS TO JUSTICE THREATS TO SECURITY

Host Dr. Rosa BALFOUR

Ms. Shada ISLAM - TBC Dr. Alexander MATTELAER
(German Marshall Fund of the Unites States -
(Friends of Europe - BE) (Egmont Institute - BE)
BE)

Practitioners Mr. Andrew BRADLEY Ms. Monika KOPCHEVA Mr. Lorenzo ANGELINI
(International IDEA) (Council of the European Union - Home Affairs) (European Peacebuilding Liaison Office - BE)

Mr. Roland FREUDENSTEIN

Ms. María José MARTINEZ IGLESIAS Ms. Isabelle ARRADON
(Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
(European Parliament - Legal Service) (International Crisis Group - BE)
- BE)

Dr. Maren WAGNER Dr. Yoshimiko OWAKI

Ms. Tania LATICI
(German Institute of Global and Area Studies - (Former Data analyst at Social Cohesion and
(European Parliamentary Research Service)
DE) Reconciliation - SCORE)

Mr. Kamiel MESIE

Ms. Ewa BIERNAT - TBC Ms. Anna PEREGO
(United Nations Liaison Office for Peace and
(European Commission - DG JUST) (European Commission - DG JUST)
Security)

Mr. Yuri BORGMANN-PREBIL - TBC Dr. Hanne BEIRENS - TBC Ms. Inge CEUPPENS - TBC
(European Commission - DG RTD) (Migration Policy Institute Europe - BE) (European Commission - DG GROW)

Dr. Heather GRABBE - TBC Mr. Tony VENABLES - TBC Ms. Claire CRAANEN - TBC
(Open Society European Policy Institute) (ECIT Foundation - BE) (NATO)

Ms. Eeva TELLA - TBC Mr. John GATT RUTTER - TBC

(European Commission - DG TRADE) (European External Action Service - SECPOL)

Researchers
Prof. Jasmin HASIC Dr. Sameea AHMED HASSIM Prof. George CHRISTOU
(International Burch University - BiH) (EHESS, Cermes3 - FR) (Univ. of Warwick - UK)

Prof. Raffaele MARCHETTI Ms. Elena AVRAMOVSKA Ms. Céline COCQ

(LUISS Guido Carli - IT) (ULB - BE & Uni. de Genève - CH (Uni. de Genève - CH & ULB - BE)

Mr. Petar MARKOVIC Dr. Chloé BRIÈRE Dr. Shalva DZEBISASHVILI

(ULB - BE & LUISS - IT) (ULB-BE) (Ministry of Defense of Georgia)

Ms. Marta MATRAKOVA Dr. Pola CEBULAK Mr. Dominik GIESE

(ULB - BE & LUISS - IT) (Universiteit van Amsterdam - NL) (Univ.Hamburg - DE & Univ. of Warwick - UK)

Dr. Amro SADELDEEN Prof. Yasushi KATSUMA Prof. Elisa LOPEZ LUCIA
(American University of Beirut - LB) (Waseda University - JP) (ULB - BE)

Ms. Neha TAYSHETE Ms. Aysel KÜÇÜKSÜ Dr. Frank MATTHEIS

(LUISS -IT & ULB - BE) (Uni. de Genève - CH & LUISS - IT) (ULB - BE)

Mr. Manfredi VALERIANI Prof. Nicolas LEVRAT Dr. Kseniya OKSAMYTNA

(Univ Hamburg - DE & LUISS -IT) (Uni. de Genève - CH) (King’s College London - UK)

Mr. Ragnar WEILANDT Dr. Catherine LOURDES DY Dr. Martina PAONE - TBC
(Univ.of Warwick - UK & ULB - BE) (CNRS - FR) (ULB & Vrije Universiteit Brussel - BE)

Mr. Johann WOLFSCHWENGER Ms. Elisa NARMINIO Mr. Jochem RIETVELD

(Uni. de Genève - CH & ULB - BE) (ULB - BE & Waseda University - JP) (LUISS -IT & University of Warwick - UK)

Dr. Predrag ZENOVIC Prof. Anne WEYEMBERGH Prof. Mario TELÒ

(University of Donja Gorica - ME) (ULB - BE) (ULB - BE & LUISS - IT)

Dr. Chenchen ZHANG Ms. Giulia TERCOVICH - TBC

(ULB - BE) (Univ. of Warwick)
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FRIDAY 8TH FEBRUARY 2019

Salon 4 Salon 5
Title GLOBALISATION, EUROPE AND
GLOBALISATION, EUROPE AND
MULTILATERALISM:
MULTILATERALISM:
THREATS TO SUSTAINABLE & INCLUSIVE
THREATS TO THE TRADE SYSTEM
SOCIETIES
Host Mr. Lázló ANDOR Mr. Janis A. EMMANOUILIDIS - TBC
(IEE-ULB - BE & Hertie School of Governance - DE) (European Policy Centre - BE)

Practitioners Mr. Tim ADAMSON

Ms. Marie LECERF
(American Chamber of Commerce to the European
(European Parliamentary Research Service)
Union)

Dr. Udo BUX

Ms. Alienor FAGETTE
(Euopean Parliament - Directorate-General for
(Polint - BE)
Internal Policies of the Union)

Ms. Ioana BANACH-SIRBU - TBC Ms. Stephanie GHISLAIN

(Green European Foundation - BE) (Eurogroup for Animals - BE)

Ms. Julie BUTTIER - TBC Mr. Damien LEVIE

(European Commission - DG EMPL) (European Commission - DG TRADE)

Ms. Claire DHÉRET - TBC Mr. Michele MASSACESI

(European Policy Centre - BE) (Polint - BE)

Ms. Vaïa DEMERTZIS - TBC Mr. Ignacio GARCIA BERCERO - TBC

(Centre de recherche et d’information socio- (European Commission - DG TRADE)

Ms. Jana HAINSWORTH - TBC Mr. Tobias GEHRKE - TBC

(Social Platform - BE) (Egmont Institute - BE)

Mr. Hosuk LEE-MAKIYAMA - TBC

Mr. Johan ROBBERECHT - TBC
(European Centre for International Political
(Foundation for European Progressive Studies - BE)
Economy)

Mr. Pierre VANHEUVERZWIJN- TBC Mr. Fernando PERREAU DE PINNINCK - TBC

(FPS Chancellery of the Prime Minister - BE) (European Commission - DG TAXUD)

Researchers Prof. Paul BACON Prof. Mario TELÒ

(Waseda University - JP) (ULB - BE & LUISS - IT)

Dr. Coraline GORON Mr. Guillaume BEAUMIER

(University of Oxford) (Univ. of Warwick - UK & Uni. Laval - CA)

Mr. Andreas DIMMELMEIER Prof. Louis BÉLANGER

(Univ. of Warwick - UK & Copenhagen Business (Université Laval - CA)

Ms. Laura GELHAUS Dr. Johanna BERGSTRÖM

(Univ. of Warwick - UK & Uni. de Genève - CH) (Umeå Universitet - SE)

Mr. Nicholas HAAGENSEN Mr. Xavier GILLARD

(ULB - BE & Copenhagen Business School - DK) (ULB - BE)

Prof. Cord JAKOBEIT Ms. Jessica GOMES

(Universitaet Hamburg - DE) (Universitaet Hamburg - DE & ULB - BE)

Dr. Tobias PFORR Mr. Kevin

THE EU’S KALOMENI
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
(University of Warwick - UK) (LUISS - IT & Uni. Laval - CA)

Dr. Maja SAVEVSKA Ms. Laurence MARQUIS

(Nazarbayev University - KZ) (LUISS - IT & Uni. Laval - CA)

Dr. Ekaterina VLADIMIROVA Prof. Richard OUELLET - TBC

(Université de Genève - CH) (Université Laval - CA)

Ms. Ying LI Mr. Frederik PONJAERT

(ULB - BE & Univ. Hamburg - DE) (ULB - BE)

Prof. Elena SCISO - TBC

(LUISS - IT)
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ACADEMIC BOARD
MEETING
JOINT ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESS MADE BY BOTH
THE GEM & GEM-STONES FELLOWS
1. Welcome Words
2. Individual assessments of
2.1 GEM PhD Fellows
2.2 GEM-STONES PhD Fellows

SUPERVISORY BOARD
MEETING
REPORTING
1. GEM PhD School Report
1.1 Concluded Reporting
1.2 Finances
2. GEM-STONES Report
2.1 Quality Review
2.2 Milestones
2.3 Deliverables
2.4 Finances
3. Communication Platforms
THE EU’S INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
4. Fellows’ Feedback
PLANNING FOR 2019/2020
1. Upcoming Deliverables
1.1 Reporting Deliverables
1.2 Scientific Deliverables
1.3 Training Deliverables
1.4 Impact Deliverables
2. Upcoming Milestones
2.1 Executive Briefing
3.2. 3rd AGORA Forum
3.3 Final Board Meeting
3.4 Online Data-set Publication
3. Funding Allocations
3.1 Student-related
3.2 Research-related
3.3 Management-related
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FELLOWS’
MANAGEMENT MEETING
FELLOWS AND ALUMNI FROM THE GEM & GEM-STONES
PROGRAMMES GATHER TO PLAN FOR THE UP-COMING YEAR
1. Designation of
1.1 GEM Fellows elected Delegate (GEM-FeD)
1.2 GEM-STONES Fellows elected Delegate (GEM-STONES-FeD)
2. Discussion about common position on shared issues
3. Planning for potential student project proposals
4. Preparation of matters to be brought forward at the Supervisory Board

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY
BOARD MEETING
2ND CONSULTATION
1. Welcome Words 3. Assessment of the Ethics and Gender Plans
2. Assessment of Annual Quality Review 4. Assessment of the Research

INVITED PARTICIPANTS

Amitav ACHRAYA Hartmut MAYER

(American University) (University of Oxford)

Marise CREMONA Jing MEN

(European University Institute) (College of Europe)

Pascal LAMY Nathalie TOCCI

(Jacques Delors Institute) (University of Tübingen)
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PRACTICALITIES
VENUE ACCOMMODATION
Institut d’études européennes (IEE) NH Hotel Brussels Stephanie
Université libre de Bruxelles Rue Jean Stas 32
39-41 Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 1060 Brussels - Belgium
1050 Brussels +32 2 537 4250
BELGIUM nhstephanie@nh-hotels.com

TRANSPORTATION
Arrival at the hotel:

From Brussels-South Railway Station (Bruxelles-Midi)

Taxi: 10-15 minutes (3 km)
Public transportation by subway: 15-20 minutes, including around
10 minutes of walking.
Upon arrival at the train station, follow guide-signs to the metro
station and take metro line 2/6 (direction ‘Elisabeth’, 3 stops) to
‘Louise’, then walk to the hotel.

From Brussels Airport (Zaventem)

TAXI: 20-30 minutes (16 km)
Public transportation by train & subway: 40-50 minutes, including
around 10 minutes of walking.
Start from Brussels Airport and take the train (every 15 min) to
Brussels-South Railway Station.

Going to the Conference

TAXI: Around 15 minutes (4 km)

Public transportation: 25-30 min, including
around 10 minutes of walking.
Walk to the ‘Stephanie’-station and take
the tram line 94 (direction Musee Du Tram,
8 stops) to ‘Solbosch’, then walk to the IEE.

REIMBURSEMENTS
For reimbursements, please contact Ms. Härmälä
Kindly prepare to provide original receipts or tickets, as well as proof of payment.
We strongly recommend that You take pictures/scans of original documents before sending them via post.
Ulla Härmälä
M. pmo@gem-stones.eu
T. +32 (0)2 650 4917 / +32 476 094 846
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