Two New HORIZON2020 Projects at BİLGİ's European Institute

The European Institute of İstanbul Bilgi University, as part of two prestigious Consortiums, is now part of two new Horizon 2020 projects which will, each in their different field, have considerable impact on research in social sciences. Both projects will start in April 2016 and have a duration of 36 months.

In the first Project “Cultural Heritage Project (CoHERE)” researchers from 12 Universities led by Newcastle University will be looking at how heritage brings people from countries across the continent together as ‘Europeans’ – and how it can drive them apart. The €2.5 million Critical Heritages project is the largest and most comprehensive study to date to explore the differences in how people, groups, elite and institutions across Europe use the past to create a sense of belonging or non-belonging. Prof. Dr. Ayhan Kaya, a member of the Department of International Relations and the Jean Monnet Chair of European Politics of Interculturalism, will coordinate BİLGİ’s participation to the CoHERE project.

Our second new Project “Future of EU-Turkey Relations (FEUTURE)” will focus on the narratives and drivers of the EU-Turkey relationship, the likely scenario(s) for the future and the implications these may have on the EU and Turkey, as well as the neighbourhood and the global scene. The FEUTURE Project which has an overall budget of €2.5 million will contribute to the knowledge on the external environment the EU operates in, providing a strong, evidence based foundation from which the future trajectory of EU-Turkey relations may be drawn. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Senem Aydin, a member of the Department of International Relations and the Jean Monnet Chair in EU Political and Administrative Studies, will coordinate BİLGİi’s participation to the FEUTURE Project.

European Institute: http://eu.bilgi.edu.tr/en/