Study Europe as a Question, Shape Europe in Practice
Europe today faces profound and lasting challenges: democratic pressure, societal pluralisation, geopolitical instability, and rapid transformations in the public sphere. Addressing these challenges requires more than knowledge of institutions. It demands critical understanding, intercultural competence, and the ability to translate ideas into action.
Euroculture empowers students to understand, critically engage with, and shape Europe and its global connections, preparing thoughtful, responsible change agents for a complex and interconnected world.
Explore Europe in Context
Euroculture is a fully integrated Joint Master programme that examines Europe as a contested, evolving project. Students combine interdisciplinary study with real-world experiences, analysing politics, culture, and society through citizen-centred perspectives. Rather than treating Europe as a fixed or self-evident entity, Euroculture approaches Europe as a contested and evolving project shaped by history, power relations, lived experience and global interdependence.
Interdisciplinary Learning, Real-World Impact
Euroculture integrates political science, history, cultural studies, sociology, law, and media studies into a coherent, applied curriculum. Students develop analytical, comparative, and research skills while participating in internships, intensive programmes, and a jointly supervised Master’s thesis. This unique combination of theory and practice prepares graduates for academic and professional careers alike.
Mobility at the Core
Unlike a traditional exchange, mobility is fully embedded in Euroculture’s curriculum. Students study at multiple European partner universities and can optionally experience global partners, gaining diverse academic and cultural perspectives. Coordinators provide full support for visas, housing, and adaptation, making international study seamless and enriching.
Excellence and Recognition
Euroculture is a jointly accredited Master’s programme recognized by the NVAO and listed in the EQAR database. It aligns with European skills frameworks and offers specialized modules in transversal competences. With an Advisory Council of experts and strong alumni engagement, the programme ensures both academic rigor and career readiness.
Programme Outline
Introduction
This Master’s programme provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and critical exploration of Europe, combining historical, political, cultural, and social perspectives. It is designed to equip students with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills, fostering critical thinking, comparative analysis, and professional competencies. Through four semesters (2 years, 120-ECTS), the programme guides students from foundational concepts to specialised study, applied practice, and independent research. Emphasising mobility, collaboration, and engagement with diverse academic and professional contexts, the programme prepares graduates to navigate and contribute to Europe’s complex and evolving landscape with intellectual rigor and real-world impact.
Semester 1 - Foundational Knowledge & Acquisition of Transversal Skills
The first semester establishes the intellectual foundations of the programme. Students engage with key theories, concepts, and historical perspectives that shape contemporary debates on Europe’s political, cultural, and social development. Interdisciplinary core courses introduce Europe as a contested and evolving project, explored from multiple academic traditions. Students develop analytical tools, comparative skills, and a shared conceptual language while beginning to reflect on their own academic and professional trajectories within an international cohort.
Key features: Study the core concepts of European culture, society, and politics (detailed course offer), study at one of seven universities (mobility overview), build transversal skills for future semesters in Eurocompetence I (Eurocompetence).
Semester 2 - Exploration
In the second semester, students deepen their expertise through thematic specialisation and comparative analysis at a second partner university. Mobility becomes intellectually central: Encountering Europe from a different national and academic context allows students to confront alternative perspectives and challenge taken-for-granted assumptions. Alongside advanced coursework, Euroculture’s transversal learning lines strengthen digital literacy, research methodology, and responsible public engagement, linking academic reflection to contemporary societal debates. The Intensive Programme further integrates the cohort through collaborative problem-solving and engagement with external partners, reinforcing Euroculture’s joint and applied learning design.
Key features: Explore your academic interests and expand your theoretical and methodological skills (detailed course offer), study at another one of seven universities (mobility overview), build project management skills in Eurocompetence I, share what you’ve learned at the Intensive Programme (the IP)
Semester 3 - Specialization
The third semester bridges academic analysis and professional practice. Students complete a substantial internship or research placement (25 ECTS) in a public institution, international organisation, NGO, cultural body, or research environment. This experience allows them to translate interdisciplinary knowledge into real-world contexts and to develop strategic, organisational, and communicative competences.
Key features: Specialize and prepare for professional practice by pursuing a substantial internship (the professional track) or tailored academic track (the academic track inside Europe), study with our non-European partners (academic track outside Europe), write your thesis portfolio.
Semester 4 - Mastery
The final semester is dedicated to the Master’s thesis, where students conduct independent research under joint supervision within the consortium. Drawing on their mobility experience, internship insights, and interdisciplinary training, students produce an original contribution to the study of Europe in its global context. The thesis represents both intellectual synthesis and professional preparation: graduates demonstrate not only subject expertise but also the capacity to analyse complexity, formulate evidence-based arguments, and communicate their findings effectively.
Key features: Write your MA thesis with joint supervision (detailed course offer), further prepare for your career after studies in Eurocompetence III (careers)
Detailed Course Offer
Mobility
Eurocompetence
The Intensive Programme
Mobility: Experience Different Europes
Euroculture lets you study at two to three European universities, with the option to experience a third semester outside Europe. Unlike a traditional exchange, mobility is fully integrated into the curriculum, with dedicated coordinators supporting visas, housing, registration, and cultural adaptation. You’ll start at one partner university, select a second for semester two, and choose your third (or return) for semester three, completing your final semester at one of your first two universities.
Semester 1: Begin your studies at any Euroculture partner university.
Semester 2: Continue at a second university in Europe.
Semester 3: Return to a previous university or choose a third Euroculture university (in or outside Europe).
Semester 4: Complete your final semester at one of your first two universities.
Eurocompetence: Putting Europe to Practice
The Eurocompetence modules form a dedicated skills-development line within Euroculture, complementing the programme’s interdisciplinary and mobility-focused curriculum. Eurocompetence I lays the groundwork with academic and professional skills, including critical reflection, presentation techniques, and self-assessment. Eurocompetence II emphasizes project-based learning, where students tackle collaborative assignments that strengthen teamwork, intercultural communication, project management, and problem-solving—skills that are directly transferable to both research and professional contexts. Eurocompetence III consolidates these competencies, guiding students in advanced professional planning, grant writing, and strategic career preparation. By embedding this transversal skills line throughout the programme, Euroculture ensures that students are not only academically prepared to analyse Europe’s politics, culture, and society but also equipped with the practical, adaptable skills needed to succeed in diverse international and professional environments.
For reference: Full programme learning outcomes, detailed curriculum per university
Detailed Course Offer
Learning Outcomes
The Intensive Programme
The Intensive Programme (IP) is a cornerstone experiential component of the Euroculture curriculum that brings students from different partner universities together in an immersive, collaborative setting at the end of the first year. Organised as a short, intensive summer school, the IP engages students in project-based problem solving, workshops, simulations, and interdisciplinary dialogue around contemporary European challenges. It serves both as a transversal learning experience and a space for testing and applying analytical tools, research methods, and communication skills developed in coursework and the Eurocompetence modules. By fostering teamwork across cultures and academic backgrounds, the IP deepens intercultural understanding, reinforces networks within the cohort, and bridges academic reflection with real-world engagement, making it an integral catalyst for translating interdisciplinary knowledge into practice and reinforcing the programme’s emphasis on mobility, collaboration, and professional preparedness.
Detailed Course Offer
Learning Outcomes
The Intensive Programme
Placements
Placements are a central applied component of the Euroculture programme, allowing students to gain hands-on experience in public institutions, NGOs, international organisations, cultural bodies, or research environments, both inside and outside Europe. Students on the professional track engage in internships that develop strategic, organisational, and communicative competences, while those on the research track undertake research placements that advance methodological expertise and academic inquiry. These placements translate interdisciplinary knowledge into real-world contexts, reinforcing project-based and transversal skills learned in coursework, Eurocompetence modules, and the Intensive Programme. By combining mobility, practical engagement, and reflective learning, placements deepen understanding of European politics, culture, and society while preparing graduates for professional and academic careers in a global context.
After your Studies
Euroculture prepares students for a wide range of professional and academic careers by combining interdisciplinary knowledge with hands‑on skills and practical experience. Through the Eurocompetence modules, applied placements, project‑based learning, and an international community, the programme strengthens students’ transferable skills and employability while they study. According to the Euroculture Alumni Report 2025, most graduates secure relevant work within four months of graduation, reporting high satisfaction with the programme’s multicultural environment, flexible curriculum, and mobility opportunities. Alumni go on to careers in politics and international relations, education, communications and media, research, corporate and consultancy roles, as well as doctoral research and cultural management—often in public institutions, NGOs, international organisations, and research centres. Euroculture graduates are frequently employed as project managers, policy analysts, researchers, communications officers, and administrators, reflecting the programme’s emphasis on complex problem‑solving and intercultural collaboration.
A typical Euroculture graduate is an internationally mobile, interdisciplinary thinker and communicator who combines deep analytical understanding of Europe with practical experience. They are equipped to navigate diverse cultural and professional environments, contribute meaningfully in international teams, and apply their skills across sectors such as public policy, cultural organisations, academia, media, and business. Euroculture alumni often cite the programme’s experiential learning, project management training, and strong global network as key drivers of their career success.
For reference: ARETE/LinkedIn, Community, EMA, Example Careers, Alumni Survey 2025 summary