20 Years of European Studies in Maastricht

At the start of the new millennium a group of Maastricht University scholars founded a new educational and research platform – the European Studies community. They were united by the vision of an interdisciplinary academic field that is focused on Europe in the broadest sense. They were convinced that complex European and international developments can only be understood by examining the wider socio-cultural context from various perspectives and with the toolbox of different disciplinary fields of the humanities and social sciences. In 2002 the currently largest BA programme in European Studies was launched. And the rest is history: in 2003 was founded the Politics and Culture in Europe research programme, followed by three Master programmes in European Studies, and numerous successful research projects.

These pages provide insights into the rich history and present-day achievements of the European Studies community at Maastricht University.