MCEL Partnerships

MCEL cooperates with the Department of European Public Law of the Faculty of Law of Zagreb University. Research at the Department studies EU constitutional law, EU environmental law, EU Risk Regulation and EU migration law. The chair of the Department, Prof. Iris Goldner Lang, coordinates the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “Reinforcing the Rule of Law and EU Values (EURoL)” (2025-2028). Our collaboration consists of research visits, joint supervision of student master's theses in the framework of the European Master in Comparative International and European Law (CIEL), EU projects, conferences and guest lectures. 

MCEL cooperates with the Institute of European and Comparative Law of the Oxford Law Faculty. Research carried out at the Institute is broad and ranges from the black letter law of the internal market - from EU private law to anti-discrimination law and issues of state aid and competition - to topics in legal history (such as the link between Empire and European integration) as well as fundamental constitutional and institutional questions. The Director of the Institute is Prof. Iyiola Solanke. Our collaboration consists of research visits, projects, conferences and guest lectures.  

MCEL closely collaborates with Studio Europa Maastricht. MCEL director Ellen Vos is member of the Academic Board of Studio Europa. Studio Europa Maastricht is a centre of expertise for citizen dialogue and debate and research on Europe and European integration. It was in 2018 and supported by Maastricht University, the Province of Limburg and the City of Maastricht. Today it forms part of Maastricht University. Our collaboration consists of the organisation of joint conferences, seminars and public debates and the writing of policy papers.

Since December 2014, the Maastricht Centre for European Law is part of an interfaculty collaboration: the Centre for European Research in Maastricht (CERiM). CERiM is an interdisciplinary research venue creating synergies and stimulating joint projects and events in the fields of European law, governance, and their respective history. It brings together researchers from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS) and the Faculty of Law (FL) of Maastricht University.

ECPC offers a platform for research focused on legal issues related to personal data protection and cybersecurity. ECPC has a strong European and international outlook, and conducts education and training closely intertwined with the Centre’s research. ECPC is composed of an interdisciplinary group of researchers active in areas of fundamental rights, data privacy, transparency and confidentiality, IT, data security. A number of MCEL members participate in the activities of ECPC.