Advanced MA in European Interdisciplinary Studies & European Security and Strategy Study Track

Choose a fully personalized, truly intense, intercultural learning experience, offering in-depth knowledge and expertise about the internal and external dimensions of the European Union as well as knowledge and skills necessary to address some of the most pressing contemporary global challenges.

“2-years-in-1” programme

• european security and strategy study track • 4 CUSTOMISABLE MAJORS • 10 months on campus

• Yearly updated

• English & French

• 66 ECTS

• Scholarships available

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At the College of Europe in Natolin, our students come from diverse backgrounds and bring a wealth of perspectives to our academic community. United by a passion for European studies and global affairs, they engage in rigorous coursework, dynamic discussions, and meaningful extracurricular activities.

Academic
programme

Our European Interdisciplinary Studies programme reflects the complexity of European integration and the wider world, addressing both internal and external EU dimensions, with emphasis on the European security, EU’s neighbourhood and European history and civilisation.

Designed in response to the growing need in Europe for expertise in the multidimensional facets of security, the new European Security and Strategy study track deploys Natolin’s expertise to equip its students with knowledge necessary to address some of the most pressing contemporary global challenges.

The College of Europe in Natolin has three decades of expertise in EU’s external relations with a special focus on the EU’s neighbourhoods and our location at the EU’s external eastern border and in NATO’s North-Eastern flank offers a unique perspective on Central, Eastern and Northern Europe.

Graduates receive an advanced Master of Arts in European Interdisciplinary Studies or an advanced Master of Arts in European Interdisciplinary Studies: European Security and Strategy (as of 2026/2027).

You may download our full academic programme (2025/2026) here.

First semester

Students gain advanced knowledge and analytical skills on the foundations of European integration. Compulsory core courses cover EU governance, law, economic integration, external relations, history, and the forces shaping today’s societies. The first semester study trip offers to students a deeper understanding of European identities and a first-hand experience of policies in practice at the EU’s borders.

European Security and Strategy Study Track
‍In the first semester, students gain foundations in security and strategy with courses on security and military challenges in Europe, geo-economics and geopolitical risk analysis, concepts of strategy or EU Foreign policy-making in times of conflicts.

Second
semester

Our programme is updated annually to align with economic, political, social, and technological developments. Students not enrolled in the "European Security and Strategy Study Track" choose one of 4 thematic majors, tailored to their interests. The semester includes skills workshops, simulations, masterclasses, a second study trip, and a Master’s thesis linked to their coursework.
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European Security and Strategy Study Track
The second semester includes courses exploring key dimensions of European and global security: security and conflict management, EU internal security, NATO and European defence policy, defence economics, hybrid warfare, civil protection and crisis management, or geopolitics of disinformation.

At Natolin, students benefit as well from a unique combination of their security studies with the European Regional Studies programme, which ensures proper appreciation of political, economic, social, cultural, and historical dynamics within selected regions, concretely the Northern, Central, and Eastern Europe.

See our study track and majors

study track:
European Security and Strategy

This track spans both semesters and offers the highest specialisation at Natolin. In the first semester, students gain fundamentals of European security and military challenges, geo-economics, geopolitical risk and strategy. In the second, they take courses on European security, defence and strategy: internal security, conflict management, defence economics, NATO, European defence, energy security, climate and civil protection, disinformation, crisis management, terrorism and hybrid warfare.

major:
EU Public Affairs and Policies

This major covers EU governance and critical policies like the internal market, competition, macroeconomics, security, energy, environment, and social issues. Students study how EU institutions interact with external stakeholders and analyze complex challenges like employment, inflation, and economic growth.

major:
The EU and the World

This major explores two key aspects: challenges and global relations. Students study pressing issues like trade, investment, energy, governance, security, human rights, and more, all within the context of EU involvement. Additionally, students gain expertise in EU relations with global actors across Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and other regions.

major:
The EU in the Wider Europe and its Neighbours

This major allows students to obtain a better understanding of the multi-faceted policies of the EU towards the countries in the EU’s neighbourhoods. It also provides an opportunity to study the political, socio-political, socio-economic, legal, energy, and identity-related developments in the neighbourhood itself.

major:
European History and Civilization

This major fosters a deep understanding of European integration, encouraging students to rethink Europe's future through a study of its past. It features courses on democracy, totalitarianism, geopolitics, diplomacy, the making of the global economy and the fallout from European empires, and on history of Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkan countries, the Mediterranean and other seas.

A first-class academic environment

At the College of Europe in Natolin, you will learn from over 120 distinguished academics and practitioners from world-renowned universities and institutions. Representing around 30 nationalities, they bring a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and unique teaching styles, enriching a diverse and dynamic academic curriculum.

Study in a strategic location

Natolin’s unique location at the EU’s external eastern border and in NATO’s North-Eastern flank offers a unique perspective on Central, Eastern and Northern Europe.

Push beyond disciplinary boundaries

Our approach to European affairs is rooted in interdisciplinarity and interactive teaching methods. It offers a problem-based perspective on contemporary, historical, and future European and global challenges.

Bridge the gap between academic learning and professional life

Our comprehensive offer was shaped by 30 years of experience, promoting personal and professional growth through a blend of knowledge, skills, and campus experience.

Choose your individual path

With a flexible curriculum, students can tailor their studies to their unique interests, guided by a team of distinguished academics and practitioners. Our 1:1 student-faculty ratio ensures personalized support.

Study trips and field experience

2 study trips

• 10+ countries

• 6+ thematic destinations

The study trips to countries of the EU or EU’s neighbourhood offer a unique opportunity to acquire, assess, and confront knowledge related to a given geographical area through the prism of the impact that the EU integration process and the EU external relations may have on it. Study trips are tailor-made and vary every year depending on academic priorities and external circumstances. The study trips are an integral part of the study curriculum.

Two one-week-long study trips

1^st semester: Borderlands
2^nd semester: Regional Visits

Regional and thematic focus on:

• Central and Eastern Europe
• Northern Europe
• Western Balkans
• EU’s neighbours

Skills & Capacity Building

Hands-on trainings
European project management, storytelling, or diplomatic protocol, among others.
Career support
Networking with professionals from different sectors and workshops on CV writing, motivation letters, and interviews.
Individual guidance
One-to-one orientation meetings tailored to each student’s aspirations and goals.

Natolin Nests

The Natolin Nests are unique platforms at the crossroads of academic teaching and research, characterized by extracurricular, professional and student-driven input, with substantial support and involvement of external partners and services of the College of Europe in Natolin.

Climate and Energy Transition
Migration and Human Rights
Digital Transformation
Geostrategy
Religion and Politics

Languages & Intercultural Dialogue

8 languages on offer
Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian and Spanish
Summer Language Academy
3 weeks of intensive language courses in French (A1-A2)
Official language certificates
in all the languages taught at the campus

Roberta Metsola

President of the European Parliament

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Leader of the Belarusian Democratic Movement

Research and Events

Our two academic chairs—one in European Civilization and the other specialised in the relations with the countries neighbouring the European Union—underpin our academic programme, organize conferences and special events, and conduct research leading to publications in prestigious academic journals.

Throughout the academic year, we organize events that bring together decision-makers, influential thinkers, and academicians interested in the European integration process, with a particular focus on the European Union’s external policies.

In this way, students have a unique opportunity to confront their opinions and ideas in debate with leading stakeholders, scholars and practitioners.