Advanced MA in European Interdisciplinary Studies with 4 New Study Tracks

Choose a fully personalized, truly intense, intercultural learning experience at the College of Europe in Natolin.
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Apply for the academic year 2027-2028 and choose the advanced MA in European Interdisciplinary Studies with four new study tracks:
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‍• European Security and Strategy
• Migration Policies and International Cooperation
• The European Union and the World
• Growth, Competitiveness, and Cohesion in Europe

• fully personalised • 4 study tracks • 10 months on campus

• Yearly updated

• English & French

• 66 ECTS

• Scholarships available

Take a look at our offer

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

The European Interdisciplinary Studies Programme at the College of Europe in Natolin offers a choice of four specialisations:

• European Security and Strategy
• Migration, Policies and International Cooperation
• The European Union in the World
• Growth, Competitiveness, and Cohesion in Europe

Adopting a problem-based and interdisciplinary approach, students gain profound insight into Europe’s security and strategic problematics, economic issues impacting the European community, EU migration policies or the Union’s role in the world.

Such acquired expertise is complemented by a European Regional Studies programme providing students with a better understanding of selected geographical areas.

Built on the deepest and strongest of foundations: the historical understanding of Europe. It is through studying Europe's past that we can wisely shape Europe's future.

The curriculum’s comprehensive and innovative nature features academic modules such as masterclasses, workshops, simulation games, or compact seminars. Each year, two tailored-made and week-long field trips within Europe and beyond are organized for students.

The academic offer is enriched by a Capacity Building programme offering training, encounters with experts and thematic learning communities (Nests) equipping students with career-oriented skills.

Natolin’s unique campus environment fosters cross-cultural exchanges further reinforced by intercultural workshops and language courses in eight languages.

Explore our study tracks

European Security and Strategy Study Track

The track addresses some of the most pressing contemporary challenges for Europe and the EU. Wars erupting on the EU’s external borders and within its neighbourhoods are a stark reality, carrying long-term and significant implications for the EU, its Member States, and its institutions. The specialization builds on the unique geographical focus and the wealth of expertise accumulated at the College of Europe in Natolin over the past two decades. The study track combines an interdisciplinary understanding of Europe’s internal and external dimensions with advanced analysis of security, defence, military, and power dynamics, as well as strategic reasoning and decision-making.

Migration Policies and International Cooperation Study Track
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Mobility is a natural phenomenon of the modern world. The EU, as a normative power, needs to manage mobility in compliance with international legal obligations. Mobility across, to and from Europe is shaped by historical, economic, developmental, political, societal and climate-induced relations. In addition to offering advanced scientific insights in migration studies, the track examines the history and state of relations with the EU's Eastern and Southern neighborhoods, security and legal dimensions including conflicts, democratic backsliding, and human rights, and contemporary stressors such as climate change, poverty, and structural inequalities.

Growth, Competitiveness, and Cohesion in Europe
Study Track
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Climate and demographic change, technological progress and geopolitical realignments have challenged long-held assumptions about Europe's social contracts, economic fundamentals and global standing. The track is built around three overlapping pillars: what drives Europe's long-term prosperity, how Europe holds its own in the global economy, and how the gains from growth are shared across its regions and societies. Grounded in economic analysis and political economy, it offers in-depth study of key EU policy areas, from competition and investment to energy and climate, while keeping in view how policies affect people's lives and how social and political pressures in turn shape them.

The European Union and the World Study Track
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Geopolitical shifts, mounting global competition, and a fractured international order have transformed the European Union's place on the international stage. This track is built around exploring how the EU elaborates its foreign policy, projects power, and both influences and is influenced by a rapidly changing world. Grounded in economic, legal, and political analysis, the track offers in-depth study of crucial areas including trade policy, enlargement, and subjects such as the politics of international development, comparative regionalism, digital-age power dynamics, and how the EU is perceived by external partners and competitors.

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

Study Trips are a unique element of the academic offer of the College of Europe in Natolin. They provide invalua- ble field experience of studied themes and acquaint you with the cultural and historical heritage of visited regions, while allowing you also to benefit from encounters with academics and practitioners, journalists, NGO repre- sentatives, civil society members and local policymakers directly involved in issues on the ground. The study trips are an integral part of the study curriculum.

Two one-week-long study trips

1^st semester: Borderlands
2^nd semester: Thematic Field Trips

Regional and thematic focus on:

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

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

Natolin Nests are established thematic learning communities that offer students a problem-based exploration of the most pressing European and global challenges. They bridge academic learning and practice by connecting ideas discussed in the classroom with current policy debates, institutions, and professional realities.
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In the academic year 2026/2027, the Nests will focus on:

Climate and Energy Transition
Migration and Human Rights
AI, Society and Politics
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.