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History
The College of Europe was the world’s first institute of postgraduate studies and training in European affairs.
It was founded in 1949 by leading European figures such as Salvador DE MADARIAGA, Winston CHURCHILL, Paul Henri SPAAK and Alcide DE GASPERI in the wake of the first Congress of the European Movement in The Hague in 1948. The idea was to establish an institute where university graduates from many different European countries could study and live together in preparation for careers related to European cooperation and integration.
Excellence in European Studies: a unique institution since 1949
腾达娱乐A group of Bruges citizens led by the Reverend Karel VERLEYE succeeded in attracting the College to Bruges, and Professor Hendrik BRUGMANS, one of the intellectual leaders of the of the time, became its first Rector (1950-1972).
After the fall of communism, and in the light of the changes in Central and Eastern Europe, a second College of Europe campus was founded at Natolin (Warsaw, Poland) in 1992 with the support of the European Commission and the Polish government. The College now operates as ‘one College - two campuses’, inspired by the same ‘esprit du Collège’.
Have a look at the short history video featuring Rector MONAR, Professor VANHOVE and prominent alumni Professor Dame Helen WALLACE and Mr Margaritis SCHINAS.