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Ability to comment on or annotate documents appropriately in relation to critical issues in European Studies

2

Ability to communicate orally in foreign languages using the appropriate terminology in this subject area

3

Ability to communicate orally in one's own language using the appropriate terminology

4

Ability to define suitable research topics contributing to debates on European integration

5

Ability to identify and utilise appropriately sources of information (bibliography, documents, websites, etc) in all relevant areas

6

Ability to organise complex research results in a coherent form

7

Ability to work in a multicultural team

8

Ability to work on an interdisciplinary area

9

Ability to undertake field investigations and surveys using appropriately sensitive methodologies

10

Ability to reflect on one's own values and to question concepts, ideas and theories

11

Ability to interpret European events, developments and policies in national, regional and local frameworks

12

Awareness of the complexity of the EU enlargement and integration processes

13

Awareness of the complexity of the process of wider European Co-operation

14

Awareness of and ability to use different disciplinary methodologies in an integrated way

15

Awareness of and respect for points of view deriving from different European national and cultural backgrounds

16

Awareness of and respect for points of view deriving from non-European national and cultural backgrounds

17

Awareness of the relevance of European Studies in the contemporary development of Europe

18

Awareness of the social chapter (welfare state, employability, higher education, etc.) in the framework of the EU integration process

19

Awareness of the debates about European citizenship and European identity

20

Knowledge of

• Business Studies
• Economics
• European Cultures
• Geography
• History
• International Relations
• Law
• Philosophy
• Politics
• Sociology and Demography

21

Knowledge of and ability to use information retrieval tools

22

Knowledge of modern European history in a comparative perspective

23

Knowledge of integration theories

24

Knowledge of the history of European integration

25

Knowledge of ideas of Europe

26

Knowledge of European Union institutions and decision-making processes

27

Knowledge of European Union policies

28

Knowledge of the national, regional and local impact of the integration process in Europe