Teaching Modules
The summer course programme will comprise of 8 Modules which are as follows:
- History of Europe, regional integration and relations with Africa
- European Language and Culture
- European Union, Politics and Institutions
- European Economic integration
- Africa and EU Integration
These will also be divided into four components
Policy Research and Data Analysis Techniques
Data Visualizations and Presentation Tools
Policy Briefing, Report writing and Communication and Public speaking,
Final Conference (Building the Bridge to Connect the Continent for Greater Connectivity)
The Conference will be the conclusion of the work done by the participants after their involvement in the 3 summer schools and 3 research workshops during the period of the project. The Conference is designed to foster dialogue between the participants and the academic world, policy makers, as well as the general public society. This will help in generating new knowledge and insights on how EU policy-making can be strengthened to enhance the EU-Africa partnership and collaborations
• Participants: The participants of the research workshop programme, local and state level policy-makers, collaborators of European Union institutions in the country, civil servants, civil society actors, representatives of the different levels of education and of the media
• Duration: 3 days
• Mode of Teaching: Direct physical in-person contact hours and blended with some virtual classes by speakers who unable to travel to Nigeria in case of exigencies
Public Speaking and Engagement Module
• Group Presentation and discussion on EU policies
• European Union Council Mock plenary session Simulation
Participants: 50 participants per year
Duration: 21 days per year.
Mode of Teaching: Direct physical in-person contact hours and blended with some virtual classes by
lecturers who are unable to travel to Nigeria in case of exigencies
WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT UNILAG JM MODULE
(i) Focussing on young and youthful potential leaders of the continent
Using the undergraduate as the focal group helps to build the EU ideology, values, policies and contributions to the minds of the potential leaders of the continents. It also provides ample opportunity to catch them young and fresh. The inclusion of those in academics and public service as well in the private sector as facilitators is to have a broad-based approach and all-inclusive programme that creates a pool of experts who will become advocates of EU policies in Africa.
(ii) Introduction of EU Council simulation by participants.
To make them appreciate and understand the decision-making process of the EU Council through a Mock EU Council.
(iii) Adoption of one school at a time
By concentrating on University of Lagos students is to deepen impact yet the facilitators are from Italy, Belgium, and South Africa, Kenya and five top Nigerian Universities hence providing a broader based approach to the learning experience and exposure of the participants and also giving the programme the widest coverage beyond the existing educational programme in which hardly anybody beyond the locals attends.
(iv) Adoption Progressive Cumulative Participatory Learning Approach.
• Training Workshop on EU Policy Research and Analysis to be organised after the summer school builds on the gains from the summer school and equips the new advocates who attend the summer school plus the existing practitioners and advocate of EU with skills and tools to engage in rigorous research and in-depth analysis on issue relating to EU.
• The quarterly seminar and the final Conference on European Union and African Integration after the Seminar and Workshop is to equip the participants the ability to engage in public speaking, paper presentation of policy dialogue on EU Africa integration issues.
• The Conference and Media engagement is to allow all the participants to interact with academia, business communities, public officers and representatives of EU to discuss and present position papers on issues that they have learnt and using methods they have acquired to dissect the issues and problems identified in specific EU policy and programme and then make some useful suggestion on how Africans can leverage of experience of EU and the EU and Africa could form a greater partnership and promote joint EU global agenda.
