MESC hosted a joint workshop with the European University Institute on "Order and Disorder in the Middle East and North Africa: New Perspectives on Regional Security and Political Economy"

Euro-Med Studies at MESC includes a number of aspects, from EU supported activities such as a public lecture series, workshops and student conferences to associated publications, events and courses.

In December 2016, MESC hosted a joint workshop with the European University Institute on "Order and Disorder in the Middle East and North Africa: New Perspectives on Regional Security and Political Economy".

In May 2018, as part of an EU grant to create a new unique platform for young Egyptian scholars to engage with European policymakers and academic experts, we brought in a number of expert scholars for a workshop to explore the Mediterranean and transnational security. Invited experts attended and presented papers on the topic, with post-event submissions being the basis for a new edited volume.

A summary of the event findings can be downloaded here

In October 2018, Dr Mason participated in a dialogue workshop titled “The role of Russia in the MENA region”, organized by the Instituto per glistudi di politica internationale (ISPI) in the framework of the EuroMeSCo project.

In November 2018, Professor Mason gave a lecture at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science at Cairo University titled: “Reformulating UK – European Relations after Brexit: Implications for the MENA Region.”

In spring 2019, Professor Mason launched a new course Mediterranean Politics which introduces postgraduate students to the history, institutions and foreign policy frameworks of the EU and specific issues raised by contemporary EU interactions in the Southern Neighborhood. It specifically assesses various EU foreign policy initiatives, such as the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP), and the impact of relatively recent developments such as the Arab uprisings, refugee crisis, rise of populism and Brexit.

The Euro-Med public lecture series, supported by the EU, took place between 2018 and 2019 at the AUC Tahrir Square campus. It included the following presentations from notable think tank and academic experts:

• Eduard Soler, Senior Researcher and scientific coordinator of the MENARA Project, Barcelona Centre for International Affairs
• Marco Giuli, Policy Analyst, European Policy Centre, Brussels
• James Moran, Associate Senior Research Fellow, The Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels
• Florence Gaub, Deputy Director, European Union Institute for Security Studies
• Martin Beck, Professor, Center for Contemporary Middle East Studies, The University of Southern Denmark in Odense
• Eckart Woertz, Senior Research Fellow, Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)
• Alexander Niedermeier, Visiting Professor, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University