Over the next three year period, ACES will deliver an exciting programme of summer schools, academic conferences, visiting lectureships and masterclasses. These will explore the current crises and challenges that the EU is facing, including climate change, the pandemic, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The objective of the proposal is to continue to increase knowledge, exchange ideas, organise dialogue and conduct research from a EU perspective. In particular, it is ACES’ objective to explore topics relevant to the Commission’s priority areas, i.e. Europe in the World, Sustainable and Green Europe, European Digital Sovereignty, and European Health Governance.

The project proposal builds on the successful activities of the JM Centre of Excellence (2014-2017 and 2018-2022.