Robert Austin, a professor at the Munk School and Associate Director of the Centre for European and Eurasian Studies, has been awarded a Jean Monnet Chair by the European Commission through the Erasmus+ programme. The three-year award supports a new initiative on rule of law and transitional justice in the context of European Union enlargement.
Students in the European Affairs undergraduate program and the MA in European and Eurasian Studies will be able to take intensive, for-credit workshops led by visiting European academics, and selected students will get funded research traineeships. Partners include the University of Regensburg and the University of Graz.
The chair will also launch a European Union Lecture Series with public events, and an international workshop is planned for Toronto in Spring 2029. Austin calls the award one of the highlights of his career.
Reported from Robert Austin awarded Jean Monnet Chair to advance study of rule of law and EU enlargement (Munk School news, September 30, 2026).
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