The Center for European Integration Studies (Zentrum für Europäische Integrationsforschung, ZEI) is an interdisciplinary research and training institute at the University of Bonn/Germany, based in its Faculty of Arts and its Faculty of Law and Economics. ZEI has participated in research, policy advice, and dialogue between science and practice since its establishment in 1995. ZEI also offers graduate education and mid-career training opportunities to contribute to the resolution of unresolved issues of European integration and the shaping of Europe's global role. ZEI has established itself as a national center of excellence in matters of European research, post-graduate education and public outreach. ZEI’s directors are Prof. Dr. Ludger Kühnhardt (executive director), Prof. Dr. Christian Koenig and Prof. Dr. Jürgen von Hagen.
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