The GEM PhD School aims to back top-doctoral research concerned with the different challenges facing the contemporary regional and global governance systems.

The resulting epistemic community is understood as a bridging exercise between various Social Science disciplines. Amongst other, the program seeks to foster an innovative and mutually-beneficial dialogue between Global & EU studies The development and coherence of this vast research agenda is ensured through its 3 component Jointly Executed Research Projects (i.e. JERPs.): AMETRINE, CITRINE & MORGANITE.