Fast-track 2 EU mastery: become an EU expert in the shortest amount of time
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About this event
Starting a new job/ internship in Brussels or in your home country and you need to work with EU affairs (EU institutions/permanent representation/public affairs/NGO/consultancy/trade association)?
Do you already want to familiarise yourself with the skills needed in EU public affairs? Do you want to be a step ahead and add value to your organisation from day one? Do you want to get to know other interns or professionals to increase your network and make friends? This is your chance!
This hands-on course is designed to provide interns with a specific must-have skill-set and will deal with the following elements of EU Affairs:
- Refresher: How the European institutions work and how to work with them
- How to monitor and analyse EU policy and legislation
- How to organise a successful advocacy event in Brussels
- How to write a policy brief
- Shortcuts to success
The day will end with informal drinks on Place Lux so that everybody can also get to know each other.
Organizer The Superlobby Community
Organizer of Fast-track 2 EU mastery: become an EU expert in the shortest amount of time
Milos Labovic and Shannon van Schaeck Mathon are co-owners of the newsletter “The Superlobby Community” in which they share weekly tips and tricks about lobbying, public affairs and political comms. Besides, they also host events, and a masterclass for interns to help them kick start their career in Brussels.
Milos worked nine years in Brussels for the Province of Zeeland, wrote the book the EU Superlobby, and currently works as lobbyist for the Transport Authority in Amsterdam. Shannon is in last year’s cohort of the MA European Public Affairs at Maastricht University, and is currently finishing her second masters European Law also at Maastricht University. Prior to the EPA master, she worked for a public affairs consultancy in Brussels.