When the Jean Monnet Chair EU Act Digital was designed in 2023 we could not have imagined how politically relevant the discussions over the then-newly designed package of EU digital legislation would become. Given the geopolitical turmoil over the Digital Services Act, the rollback of the AI Act and the role of digital laws in the trade wars with the US, it is ever more relevant that the current generation of students discuss and learn about the dilemmas and solutions that our kids, governments and societies face in order to prevent big tech to control our privacy, data, rights, and behavior.

The Jean Monnet Chair EU Act Digital at THUAS (2024-2026) establishes a sustainable network involving governments, businesses, and students and teachers in The Hague's ecosystem as an international city of Peace and Justice. The professional field can inform vocational education about the latest developments. In the municipality of The Hague, for instance, there are plans to translate peace and justice into the digital domain.

The grant spans three years, from January 1 2024, to January 1 2026. Each calendar year includes planned activities such as public events; podcasts created by and for students; guest lectures in the European Studies bachelor programme (Political Challenges and Managing Organisations in Europe); university-wide minor EU Law and Governance; HHS Summer School Peace and Justice; field assignments with professional practice for the university-wide minor Challenges to European Governance; and in the European Studies bachelor programme, subjects such as Applied Research Methods, Facing Europe’s Challenges; Fundraising in Europe, and the Europe Desk.

Interested in collaborating? Email the Chair, dr. Mendeltje van Keulen on: m.vankeulen@hhs.nl