Graduation Ceremony and Thesis awards
Each autumn the Centre for European Studies organises a formal graduation ceremony with guest speakers and handing out of diplomas to the students who have graduated in European Studies.
At the ceremony, the Rutger Lindahl Award for Best Master Thesis in European Studies and the Henrik and Karolina von Mentzer European Studies Thesis Awards, are handed out.
The Rutger Lindahl Award for Best Master Thesis in European Studies
The Rutger Lindahl Award for Best Master Thesis in European Studies is presented annually to a thesis that has been examined within the Master's Programme for European Studies at the University of Gothenburg. The primary objective of the award is to recognize and promote research on Europe and European integration among Master's students at the university. The award was established in 2011 and is named after the Jean Monet Professor Rutger Lindahl in honor of his lifelong dedication to teaching and research on European integration.
The award is presented to the winning student every year at the Graduation Ceremony. The winner will be awarded a prize of 10,000 SEK and their thesis will be published in the CERGU Working Paper Series.
Learn more about the award-winning theses. The text is in Swedish, but the motivations of the jury are available in English: The Rutger Lindahl Award.
Henrik och Karolina von Mentzers uppsatspris inom Europastudier
The Henrik and Karolina von Mentzer European Studies Thesis Awards are granted to one thesis each from the Bachelor’s Programme and the Master’s Programme in European Studies at the University of Gothenburg. The purpose of the awards is to recognize and promote research on Europe and European integration, with a focus on social exclusion, xenophobia, discrimination, democracy, and multiculturalism.
The winners of the awards will be announced at the annual Graduation Ceremony of the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes in European Studies held at the Centre for European Studies (CES). Each winner will receive a prize of 2500 SEK.
Learn more about the award-winning theses. The text is in Swedish, but the motivations of the jury are available in English: Henrik och Karolina von Mentzers uppsatspris
Nominations
Nominations for the award are done by thesis supervisors and graders. The nominations will then be discussed by CES grading committee. The final decision is made the the Programme Board of the European Studies Programmes.