Interview with General Secretary of SEELS Prof. Dr. Neda Zdraveva
An insight into the work of the SEE|EU Cluster of Excellence

Establishing a joint network for the cooperation and coordination of research and teaching in the area of European and International law with a special focus on EU neighboring policy: This is the aim of the SEE|EU Cluster of Excellence in European and International Law. The cross-border cooperation network consists of the Europa-Institut (Saarland University), the law schools from Belgrade (Serbia), Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Skopje  (Republic of North Macedonia), Tirana (Albania) and Zagreb (Croatia) and is supported by the DAAD with funds from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
New project
Promoting Mechanism for Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation in North Macedonia – INVESTinADR
Prof. Dr. Marc Bungenberg, co-director of the Europa-Institut, receives funding of around 450.000,00 Euro by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for the joint research project „Promoting Mechanism for Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation in North Macedonia – INVESTinADR“ together with the Iustinianus Primus Faculty of the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, a long-standing partner of the Europa-Institut, in the field of Investment Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution. The aim of the INVESTinADR project is to analyse, together with the Macedonian partner, the current legal situation in the field of alternative dispute resolution, in particular international arbitration and mediation in Northern Macedonia, to assess its practical implementation, to identify any need for action and to utilise the results in the context of a training course.