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Ulrike Leibrecht
Executive Director & Founder
European Study Center (ESC) in Strasbourg, France
Harald Leibrecht
President, CEPA Foundation
European Study Center (ESC) in Strasbourg, France
Alexandra Mitchell
Vice President for Development and Institutional Relations
European Study Center (ESC) in Strasbourg, France
Eliana Rafael
Residence and Admissions Director
European Study Center (ESC) in Strasbourg, France
Grace Haines
Institutional Relations and Program Manager
European Study Center (ESC) in Strasbourg, France
Julia Lin
Social Media and Program Manager - Strasbourg
European Study Center (ESC) in Strasbourg, France
Sarah Lenhard
Study Abroad Coordinator - Strasbourg
European Study Center (ESC) in Strasbourg, France
Mirielle Schmitt
Hotel Director
European Study Center (ESC) in Strasbourg, France
Gaby Junger
Castle Receptionist
European Study Center (ESC) in Strasbourg, FranceCourse Instructors at the Château
Dr. Birte Wassenberg
Professor in Contemporary History and International Relations at Sciences Po Strasbourg, University of Strasbourg
Instructor for the Château Course:
INTS 361 Borders, European Identity, and Integration
Biography
Dr. Birte Wassenberg is head of the research axis on the actors of European construction at the Research Unit Dynamiques européennes (UMR). She held a Jean Monnet Chair (2013-2016) on the contribution of cross-border cooperation to the European Neighbourhood Policy, is deputy director of the Franco-German Jean-Monnet Center of Excellence, and director of a Master in Border Studies. From 1993 to 2006, she was responsible for cross-border cooperation at the Région Alsace. Birte WASSENBERG is also a visiting professor at the College of Europe (Bruges campus), and a member of the consortium on the history of the European Commission. With Bernard Reitel she edited a Critical Dictionary of cross border cooperation in Europe (2020). Birte Wassenberg is the coordinator of the Jean Monnet Network and the team on the Franco-German border. She leads the steering group and the scientific committee.
Dr. Alexis Vahlas
Senior Lecturer in Public Law at Sciences Po Strasbourg, University of Strasbourg
Instructor for the Château Course:
INTS 360 The European Union and Contemporary Affairs
Biography
Senior Lecturer (HDR), Exceptional Class
Referent for Defense and Security Education (REDS) at the University of Strasbourg
Former Political Advisor to NATO and the European Union.
Related Laboratory: Center for International and European Studies (CEIE – EA 7307)
Areas of Expertise:
Constitutional Law of the European Union
Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union
Sovereignty, Separatism, and Other State Changes
International Crisis Management, Military Operations, and Civilian Missions
NATO
Interagency Cooperation
