In the areas of research and teaching, the Competence Centre primarily assumes a coordinating role and attempts to support the WU faculty in research and teaching activities related to emerging economies and CEE.   

In the area of research engagement, we focus on the following activities:

• Supporting associated members’ research with a focus on emerging economies and CEE

  • Networking among scholars at WU and with partners outside

  • Coordinating support in the search for and acquisition of research funding

  • Supporting grant applications by consolidating emerging economies and CEE expertise at WU

• Serving as a Second Hub for PhD students from emerging economies

  • Identifying PhD students at WU engaging in emerging economies research or originating from emerging economies themselves

  • Creating an exchange and networking platform for these students

  • Coordinating and supporting role in addition to departments   

• Establishing overviews of (research) funding opportunities

  • Informing on relevant emerging economies/CEE-related funding

  • Supporting WU faculty in their search for funding programs with an emerging economies and CEE focus

In the area of teaching engagement, we focus on the following activities:

• Implementation of teaching programs, such as the Master Class CEE

• Monitoring WU’s teaching focused on emerging economies and CEE and creating an overview of teaching programs at Bachelor and Master level with emerging economies and CEE reference