The programme focusses on the political, economic and cultural relationships between the Netherlands and Germany. The process of European integration should not only aim to unify institutions, but also, and more importantly, to bring the populations involved closer to each other. Therefore, the formation of an image has been chosen as a starting point. In every country, the institutional organization has developed in time in a specific context of a national economic system. Region studies This research focusses on spatial or regional aspects.
All projects study the Dutch-German border area.
There seems to be some tension in this border region between the presence of a national border and the communalities in the border region. However, this is not yet scientifically proven. The programme has a sociocultural and a socioeconomic version. Both versions take four years, of which at least one year of study in Germany. The programme is rounded off with a work placement and a thesis.