The European Union Research Center (EURC) of The George Washington University (GWU) is a joint initiative of the School of Business and Public Management and the Elliott School of International Affairs. Established in 1998, the Center is housed in GWU’s Institute for Global Management and Research (IGMR).

Its primary purposes are to promote scholarly and policy-oriented research and discussions on the European Union (EU), its member states, and US-EU relations. The Center’s multidisciplinary focus encourages analysis and policy dialogue on these topics in a variety of fields, including politics, economics, business, finance, law, science and technology, public management, public health, and others. In pursuit of these goals the EU Research Center seeks to:

• engage in research projects commissioned by business, government agencies and other institutions;
• provide funding for GWU faculty, students and external collaborators to facilitate research and professional exchange;
• publish a series of occasional papers for distribution to a wide academic and professional audience;
• maintain a web site with links to important sources of information about the EU and related topics;
• enhance teaching and public education on the EU and related issues;
• establish ties with other research centers dealing with the EU in the United States and Europe; and
• romote communication and collaboration on EU issues among universities, think tanks, the US government, the diplomatic corps, businesses and other members of the research and policy communities of the Washington D.C. area
  

Its primary mission is to pursue multidisciplinary policy based research focusing on the economic, political and social issues of the European Union (EU), especially on the interaction of public and private sectors and its implications for the Global economy. In addition to research, the Center main mission is to promote policy dialogue.

Administration
Scheherazade S. Rehman
Director, Associate Professor of International Finance/Business, School of Business and Public Management
Tel: (202) 994-6813 - Fax: (202) 994-7422 - E-mail: rehman@gwu.edu

Michael J. Sodaro
Associate Director, Professor of International Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs 
Tel: (202) 994-2213 - Fax: (202) 994-7422 - E-mail: sodaro@gwu.edu

Board of Directors
Prabhakar R. Narvekar
Vice-Chairman of the Centennial Group
Senior Advisor to President Nikko Securities Japan
Former Deputy 
Managing Director, IMF

Neils Thygesen
Professor, University of Coppenhaggen

Sir Alan Williams
Vice-Chairman, AIG Trading
Former Chief Economic Advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

Academic Advisory Board
Peter Lauter
Chairman, International Business Department
Professor of International Business, SBPM

Henry Nau
Professor of International Affairs, ESIA

Scheherazade S. Rehman
Director, EU Research Center
Director, Joint International MBA-MA Degree Programs
Associate Professor of International Finance/Business, SBPM

Michael J. Sodaro
Associate Director EU Research Center
Director, European Studies Program
Professor of International Affairs, ESIA