Your future
Graduates of the research-intensive master’s in European Studies are fully prepared to pursue a career which requires strong research competences. Our alumni either go on to do doctoral research or find a professional research position at a think tank, consultancy, NGO, government agency or private research institute.
Career prospects
From all our graduates 90% is employed and 10% work as a PhD Candidate. More examples of positions our graduates ended up in:
- Researcher, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
- Diplomat, Federal Foreign Office, German Government
- Policy Advisor, European Commission
- Policy Officer, Research Service, European Parliament
- Research Assistant, European Journalism Centre
- Reporter, Inter Press Service (IPS)
- Senior Business Analyst, McKinsey & Company Advisor
- Internal communications advisor, Vallourec
- PhD Candidate, University of Vienna
- PhD Candidate, Cologne University
- PhD Candidate, Maastricht University
Many of our graduates work in renowned organisations, such as:
- European Parliament
- European Commission
- Foreign Office, Dutch Government
- German Parliament
- Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations
- Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
- Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA)
- Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning
- European Journalism Centre
Alumni@work
Daphné Charotte
PhD candidate
Maastricht University
Year of Graduation: 2022
Im a PhD candidate at FASoS, focusing my research on contemporary policymaking for the protection of civilians in conflict, with a particular emphasis on how military administrations and NGOs collaborate on this issue.
Martin Wirtz (German)
Akademischer Rat (Research Fellow)
University of Bamberg, Germany
Year of Graduation: 2012
After three years of European Studies as a Bachelor student, I was still fascinated by the process of European integration. The Research Master’s programme in European Studies did not only provide me with further knowledge regarding the many questions I had, but also taught me how to do research on my own.
Lelde Cukure (Latvian)
Business Project Management office
European Commission, Brussels
Year of Graduation: 2015
I decided to study at Maastricht University because of the good references about the quality of the studies. At first, I didn't know what the research master's programme would be like, I was tempted by the focus on research methods and the option to have a Double Degree at the University of Cologne.
Iva Kopraleva (Bulgarian)
Project coordinator Sofia Platform
Sofia, Bulgaria
Year of Graduation: 2014
The Research Master European Studies (RMES) programme at Maastricht University allowed me to fully immerse myself in the academic environment of the university and to experience first-hand what it is like to be a researcher.
Alex Hoppe (German)
Scientific Assistant
University of Cologne, Germany
Year of Graduation: 2013
After graduating, I obtained a position as research assistant for Prof. Wolfgang Wessels, the Jean Monnet Chair for European Politics at the University of Cologne.
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