Master of Arts in Transatlantic Affairs
The US and EU must unite to tackle the complex issues of the 21st century.
Today, a new generation of experts must assume influential roles to tackle issues from climate change to trade, financial stability, the global and regional security architecture (including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and other urgent matters, such as the fight against extremism and the defense of democracy.
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Learn more about the Master of Arts in Transatlantic Affairs and what your future holds at Fletcher.
About the program:
The Fletcher School – the first graduate school of international affairs in the United States – has partnered with the College of Europe, the world’s first university institute of postgraduate studies and training in European affairs, to offer a unique joint degree: the Master of Arts in Transatlantic Affairs (MATA).
Year 1: A focus on coursework
Students in this two-year program spend a year on each side of the Atlantic, with one cohort beginning the program at Fletcher, and the other at the College of Europe.
Year 2: High-level internship
The second year comprises one semester of coursework at the partner institution and a high-level internship. Eligible internships include working in an international or national institution, or within the private sector with civil society actors. The program culminates in the completion of a Master's thesis on transatlantic affairs in which students benefit from thesis supervision from both The Fletcher School and the College of Europe.
Learn From Expert Faculty at Two Schools
Both institutions are renowned for their academic excellence and teaching staff composed of leading academics and practitioners.
2X Career Support and Alumni Network
DOUBLE the career support & extensive global alumni network at Fletcher and the College of Europe.
Customize your curriculum:
Fletcher students complete classes that span:
- International law and organizations
- Diplomacy, history and politics
- Economics and international business
Students in Europe choose from three different tracks based on their area of interest:
- International relations and diplomacy studies
- Interdisciplinary studies
- Political and governance studies
MATA students can specialize in the political, legal, and economic aspects of transatlantic relations that include:
- Climate change
- Security relations, including NATO
- Energy security
- Trade
- Economic and financial regulation
of Fletcher graduates find related roles within 6 months of graduating.
Our graduates have secured high-level positions at international organizations like NATO and the United Nations.
They play leadership roles in private corporations, consultancies, and law firms such as the European Commission, European Parliament, World Bank, and Center for International Studies.
You'll learn from experts such as:
Ian Lesser
Chair in Transatlantic Trade and Economy
- Vice President of the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) and Executive Director of GMF’s Brussels office.
- Before joining GMF, he held roles at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Pacific Council on International Policy and the RAND Corporation.
- Lesser was also a member of the US Secretary of State’s policy planning staff, covering Turkey, Southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East peace process.
Michele Chang
Director, MATA at the College of Europe & Professor, European Political and Governance Studies
- Dr. Chang is involved with numerous professional affiliations including the Trans European Policy Studies Association; European Union Studies Association; Scientific Committee of the Brexit Research and Policy Institute, Dublin City University; and Advisory Panel of Positive Money Europe, among others.
- Her research interests include the Economic and Monetary Union, euro area, euro area economic governance, European Central Bank, fiscal policy coordination, Banking Union, and financial crises.
Christopher Miller
- Miller’s research focuses on technology, geopolitics, economics, international affairs, and Russia.
- He is author of Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology, a geopolitical history of the computer chip, and three other books on Russia.
- He has previously served as the Associate Director of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy at Yale, a lecturer at the New Economic School in Moscow, and a visiting researcher at the Carnegie Moscow Center.
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