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The MA in Southeast European Studies: Politics, History, Economics offered by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is an international intense one-year graduate programme, taught in English. The programme aims at providing a multidisciplinary and thorough understanding of the key historical, political, economic and legal issues on Southeast Europe. It is the oldest English language master’s program in Greece since it was launched in 1999 as an international initiative in the framework of the Royaumont process in order to promote peace and reconciliation in the Balkans after the Yugoslav Wars. Having the expertise and the experience after 23 years of offering high quality and well known interdisciplinary postgraduate studies in the area of Southeast Europe in the framework of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the SEE Master’s Programme holds a key role in promoting good neighborliness among students and future opinion leaders. The Programme offers a unique opportunity for students with different backgrounds and experiences to spend an academic year in Athens, learning about Southeastern Europe with and from each other as well as from spending a year in a Southeast European country. Students will have the chance to develop critical theoretical, methodological and analytical skills on the Southeast European region and understanding of its current affairs and learn to apply them in their own professional context. It has an excellent student-teacher ratio. The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is a leading European University, the oldest institution of higher education of Greece