Based on the SEE-EU Law Net, the Europa-Institut together with theCenter for SEELS, the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade (Serbia),  the Faculty of Law of the University of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), the Faculty of Law of the Ss. Cyril and Methosius University "Iustinianus Primus" Skopje (Republic of North Macedonia), the Factulty of Law of the University of Tirana (Albania) and Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb (Croatia) were working to establish the "SEE | EU Cluster of Excellencein European and International Law" by the year 2020.

The program was supported by the DAAD with funds from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The aim was to establish a joint network for the cooperation and coordination of research and teaching in the area of European and international law with a special focus on EU neighboring policy.

Besides working on joint research projects and publications, the cluster targeted the developing of a model curriculum in order to enable joint studies and the mutual recognition of study achievements. Within this context, eLearning modules were developed in the areas of European and international law within the framework of Summer Schools that can be used independent of time and location at the partner universities.

Colloquia for Ph.D. students were established to support the introduction of a joint graduate college that will focus especially on the challenges of EU neighboring countries as well as European Integration. Moreover, the crossborder cooperation between libraries within the context of this network supported the establishment of literature in the area of European and international law. 

The activities of the SEE EU Cluster of Excellence are currently being continued in the Leonhard Euler Program and in the DAAD Higher Dialogue with the countries of the Western Balkans.

project period: 1.1.2015 - 31.12.2021