Connecting Economics and European perspectives: meet Laurine Martinoty
Studying in the International Track at the Sorbonne School of Economics offers opportunities to encounter different academic perspectives and learn in an international environment. The Minor “Una Europa Certificate in European Studies” adds a further dimension to this experience, inviting students to explore Europe alongside researchers and students from 10 major European universities of our Una Europa alliance.
Laurine Martinoty, Professor of Economics at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, coordinates incoming international students at the Sorbonne School of Economics and is responsible for the Una Europa Certificate offered to International Track students. In this adapted interview from Faces of Our CommUNAty, she discusses the certificate, her involvement in Una Europa, and the opportunities that international collaboration creates for students and teachers.
How did you become involved in Una Europa?
My involvement grew out of my responsibilities in international relations within my department. When the Una Europa academic Self-Steering Committee in Europe and the World began discussing the creation of a joint degree, contributing to those discussions felt like a natural extension of my work.
We explored how universities with different academic structures could develop shared programmes. Paris 1 played an active role in this process, helping to identify practical ways to make these educational opportunities possible.
What makes the Certificate in European Studies a distinctive opportunity?
The Certificate in European Studies gives students from different disciplines an opportunity to study Europe through the expertise of researchers across the Una Europa alliance.
It comprises two courses with accompanying seminars: European Cultures and Societies and European Integration. It was developed alongside the Una Europa Joint Bachelor in European Studies, allowing students at additional partner universities to benefit from the alliance’s teaching and expertise. Over time, it has become a valuable educational opportunity in its own right, attracting around 40 students from four departments each year.
Its flexibility and international dimension are particular strengths. Students encounter perspectives from different universities and academic traditions, broadening their understanding of Europe.
How can the Certificate in European Studies complement the International Track?
By its very nature, the Certificate in European Studies is multidisciplinary, encompassing economics, international relations, political science, history and law, among other fields. For economics students, it offers an opportunity to place their disciplinary knowledge within a broader context, beyond the boundaries of a single subject. It also provides a way to enrich their international experience through engagement with the wider Una Europa academic community.
The certificate is an additional educational opportunity rather than a degree in its own right. Its value lies in the learning experience, the perspectives students encounter and their participation in a shared European academic environment. Students who complete both components, European Cultures and Societies and European Integration, receive a Certificate in European Studies bearing the logos of all eleven universities in the alliance.
Interested in the Certificate in European Studies?
Find out who can apply, how to register and what you will study in its two courses: https://unaeuropa.pantheonsorbonne.fr/certificat-una-europa-en-etudes-europeennes