2015 – 2016 academic year Jean Monnet Scholars who have been continuing their education in the most prestigious education institutes across Europe gathered at the Monitoring & Study Visit under the Jean Monnet Scholarship Programme, which is financed by European Union and implemented by Ministry of EU Affairs, with the attendance of Deputy Minister for EU Affairs Dr. Ali Şahin on 21th March 2016.

The event has commenced at the Permanent Representation of Turkey to European Union with the opening addresses of  Deputy Minister for EU Affairs Dr. Ali Şahin, EU Permanent Representative Mr. Selim Yenel, Deputy Undersecretary Dr. Mehmet Cangir and Head of Central Finance and Contracting Unit Mrs. Emine Döğer.

It is aimed by Jean Monnet Scholars’ Brussels Gathering, which took place under the influence of Ministry for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Mr. Volkan Bozkır, to track the reflection of recent developments in Turkey on its journey across European Union at Brussels and to meet the representatives of some of the European Union Institutions as well as visiting TUSIAD and TOBB at Brussels in order to show the changes in Turkey simultaneously to our European counterparties.