WHAT IS THE EDC?

• The European Documentation Centre (EDC) of the University of Ferrara is an interdepartemental centre that is part of the information network of the EU and is regulated by a convention between the University and the European Commission.
• The EDC network has been established since 1963 in Member States and in third countries with the aim of disseminating information about the Community in universities and research institutes. There are now 70 Centres, 50 of which are in Italy.

• The history of the EDC from 1952 to the end of the Seventies

PURPOSE

• To collaborate with the university in promoting teaching and research in the field of European integration
• To make accessible to the public, including non-university members, information on the European Union and its policies
• To participate in the debate on the European Union, establishing contacts with other members of the European information network