Manipal Centre for European Studies (MCES) was established in December 2009 with a call for proposals from the Delegation of European Union to India to establish Centre for European Studies in India and Contemporary India Study Centres in Europe. Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) became the only private university to have been selected among the three centres established in this call and MCES became a further testament to the University’s commitment and belief in the sans-border education. In 2018, MCES was awarded with the prestigious Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence by the European Union.