The European Graduate College 'Proxies in Earth History' (EUROPROX) is an initiative for bilateral cooperation between the Universities of Bremen, Utrecht and Amsterdam. This research school in marine geosciences has been engaged in integrated post-graduate research, education and exchange since its starting days in November 2001. A second funding term started in January 2005, involving additional project partners of the Université de Bordeaux, the Southampton Oceanographic Centre and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2008, Europrox will enter its third and final phase.