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'60 years in 6000 characters' - "60 nuances de gris: l’art et la science d’in-betweenness" by Jing-syuan Wong
The series of cartes blanches, published to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the IEE-ULB, closes with an article by Jing-syuan Wong.
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'60 years in 6000 characters' - "EU’s Balancing Act: Geopolitics and Democracy in the Neighbourhood and Enlargement Policy" by Marta Matrakova
The series of cartes blanches, published to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the IEE-ULB, continues with an article by Marta Matrakova.
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'60 years in 6000 characters' - "Global Europe Heal thyself, But Make Sure the Cure Isn’t Worse Than the Disease" by Frederik Ponjaert
The series of cartes blanches, published to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the IEE-ULB, continues with an article by Frederik Ponjaert.
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Specialists discuss European issues.
Policy Measures for a Just Transition: Ideas for Designing a Structural Transformation to Reduce Inequalities
This policy panel, co-organised last May 12, 2022 with the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) in the context of the Interdisciplinary conference on European Advanced Studies (IDEAS), looked at climate policies that help reduce inequalities across multiple levels of governance and integrate perspectives from policymakers, academics and civil society.
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Combating horizontal and vertical inequalities in the EU: Keynote by Prof. Olivier De Schutter
Last May 11, 2022, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights and UCLouvain Professor Olivier de Schutter inaugurated the IDEAS Conference on (Dis)Integration from an (in)equality perspective with the keynote "Combating horizontal and vertical inequalities in the EU: the role of non-discrimination in a market integration perspective".
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"I feel my knowledge of EU affairs is much deeper now, and this helps me tremendously in my daily work" (MEUS class 2018)"
"The IEE means a lot to me… equal opportunities, high quality education, access to whole new world of opportunities. And all that for more than reasonable tuition fees! The IEE can proudly claim to be a very democratic institution, providing high level education for everyone, regardless of their socio-economic background. Meritocracy, in one word."
"The Institut for European Studies is a really important tool, it gives you everything you need to develop your skills... It's also the connexions you make with the teachers: they really want you to go forward, they push you to bring the best out of you."