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Our lecture series, seminars, film clubs and round tables contribute to the debate around the state and the future of the European Union.
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IEE-ULB organises 3 Masters, 2 Specialised Masters and executive programmes in European studies. It also participates in doctoral training through 2 international networks.
TRAINING AT THE IEEResearch
10 research centres are associated with the IEE-ULB. The Institute coordinates the research on European Studies, in collaboration with its partner faculties at the ULB.
RESEARCH AT THE IEEWhat's new at IEE?
Live from the construction of the European Union.
IEE Alumni continue to strengthen the community
The alumni community of the Institut d’études européennes actively engages with our students and amongst each other through mentoring and networking events.
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Making sense of inequality in EU external action
War in European soil is the latest test on EU resilience. After living in a polycrisis for the last couple of decades, the European Union is facing one of its toughest trials, one that is pushing it out of its “soft power” approach to international relations. How will the EU handle a return to War in Europe? And how does inequality manifest in this context?
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RED-SPINEL: 11 institutions gather in Brussels for the project's kick-off
The Horizon Europe project Responding to Emerging Dissensus: Supranational Instruments & Norms of European Liberal Democracy (RED-SPINEL) partner universities and non-academic institutions will gather in Brussels on October 20 and 21 for the formal launch of their 3-year scientific endeavour.
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Seen and heard at IEE
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".
Read moreGraduates from IEE
They work today throughout Europe and beyond.
"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."