Testimonials
Researchers at the EUI enjoy the freedom to explore and develop their own thinking whilst benefitting from the expert advice of the most knowledgeable academics in EU law. A wide range of interdisciplinary seminars, traineeships at European institutions and academic exchange programmes are only some of the many advantages that the EUI offers. Having been an EUI researcher one has the confidence to pursue a promising career in the academic world, the European institutions or in legal practice.
Ekaterina Rousseva (Ph.D. 2008)
European Commission, DG COMP
The EUI is unique in its ability to produce academics and researchers with a truly international, European and comparative outlook, who are fully equipped and best prepared for the challenges of the globalized world in which we live. In a time where borders are disappearing and various traditions and legal cultures are increasingly forced to face each other, the EUI is the ideally positioned melting pot.
Jorge Godinho (Ph.D. 2006)
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Macau
At the Institute one finds not only academic and financial support, but also a friendly atmosphere and a very supportive personal environment. I feel privileged to have had the opportunity of doing my Ph.D. there.
Amalia Amaya Navarro (Ph.D. 2006)
Institute of Philosophical Research
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Dr. Amaya received the 2008 European Award for the Best Doctoral Dissertation in Legal Theory by the European Academy of Legal Theory for her Ph.D. thesis 'An Inquiry into the Nature of Coherence and Its Role in Legal Argument'
The EUI is a unique place to undertake doctoral studies, with a formidable academic faculty, a wide postgraduate community, stimulating seminars and conferences that provide an invaluable intellectual background to writing a successful thesis. The academic excellence and impressive output make the EUI a leading research centre on European issues. It is the perfect place to set the foundations for an academic career.
Robert Schütze (Ph.D. 2005)
Lecturer in Law, Durham University
Dr. Robert Schütze has been awarded the 2008 Premio 'Obiettivo Europa' of the Rotary Club Firenze-Nord for his Ph.D. thesis 'From Dual to Cooparative Federalism: The Changing Structure of the Legislative Function in the European Union'
The European University Institute is a remarkable community of minds of faculty and student body. You benefit from a great faculty (both resident and visiting) but also from the constant exchange of ideas with your fellow researchers. There are very few institutions in the world which provide such a lively, rich and diverse intellectual environment. To go to the EUI is much more than to have an opportunity to study at a prestigious legal department and benefiting from some of the best facilities and resources in Europe. It is to immerse oneself in an unique intellectual community where ideas foster while being constantly challenged.
Luís Miguel Poiares Pessoa Maduro (Ph.D. 1996)
Advocate General at the European Court of Justice
My time at the Law Department of the EUI allowed me to complete my education with the necessary skills to engage in a career in government, international organizations and academia. The international spirit of the place and the chance to interact with a carefully selected group of promising lawyers at an early stage of their career are assets that makes the EUI unique.
Andreas R. Ziegler (LL.M. 1993)
Vice Dean and Professor of Law at the Law Faulty of the University of Lausanne, Formerly Head of international legal affairs at the Swiss Ministry of Economics, Bern and Senior Counsel at the EFTA Secretariat, Geneva