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Robert Schuman Centre

We produce research on the major challenges facing Europe and the World

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Italy’s Election Paradox | Erik Jones

Robert Schuman Centre Director Erik Jones has recently co-authored an Oped on Foreign Affairs, examining the return of the far-right in the Italian parliamentary elections, the plausible scenarios and their impact on national and European-wide developments.

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Diversifying the history of Europe: EUI welcomes Professor Monika Baar

Professor Monika Baar joined the EUI on 1 September 2022 as Joint Chair in the History of East-Central and South-Eastern Europe, late 19th century to the present, at the Department of History and Robert Schuman Centre. Previously, she was Professor at Leiden University.

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From energy regulation to migration, from media pluralism to banking and finance

Our nine research programmes address the key questions facing the European Union and its global role through both basic and policy-oriented research.

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Our community

The Schuman Centre is home to a large community of professors, fellows, researchers as well as practitioners

Every year we welcome Jean Monnet Fellows, Max Weber Fellows, Marie Curie Fellows, EP and EU Fellows and Visiting Fellows. We also welcome regularly participants to our executive trainings and summer schools.

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Portrait picture of Katharina Von Schnurbein, EU Fellow

Katharina Von Schnurbein, EU Fellow

The exchange with top researchers from around the world imprinted a long lasting impact on me. Yet, there is no risk of being stuck in an ivory tower, thanks to the participation of policy makers

Portrait picture of Frank Borge Wietzke, Jean Monnet Fellow

Frank Borge Wietzke, Jean Monnet Fellow

My year as a Jean Monnet Fellow in 2020/21 sadly coincided with the pandemic. However, I experienced the Schuman Centre as an extremely welcoming and inspiring place to work.

Portrait picture of Klodiana Beshku, Jean Monnet Fellow

Klodiana Beshku, Jean Monnet Fellow

A year at the Robert Schuman Centre can be a life-changing experience in terms of perspectives, colleagues and research. It succeded to be like this even under a pandemic year, let alone in a normal one

Portrait picture of Michael Sanfey, Visiting Fellow

Michael Sanfey, Visiting Fellow

The Robert Schuman Centre is unique: a beautiful setting at Villa Schifanoia; outstanding researchers; and excellent conference facilities. These three elements provided me with a really great environment for my work on sovereignty

Portrait picture of Vivian Gerrand, Max Weber Fellow

Vivian Gerrand, Max Weber Fellow

An ideal environment both from the perspective of intellectual inquiry and of collegiality that I could not more highly recommend to researchers

Portrait picture of Jean-Jacques van Helten, Visiting Fellow

Jean-Jacques van Helten, Visiting Fellow

After 30 years in international banking, the Florence School of Banking and Finance’s allows me to reflect and debate on the policy and structural issues facing today’s banking and finance industry

Portrait picture of Marika Armanovica, EP fellow

Marika Armanovica, EP fellow

Intense, rich and ingenious. My fellowship felt fuller than a mere academic experience as I could halt my professional life in order to read, listen and be listened.

Portrait picture of Igor Nikolic, Research Fellow

Igor Nikolic, Research Fellow

Collegiality, support, research-intensive atmosphere and connection with policy-makers and industry makes this an ideal place for me and other researchers wanting to make a lasting impact on society.

Portrait picture of Jacqueline Owigo, MPC Summer School

Jacqueline Owigo, MPC Summer School

I met great migration scholars and researchers. This was key for me, given that I come from an International Relations background and wanted to learn more about migration theories and policy debates

Portrait picture of Giancarlo Vilella, EP Fellow

Giancarlo Vilella, EP Fellow

The exchange with top scholars and highly qualified researchers has been fundamental for my research on European Parliament management methods

Portrait picture of Heliodoro Temprano Arroyo, EU Fellow

Heliodoro Temprano Arroyo, EU Fellow

Perhaps the most incredible thing about the Schuman Centre is its combination of excellence with a friendly, informal and very motivating working atmosphere

Portrait picture of Stefan Fritsch, Jean Monnet Fellow

Stefan Fritsch, Jean Monnet Fellow

The Jean Monnet Fellowship allowed me to begin a new project on the EU’s innovation policies regarding Artificial Intelligence. I profited tremendously from sharing it with the EUI’s world class academic community. What an experience!

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Policy dialogue and training

A core objective of our mission is to engage actively with the world of practice through policy dialogue and executive training. We organise workshops, seminars and restricted roundtables, as well as executive training courses for academics and policy-makers. Some of our programmes have developed executive training courses in various niche areas, notably, banking and finance, regulation, media and communication and the judicial sphere.

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Video Highlights

Policy Entrepreneurs | Monika Sus | Schuman Short #52

The end of a golden age of financial markets? (Sony Kapoor) - #FBFpills

Understanding the War in Ukraine - The Transatlantic Relationship with Erik Jones