Executive education, Partnership AI and crisis communication: EUI and ESM together to explore the unexplored From 5 to 6 November 2026, the Florence School of Transnational Governance and the European Stability Mechanism brought together policymakers, communication professionals, and researchers to discuss AI as a tool and a threat in crisis communication and test the draft principles of an upcoming handbook. Read moreAI and crisis communication: EUI and ESM together to explore the unexplored
Event, Speech Budgeting above the radar, borrowing below it: Brigid Laffan on EU finance At the inaugural lecture of the series that bears her name, Brigid Laffan set out why the EU’s next budget will be agreed late but will be agreed, and why the Union’s borrowing - growing below the political radar - gets far less scrutiny than its budget. Read moreBudgeting above the radar, borrowing below it: Brigid Laffan on EU finance
Event, Partnership, Widening Programme EUI and Charles University strengthen ties with new cooperation agreement The European University Institute and Charles University signed a new Memorandum of Understanding in Prague on 22 October. The agreement provides a framework for strengthening academic cooperation, fostering research collaboration and creating new opportunities for scholars across Europe. Read moreEUI and Charles University strengthen ties with new cooperation agreement
Event 15 September 2026 SPS Summer Academy brings together emerging researchers from 20 countries The seventh edition of the SPS Summer Academy brought 27 selected master’s students to the European University Institute (EUI) from 7 to 11 September, offering participants an opportunity to experience the academic and social life of its Department of Political and Social Sciences (SPS). Read more SPS Summer Academy brings together emerging researchers from 20 countries
Event, Research 10 September 2026 Why space policy is everyone's business From 2 to 4 September, the ESPI–FSR Summer School on Space Policy brought together professionals from around the world to explore how space technologies are reshaping energy, security, digital transformation and public policy, highlighting the growing need for interdisciplinary approaches to space governance. Read more Why space policy is everyone's business
Award, Research 7 September 2026 Maxine Both and Zuzanna Samson recognised at Alker Award The EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences is pleased to announce that PhD researcher Maxine Both is the recipient of the 2026 Hayward R. Alker Best Student Paper Award from the American Political Science Association. Fellow PhD researcher Zuzanna Samson received an honourable mention. Read more Maxine Both and Zuzanna Samson recognised at Alker Award
Announcement 4 September 2026 EUI welcomes four new professors in Law, Economics, and Transnational Governance The EUI Departments of Law and Economics and the Florence School of Transnational Governance announce the arrival of four new faculty members who joined in September 2026. Read more EUI welcomes four new professors in Law, Economics, and Transnational Governance
Event 3 September 2026 A new academic year begins at the EUI The European University Institute (EUI) welcomed a new generation of researchers, master students and fellows at the traditional Welcome Reception in Fiesole, marking the beginning of the 2026-27 academic year. Read more A new academic year begins at the EUI
Alumni 3 September 2026 Eye-opening, interdisciplinary and long-lasting: Diana Natermann's PhD journey Diana Natermann is an EUI PhD alumna in History (2011-2015). She is Assistant Professor in European Political History at Maastricht University and returned to the EUI to join its 50th anniversary celebrations. Read more Eye-opening, interdisciplinary and long-lasting: Diana Natermann's PhD journey