Award EUI ranks first in the EU for political sciences in 2026 ShanghaiRanking The EUI ranks first in the European Union for Political Sciences in the 2026 ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, placing 11th worldwide. The Institute also has the highest international collaboration score of any institution in the global top 11. Read moreEUI ranks first in the EU for political sciences in 2026 ShanghaiRanking
Event Berlinde De Bruyckere in conversation at Palazzo Buontalenti Internationally renowned Belgian artist Berlinde De Bruyckere joined the EUI community at Palazzo Buontalenti on 24 September for a public conversation on art, human vulnerability, memory and transformation, as part of ‘OPEN: A New Civic Space for Art and Science.’ Read moreBerlinde De Bruyckere in conversation at Palazzo Buontalenti
Event The EUI Department of Law turns 50: five decades, a shared intellectual journey On 17-18 September, the EUI Department of Law marked its 50th anniversary with a two-day conference at Villa Salviati, bringing together faculty, researchers, alumni, and staff to look back on five decades of legal scholarship and forward to what comes next. Read moreThe EUI Department of Law turns 50: five decades, a shared intellectual journey
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