EUI Widening Europe Programme

Bridging the knowledge gap across Europe

The EUI Widening Europe Programme aims to build a bridge between the EUI and national higher education institutions in targeted Widening countries by offering shared activities for early stage researchers, fellows, senior academics, and administrative staff.

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Activities at a glance

Capacity-building and research-oriented activities available to the scholarly community in the targeted Widening countries and at the EUI

Master’s programmes

Funding opportunities supported by the Widening Europe Programme

Doctoral programmes

Fully-funded, four-year PhD programme

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Fellowships

Fellowships for early career and senior academics

Research

Cutting-edge research funded by the programme

AEL Summer School - Academy of European Law - July 2022 - Villa Salviati

Summer courses

Available courses in various disciplines

Events

EUI events supported by the Widening Europe Programme

EUI workshop convenes global scholars to explore political behaviour in CEE

On 19–20 June 2025, the Department of Political and Social Sciences (SPS) hosted an engaging workshop to explore the political dynamics of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

EUI Widening Europe Programme connects doctoral researchers across Europe

Through the Widening Europe Programme’s short-term mobility and peer-to-peer initiatives, the EUI welcomes early career scholars for a week of research, exchange, and discovery, supported by EUI peers and immersed in the Institute’s vibrant academic life.

The Western Balkans: hostage to its past? An interview with Klodiana Beshku

Klodiana Beshku, expert in the geopolitics of the Balkan region and Visiting Fellow at the EUI, describes her recent work on the area, including the region’s relationship with the European Union, the problem of nationalism, and the region’s delicate position with regard to the war in Ukraine.

Call for job-shadowing | EUI Widening Europe Programme

The EUI Widening Europe Programme invites administrative personnel working in higher education institutions or public research centres in eligible targeted Widening countries to apply for job-shadowing offers at the European University Institute (EUI).

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