European University Institute

🌐👥 "EUI people recognize ourselves everywhere we travel... But this [alumni] association is trying also to present and to keep the interests of the alumni who are very much still attached to the institute."

Bonus Alumni storytime video with Trajche Panov. Watch now!

Laura Bechi (EUI) and Giovanni De Santis (EUI) met with SAGA's environmental consultant Colum Gibson (MTI) to discuss a campus sustainability audit.

Jacopo Cellini (HAEU), Giovanni De Santis (EUI), Laura Bechi (EUI) toured the HAEU in April with the SAGA project's environmental consultant Colum Gibson (MTI).

Laura Bechi (EUI) explains EUI sustainability implementation on a tour of Villa Salviati. With Colum Gibson (SAGA-MTI) and Samir Musa (EUI)

We have obtained our first-ever campus-wide environmental certification 🎉

✅ Certified under UNI EN ISO 14001/2015 for Environmental Management Systems
✅ Positive opinion for EMAS registration (awaiting final approval)

Read the full news piece 🔎 https://loom.ly/PIIdxjY

📣 Now live: The new EUIdeas – the EUI’s platform for thought leadership!

#EUIdeas allows you to dive into sharp, evidence-based commentary from EUI academics. From today's key issues to tomorrow's hidden breakthroughs, EUIdeas is where thought leadership comes to life.

👉 https://euideas.eui.eu/

💡 How can we rethink democracy in a changing world?
This year’s SPS Summer Academy gathered brilliant minds from across the globe 🌍 to debate, challenge, and inspire.

👉Dive into the highlights here:🔗 www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...

What do you think is the biggest challenge for democracy today? ⬇️

📸 A warm welcome to the 2nd cohort of the #EUI Global Executive Master!

🌍 Ready to shape the future of public policy, this diverse group of professionals will learn and collaborate through online courses with professors from across the EUI.

Learn more about the #EUIGEM
👉 https://loom.ly/wGQqf9U

🌠BrightNight2025: Celebrating European Researchers Night at the EUI!

🏛️Tonight, in collaboration with the University of Florence, the historical building now home to the Transnational School of Governance was exceptionally open to the public for guided tours.

Thank you to all who joined us!

Online exhibition: Who Owns Our Knowledge? Exploring Open Access through Voices of Change - The EUI Library Blog This exhibition is organised by the Library Open Science Office for International Open Access Week 2025, and marks the 15th EUI edition of a global event first held in 2007. This is the extended onlin...

🌟The Library Open Science Office has organised a travelling poster exhibition titled ‘Who Owns Our Knowledge? Exploring Open Access through Voices of Change’ which will coincide with International Open Access Week 2025. See it first at Villa Salviati:29 Sep – 5 Oct! ℹ️ loom.ly/yG5c6r4 #OAWeek2025

We were delighted to welcome Prof @aaronreeves.bsky.social @lsesociology.bsky.social
to deliver our ARK at 25 lecture yesterday.

Prof Reeves discussed findings from his book (co-authored with Prof @samfriedman.bsky.social) Born to Rule: The Making and Remaking of the British Elite.

🎤 In the latest episode of #EUIConversations, we hosted Dacia Maraini, one of Italy’s most celebrated contemporary writers.

She spoke about her book Vita mia, her family’s WWII internment, and why freedom and culture are universal values.

🔗 Discover more: [https://loom.ly/O89MUm8

We are delighted to share that our alumnus @mwegemann.bsky.social received an Honourable Mention in the 2025 Ernst B. Haas Best Dissertation Award by @apsa.bsky.social’s European Politics and Society section.

His dissertation was recognised among the best works on European politics and society!

🚨 We’re #HIRING 2️⃣ Research Assistants!

Passionate about sustainable finance, climate & nature risks, central banking & supervision?

📍 Florence, Italy | 📆 Apply by 26 Oct 2025

👉 Mid-level: www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
👉 Junior: www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...

#JobOpportunities #EUIJobs

A major achievement for our community 🎉

Congratulations to @filipkostelka.bsky.social, Nicola Sauger and @evakrejcova.bsky.social on their new article published in AJPS, one of the world’s leading journals in political science.

👉 Read it here (open access): doi.org/10.1111/ajps...

September isn’t over yet, and that freshers’ energy is still in the air.

Every month, you’ll get a pinch of sarcasm to start on a fresh new beat✨

Feeling the vibe? Drop a beat
🎧 https://loom.ly/h8botX8

Love to give feedback? We've got a small treat for you:
🔗 https://loom.ly/4TeiPWs

#EUInTime

🌠Don't forget to register for Bright Night 2025!

⏱️Deadline for registrations: today at 13:00

Palazzo Buontalenti will be exceptionally open to the public for guided tours

To register, follow this link https://loom.ly/qxKUzvc or send an email to EUI.Events@eui.eu by 13:00 today.

📢 Join us today for a new episode of #EUIConversation with Dacia Maraini!

A discussion on literature, society, & personal stories w/ one of the most relevant Italian writers in today's narrative.

📌 16:00-17:30 CEST
🗣️ Event in Italian

Livestream on our YouTube channel: https://loom.ly/oHa0tpY

🌍 For #InternationalDayofDemocracy, we are highlighting 'The (geo)politics of democracy in wider Europe' by EUI professor Jelena Dzankic. This book explores how recent geopolitical shifts reveal how intimately connected democracy is to geopolitics.

📖 Read the book here: https://loom.ly/ZNTyuxI

🔎 In this #MyEUIResearch interview, Müberra Kapusuz @eui-history.bsky.social reflects on how interpreters, scholars & philosophers shaped 17th-c. Ottoman politics, & what this reveals about today’s debates on expertise & authority.

👉 https://loom.ly/i-v1wXM

🏛️Today the Florence School of Transnational Governance (STG) hosted the fourth Distinguished La Pira lecture with Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice President of the European Commission.

📹 The full lecture will be available on our YouTube channel soon. Don't miss it! https://loom.ly/6uU2QHM

🤝 "What I took away was this friendly environment. It wasn't competitive and we were helping each other. And this was true both for the students and you also had this feeling of collegiality with the professors".

👉 Read the full interview here: https://loom.ly/g50lgCA

👏 EUI Prof. Elias Dinas & EUI Alumnus Vicente Valentim won the APSA Lawrence Longley Award 2025! 🏆

Their article “Does party-system fragmentation affect the quality of democracy?” was named the best paper on representation and electoral systems in 2024.

📖 Read it here: https://loom.ly/1gegTmI

Connecting new directions in the history of #EuropeanIntegration

📰 Read the report on our latest Annual Graduate Conference on the History of European Integration 👉 loom.ly/ULPNS98
and discover what makes it a touchstone for #earlycareer researchers studying the European integration process

📣 #ESR

📣 The EUI invites all scholars to apply as #CIVICA Ambassadors 2025-26! Connect with peers across Europe, represent the EUI, and co-create projects in a leading alliance @civica.bsky.social

Apply by 30 Sept 2025 🔗 loom.ly/mvlC-DE

🎉 Welcome back to a new academic year at the EUI! 🎉

We kicked off the week with our annual Welcome Reception at the magnificent Roman Theatre of Fiesole. There are various events coming up this month.

🔗 To learn more, read our latest website post here: https://loom.ly/efN98VA

✨ A new episode of the #EUIConversation series is here!

📅 On 22 September, we are delighted to host Dacia Maraini, one of Italy’s most powerful literary voices, in a conversation with EUI scholars Nicolas Guilhot.

⚠️ Please note: the event will be in 🇮🇹.
Register here 👉 https://loom.ly/CdPY5pQ

🎉 EUI Welcome Reception 2025 is underway! 🎉

Along with the City Council of Fiesole, we are celebrating our incoming cohorts of professors, researchers, fellows, & master's students in the magnificent Roman Theatre of Fiesole.

Here’s to new beginnings: a warm welcome to the EUI community! 🥂🌟

📣 On 11 September, join us for a keynote address with Teresa Ribera, the Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition of the European Commission.

⏰15:00 - 16:30 CEST
📌 Palazzo Buontalenti

For more information and registration👉 https://loom.ly/XnwOlWk

🌍 New to the EUI? You’re also now part of CIVICA: a network of 10 top European universities shaping the future of the social sciences.

From courses & seminars to training programmes, CIVICA offers a wide range of possibilities for your career path.

Find out more 👉 www.civica.eu

Discover 𝑬𝑼𝑰𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒔: a platform for evidence-based commentary from our academic community. ✅

🔍 Whether you're a policymaker, researcher, student, or simply a curious reader, 𝑬𝑼𝑰𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒔 offers thoughtful perspectives that go beyond the headlines.

📖 Explore more: euideas.eui.eu

🎓 Registration day!

Big welcome to our new PhD researchers and Master students joining the ECO Department at the @eui-eu.bsky.social
Let the new year begin!

#EUI #PhD #Economics