Category: Academic

The Activity Report 2023-2024 of the IEE-ULB is out !

In 2024, we proudly celebrated 60 years of the IEE-ULB. We took the opportunity to reflect on the present and future of our way of teaching, thinking about and discussing Europe, a subject that is constantly changing. We are pleased to conclude this forward-looking review by publishing our 2023-2024 activity report, which reflects the diversity of the IEE-ULB's approaches and audiences.

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Deadline extended! Submissions for the IDEAS24 conference now close on November 7th

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IEE welcomes the class of 2023-2024 on its 60th academic year

Last September 15, 2023, the IEE authorities welcomed the 60th class of future specialists in EU Studies. It was a moment to dive into the specifics of their programmes and learn about their new academic home and the student associations.

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Rule of law in the EU, A Value in Motion

On Wednesday 31 May 2023, the Institut d'études européennes of the Université libre de Bruxelles (IEE) organised an internal seminar during which PhD, post-doctoral, and visiting researchers had the opportunity to present their on-going work in relation to the protection of the rule of law in the European Union.

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RED-SPINEL partners gather in Brussels to discuss dissensus over liberal democracy 

Representatives from both our academic and non-academic partner institutions convened in Brussels to present and discuss the progress of their conceptualization of dissensus. 

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François Foret and Chloé Brière elected to lead the IEE for the 2023-2025 period

The Council of the Institut d'études européennes convened on May 15, 2023 to elect a new leadership team for a two-year mandate (2023-2025) starting on 11 September 2023.

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EUIA23 focused on Europe’s Pathways to (Dis)Engagement with the World

From May 3rd to 5th, the European Union in International Affairs (EUIA) Conference became the place for academics and policymakers to debate the role of the EU in addressing global challenges.  

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Opening: Full-Time Research Logistic Collaborator in European Studies

The IEE-ULB is looking for a full-time research logistician to implement its interdisciplinary research policy.

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We're hiring a post-doctoral research fellow for RED-SPINEL (Horizon Europe)

The IEE is looking for a full-time Post-Doctoral Fellow in the framework of the Horizon Europe project RED-SPINEL ('Respond to Emerging Dissensus: SuPranational Instruments and Norms of European democracy').

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Unissued diplomas: 36 Ukrainian students lost to war

The IEE-ULB hosts, starting Monday, March 13th, the exhibition Unissued diplomas, that portrays the lives and dreams of 36 Ukrainian students killed after the Russian invasion to Ukraine.

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A year to bring new energy to the IEE

The authorities and members of the IEE look back on a year of collective work which has culminated with the obtention of European funding for several research projects, a deepening of our relations with our privileged partners and with our students and alumni.

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Book launch: Perspectives croisées sur la coopération transatlantique

The collective book 'Perspectives croisées sur la coopération transatlantique : Analyse à partir des politiques canadiennes et européennes', edited by Prof. Chloé Brière, Dr. Louise Fromont and Areg Navasartian, affiliated researchers to the IEE was launched on December 5, 2022, at the Institut d'études européennes of the ULB.

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RED-SPINEL: 11 institutions gather in Brussels for the project's kick-off

The Horizon Europe project Responding to Emerging Dissensus: Supranational Instruments & Norms of European Liberal Democracy (RED-SPINEL) partner universities and non-academic institutions will gather in Brussels on October 20 and 21 for the formal launch of their 3-year scientific endeavour.

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GEM-DIAMOND officially launched on October 19 at the IEE-ULB

The kick-off conference, held in Brussels, had the objective of jump-starting a four-year-long shared intellectual journey around the concept of dissensus.

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First winners of the IDEAS-ELJ Best Paper Award announced

Alicia Hendricks and Raphaele Xenidis win the first edition of the IDEAS-ELJ Best Paper Award and will see their articles published by the European Law Journal after the peer review process.

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JOB VACANCY - 1 full-time doctoral positions in contemporary history & political science

The ULB is calling for applications for one full-time doctoral position in the framework of a joint research action (Action de recherché concertée – ARC) around the thematic "Social rights in the European Union (1960-2020): from market to social citizenship and back".

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New debate between IEE and CoE students on the future of Europe

A second year of rapprochement between IEE and College of Europe students on the future of Europe ended with a day of debate at the Institute.

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#IDEAS22 : A discussion on inequality, mobility and migration within the EU

Inequality, mobility and migration were at the centre of some of the panels hosted at the IDEAS conference. Here's a summary of the scientific discussions.

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IEE-ULB welcomes visiting researcher Ana Guardiola Lohmüller

The IEE-ULB is delighted to welcome Ana Guardiola Lohmüller from . Her research activities will focus on Migration, Refugees, and the Common European Asylum System (CEAS).

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EU Global Cybersecurity Capacity Building and Global Digital Inequality  

As one of the opening panels of the #IDEAS22 conference on (Dis)Integration from an (in)equality perspective, a key merit of the discussions surrounding “EU Global Cybersecurity Capacity Building and Global Digital Inequality” was to highlight from the onset the diversity of implications, disciplines and questions raised by the conference’s central theme.  

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Call for Applications: 16 MSCA Doctoral Fellowships - GEM-DIAMOND

Coordinated by the Institut d’études européennes (IEE) the project sets out to assess the EU’s capacity to act given the challenges facing Democratic Institutions, the rise of Alternative MOdels, and mounting Normative Dissensus (DIAMOND).

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The IDEAS-ELJ best paper award to be launched in the context of EUqualis 

The IEE will launch, during the upcoming Interdisciplinary conference on European Advanced Studies (IDEAS), the IDEAS-ELJ Best Paper Award, in collaboration with the prestigious European Law Journal.

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The strengths and limitations of the European way of life

The role of the European Union in promoting the European way of life was the focus of Commissioner Margaritis Schinas' talk in Professor François Foret's "European Union and European Societies" course on January 24, 2022.

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IEE selected for Horizon Europe funding

RED-SPINEL stands for 'Respond to Emerging Dissensus: SuPranational Instruments and Norms of European democracy'. It seeks to shed light on how European liberal democracy is being contested and what this means for its prospects in the 21st century.

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IEE-ULB welcomes visiting researcher Tomohiro Fukuda

The IEE-ULB is delighted to welcome Tomohiro Fukuda from 14 February 2022 until 18 June 2022. His research activities will focus on administrative resource management in the EU, within the scope of the IEE-ULB research theme “Europe as a community of norms and value”.

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The IEE welcomes Prof. Paul Betts, Ganshof van der Meersch Chair

The Ganshof van der Meersch Chair 2021-2022, Prof. Paul Betts, from Oxford University, will give a series of lectures to IEE students & hold a public event.

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The Institut d'études européennes joins the prestigious Groupe d'études géopoliques

The IEE joins the Groupe d'études géopolitiques as partner, along with the College of Europe, the European Institute at Columbia University, the Europe Center at the University of Cambridge and the School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute.

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Call for applications for postdoctoral fellowships for the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford

The Wiener - Anspach Foundation awards grants for the academic year 2022-2023 to researchers without a permanent position who have submitted their thesis at ULB and wish to continue their research at the University of Cambridge or Oxford. These grants are open to all disciplines. Deadline for applications: Monday 14 March 2022 at noon.

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EU-ACP Negotiation : even in the past, a tough nut to crack

In this article, our visiting researcher Maurice Pascal Nzumbu Lo Ambetima exposes the very complicated process of negotiation between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific states (ACP) through time.

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IEE-ULB welcomes Dr. Mario Munta as visiting researcher

The IEE-ULB is delighted to welcome Dr. Mario Munta from 24 January 2022 until 27 February 2022. His research activities will focus on (national) ownership of the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility, within the scope of the IEE-ULB research theme “Europe as an area of economic and social regulation”.

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IEE and CoE students relaunch their debate on the future of the EU

On Wednesday 8 December 2021, a delegation of IEE students went to Bruges to discuss the future of Europe with their counterparts from the College of Europe. This was the second meeting between students of the two institutions after a first successful experience in June 2021.

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A year to (re)build the future

The academic year 2020-2021 was, once again, marked by the coronavirus pandemic. During lockdown, our desire for more Europe intensified. Take a look back at a year full of challenges and rewards.

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The IEE-ULB is awarded with a new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence

The Institute for European Studies is pleased to announce that its project focused on inequality and the EU has been selected as “Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence” for the 2021-2024 period.

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Mentoring Thursdays or the joy sharing!

On 18 November, the first Mentoring Thursday of the 2021-2022 academic year took place at the Institute for European Studies, after almost a year of online sessions.

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Tracing the Politicisation of the EU

The new book, published in the context of the OpenEUDebate project by Palgrave Macmillan, presents an innovative and politically aware approach to the concept of politicisation as a heterogeneous phenomenon. It includes contributions from IEE-ULB affiliates.

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IEE celebrates the graduation of the class of 2020-2021 at the Grand-Place

On Wednesday 6 October 2021, the proclamation ceremony of our 2020-2021 graduates took place. After a new year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, our former students were able to enjoy a ceremony in the magnificent setting of the Grand-Place of Brussels followed by a drink.

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The Parliaments of Europe: full part actors or powerless spectators?

In this study, Prof. Nathalie Brack examines how EU national Parliaments have adapted to different crises-driven challenges and assesses their involvement in EU affairs over the past decade.

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The IEE-ULB welcomes its new students for 2021-2022

On Friday 17 September, the ULB Institute of European Studies welcomed its 59th generation of students since its opening in 1963. After the welcome speeches by the authorities and the information sessions dedicated to each programme, the new students enjoyed a picnic in the gardens of the Institute.

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SOTEU21 : A diluted vision for the East and the South

Ursula von der Leyen's second State of the Union speech (SOTEU21) was analysed by two of our researchers and here we share their thoughts on the vision presented for the East and the South.

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The IEE-ULB relaunches its biennial conference on Interdisciplinary European Advanced Studies (IDEAS)

The Institute for European Studies of the ULB relaunches its biennial conference under the new title: Interdisciplinary conference on European Advanced Studies (IDEAS). The online application system is now open until October 31, 2021.

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IEE and College of Europe students debate the future of Europe

In this article, we tell you all about the meeting and debate on the future of Europe between students from the IEE-ULB and students from the College of Europe which took place on June 16, 2021.

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Updated step-by-step guide to apply to one of our regular programmes

Need some help to complete your application to one of the Masters or Advanced Masters under the IEE label ? With this short guide, Interdisciplinary EU studies are a few steps away!

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Understanding Conflicts of Sovereignty in the EU: A new angle to analyse EU integration

In the framework of the SovEU research project (Conflicts of Sovereignty in a European Union in Crisis) the notion of sovereignty and the relevance of sovereignty conflicts in explaining ongoing developments in EU integration were explored in the new book Understanding Conflicts of Sovereignty in the EU, published by Routledge and as a special issue for the Journal of European Integration.

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The importance of the Istanbul Convention in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, violence against women has been found to have increased. Is the Istanbul Convention the solution to the violence against women in Europe? Now is the time to take stock.

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From Semmelweis to Karikó : Hungarian physicians in the vortex of history

With reference to the Covid-19 context, this paper will examine the stories of Semmelweis, Szent-Györgyi and Karikó which highlight that great medical discoveries often emerge from a confrontation with the forces of conservativism. Scientists and practicioners of medicine find themselves in a fight against the odds of history more often than they would expect.

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The contentious politics of free trade in an era of austerity

“Framing TTIP in the European Public Spheres” (Palgrave), authored by Álvaro Oleart and “Contesting Austerity and Free Trade in the EU” (Routledge), by Julia Rone were presented in a double book launch. 

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