European university for research in the field of social sciences and humanities
The European University Institute (EUI) is an international organisation founded in 1972 by the Member States of the European Community and based in Fiesole. The EUI’s academic centre, which is renowned internationally for its excellence, has four departments:
- Economics
- History and Civilisation
- Law
- Political and Social Sciences
It offers doctoral and post-doctoral programmes to over 600 researchers from more than 60 countries, consolidating its role as one of the most prestigious research centres in Europe and worldwide.
The Institute is supported by 24 EU Member States and associated countries. Its academic community has over 2,000 members, whose work takes place in numerous historic locations in Fiesole and Florence, many of which are provided by the Italian Government. These include Badia Fiesolana, Palazzo Buontalenti and Villa La Fonte.
The EUI hosts:
- The Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, dedicated to interdisciplinary research on European and global policy issues;
- The Max Weber Programme, a pathway to international academic careers;
- The School of Transnational Governance (STG), founded in 2017, which offers training on global governance issues, a Master’s degree in Transnational Governance, courses for executives and programmes for Policy Leader Fellows and Young African Leaders.
The EUI library holds over 500,000 volumes and an extensive collection of electronic resources, attracting scholars from across Europe. The campus also houses the Historical Archives of the European Union, which collect the official documents of the EU institutions, offering a unique resource for the study of European integration.
The EUI regularly welcomes heads of state, political leaders and world-renowned academics, who participate in conferences, workshops and summer schools, contributing to a dynamic and open intellectual environment.
Doctoral programmes and the Master of Research in Economics
As a member country of the EUI, Italy offers a number of scholarships each year, through the MAECI, to foreign researchers who wish to pursue a doctorate in one of the Institute’s four departments. The same applies to the 12-month Master of Research in Economics.
The scholarships are aimed at researchers from:
- Albania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Montenegro
- North Macedonia
- Kosovo
- People’s Republic of China (PRC)
- Russian Federation
- Serbia
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Ukraine
Information on MAECI-EUI scholarships for foreign students is available on the relevant pages of the Institute (Doctorate) and the Department of Economics (Master).