Four new STAREBEI (STAges de REcherche BEI-EIB research internships) contracts have been signed with three universities.

Researchers from the Paris School of Economics will be working on “ Financial integration, investment and risk sharing – a granular perspective” and “Understanding Financial Constraints in the MENA Region”.
Researchers from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, will work on  “Do IFIs make a difference? The impact of EIB lending support for SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe during the global financial crisis”, and researchers from SDA Bocconi School of Management, on “EU Financing Policy in the Social Infrastructure Sectors: Implications for the EIB’s sector and lending policy”.

STAREBEI is a programme that provides grants to universities in order to finance junior researchers carrying out research projects proposed by the EIB Group (EIB and EIF) under the joint supervision of a university tutor and an EIB co-tutor.
To date, more than 35 young researchers from 26 universities in 11 European countries have benefited from the STAREBEI programme.