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October Days 2021: “Rethinking cities: from smart to human”
“The focus needs to shift from economic growth to achieving a better quality of life for all,” said Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Director of UN Habitat, during her keynote speech at the October Days for Sustainable Development (ODSD) 2021 conference on “Rethinking cities, from smart to human”.
New Institute publications
Hot off the press! The Institute is publishing two new publications. The Highlights 2020 look back at what we did in a year of lockdown, and our new Knowledge Brochure tells you everything you've always wanted to know about our support for research and higher education
EIB Climate survey: Climate change biggest challenge of the century
For 81% of Europeans, climate change is the biggest challenge of this century according to the EIB Climate Survey 2021-2022 released on 27 October. This figure is highest amongst Chinese respondents, with 93% agreeing with this statement, followed by EU citizens...
EIB art collection enriched by new acquisitions
The EIB art collection has recently been enriched by the acquisitions of artworks by socially-engaged artists from the Middle East and North Africa, as well as artworks by Black European artists to redress some...
Promoting financial education in Greece
The HELITFIN programme promoting financial education among Greek school pupils, which was run by Greek NGO ActionAid Hellas and sponsored by the EIB Institute, came to an end in September 2021 after two successful years. This was the first time that regular,...
Alternative Finance Forum 2021: Money. Technology. Purpose
“There has never been a better time to put new ideas on the table” said Uli Grabenwarter (European Investment Fund) when setting the scene for the debate at the second the Alternative Finance Forum (AFF) 2021 sponsored by the EIB Group and organised by KEPA (Business...
Financial constraints and EU firms investment
What influence do access to finance and sources of financing have on European firms investment, particularly for investment in innovation where European firms are lagging behind US firms? The results are mixed according to a STAREBEI research presented in September 2021 by Luiss University of Rome.
EIB Chairholders speak at conference on Next Generation Multilateralism
The holders of the two EIB supported Climate Chairs, Shivsharan Someshwar, European Chair for Sustainable Development and Climate Transition at Sciences Po, and Jos Delbeke, EIB Climate Chair at the European University Institute, will be speaking at a conference on...
SIT 2021: and the winners are…
Magrid (Luxembourg), Cellugy (ecoFlexy) (Denmark), The Institute for Inclusive Education (Germany) and Orange Fiber (Italy) were the winners of the SIT 2021 held in Lisbon and online on 7 October 2021. Orange Fiber (Italy) was the winner of the Audience Choice Award.
Apply for new EIBURS research grants!
The EIB Institute is launching two new EIBURS research grants for EU based universities and research centres with a deadline set at 15 November to send your applications. The two calls are: The future of schooling: harnessing the potential of digital education...
Awards for 7 Most Endangered Romanian laureate
The Wooden Church of Urși Village, Vâlcea County (Romania), a 7 Most Endangered project in 2014, was awarded both a Grand Prix and the Public Choice Award in the 2021 European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards, Europe’s top honour in the field of cultural heritage.
European cultural heritage summit 2021: “Let the dialogue begin!”
"Let the dialogue begin between the world of the EU Green Deal and the world of heritage" said Francisco de Paula Coelho, Dean of the EIB Institute, during the European cultural heritage summit 2021, organised in the World Heritage City of Venice (21 to 24 September) ...
The 2021 MFC Annual Conference closes
“Microfinance has never been needed so much to alleviate financial exclusion,” said Paul Kalinauckas, Board Member of the Microfinance Centre (MFC) upon closing the 23rd MFC Annual Conference, which took place from 14 to 16 September 2021 on the theme “Social Finance...
European cultural heritage summit 2021
How can cultural heritage contribute to the European debate, particularly to the two citizen-driven initiatives launched by the EU institutions, the New European Bauhaus and the Conference on the Future of Europe? This topic will be the theme of the European cultural...
2021 Scaling Impact Executive Programme
The fifth edition was organised jointly with Católica-Lisbon School of Business and Economics at its Lisbon campus and welcomed participants from nine high impact ventures.
Last days to nominate a site for 7 Most Endangered 2022!
Do you know an endangered heritage gem in Europe -a historic monument, an archaeological site, a place of worship, an industrial complex, a historic park, a museum or a movable heritage asset- ? Then you have until 17 September 2021 to nominate it for the 7 Most...
SIT Alumni gather for Scaling Programme
25 social entrepreneurs from nine impact ventures are gathering from 6 to 11 September in Lisbon, Portugal for the Social Innovation Tournament (SIT) Scaling Impact Executive Programme. This fifth edition is being organised jointly with Católica-Lisbon School of...
MFC annual conference on the “Pandemic Reboot”
The Institute, together with the EIB and the EIF, is sponsoring the 23rd MFC Annual Conference from 14 to 16 September on the theme “Social Finance Vibe: Pandemic Reboot”. Register here. The MFC’s first-ever fully virtual networking event will tackle topics around...
Jos Delbeke member of new EIB Climate Advisory Council
Prof Jos Delbeke, Chair of the EIB Chair on Climate Change Policy and International Carbon Markets at the European University Institute has been selected as a member of the newly created Climate and Environment Advisory Council of the EIB. The Advisory Council will...
Slovak students win Rotman European Trading Competition 2021
The team from the University of economics in Bratislava (Slovakia) won the Rotman European Trading Competition (RETC), organized on 27 August by Luiss Guido Carli University of Rome and supported by the Institute. This one-day invitational online event allows teams of...