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EIB courses at Sciences Po and University of Luxembourg
New EIB courses have started at Sciences Po on “Infrastructure and project finance” and at the University of Luxembourg on “Policy, assessment and evaluation of energy projects”
EIB meets Sapienza 2021
EIB meets La Sapienza 2021 started on 19 March with a course presenting the EIB Group. This is the fourth year the series of courses is taking place.
Saving the planet one search at a time
Want to do something easy to fight climate change? How about using Ecosia as your search engine while at the same time helping to plant trees? Learn how this German competitor to Google and a Social Innovation Tournament finalist uses earnings from its search engine...
New research contract with Sapienza Università di Roma
The Institute has signed a new research contract for young researchers (STAREBEI) with Sapienza Università di Roma for a study on "The EIB and geographic divergence in the EU". The research contract will last one year and is the second signed in 2021 following one...
Donation for COVID-19 research: a year on
A year ago, as part of the EIB Group’s response to the COVID-19 crisis, the EIB Institute made a €1 million donation, the largest ever made by the EIB Group. Half of the donation supported well-known, not-for-profit EU research institutes’ research and...
You are already a crisis manager
In this latest episode of our series about the 15 inspiring finalists of the 2020 Social Innovation Tournament learn how LIFEED, an Italian start-up, created an online educational programme that translates parenting job skills into tools for the workplace. LIFEED...
European Cultural Heritage Green Paper launched
Putting Europe’s shared heritage at the heart of the European Green Deal is the goal of the European Cultural Heritage Green Paper launched by Europa Nostra and ICOMOS supported by the EIB Institute and the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. The...
Microfinance webinars: “Leaders in Digital Era”
The Microfinance Centre has launched Leaders in Digital Era (#LiDE), a new series of training webinars targeting, in particular, microfinance institutions, SIT Alumni and EIB Group (EIB and EIF) customers. The next webinar – “How to reach consensus during online...
Webinar to launch European Cultural Heritage Green Paper
The European Cultural Heritage Green Paper, produced by Europa Nostra in cooperation with ICOMOS and supported by the Institute will be launched in a webinar on 22 March at 3 PM. Hermann Parzinger, Executive President of Europa Nostra, and Francisco de Paula Coelho,...
Webinar series on raising venture capital with impact
The EIB Institute is hosting a series of five webinars on "Raising venture capital with impact" with Wladimir Nikoluk from ImmerLearn. This series explores how entrepreneurs can successfully use impact measurement to raise funding from existing and emerging venture...
Artificial Intelligence for job seekers
In this latest episode of our series about the 15 inspiring finalists of the Social Innovation Tournament 2020learn how SkillLab, a Dutch start-up, has created a mobile app and smart software to improve refugees find jobs in a challenging new economy. With a mobile...
SIT Alumna receives funding from UK Government
Lise Pape, SIT Alumna and founder of the London-based company Walk with Path, has been awarded £50 000 as well as bespoke mentoring by the British Science Ministry to scale up and bring to market her groundbreaking business ideas. Lise is being backed to develop a...
New EIB archives released at EUI
New EIB archives (274 in total) are now available online at the Historical Archives of EU (HAEU) located at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence. The new files relate to Minutes of Board of Directors (1989) and Board of Governors (1958-1977), EIB annual...
New EIB courses at University of Sofia and College of Europe Natolin
New EIB courses are starting at University of Sofia and College of Europe Natolin with first lectures given by EIB Vice President Liliyana Pavlova for Sofia and Henry von Blumenthal, Deputy Dean of the Institute, for Natolin.
SIT 2021: Applications are now closed
Applications are now closed for the Social Innovation Tournament 2021. We have received close to 300 applications and in May we will announce the 15 finalists who will proceed to the next stage of the tournament. The Final Event will be held in Lisbon, Portugal on 7...
When a life is on the line
In this new episode of our series about the 15 inspiring finalists of the Social Innovation Tournament 2020learn how Corax, an Italian invention, offers poor countries emergency healthcare for burn victims. Three Italian engineers have created a low-cost incubator...
EIBURS call for proposals now over
The call for proposals for a new EIBURS research grant on the topic:‘Impact of gender mainstreaming in infrastructure projects – Evidence from a water project in Madagascar’ is now over. Universities and research centres had until 30 April to submit their proposals....
AI for grandparents
In this new episode of our series about the 15 inspiring finalists of the Social Innovation Tournament 2020, learn how Tucuvi, a Spanish startup, is helping old people in their homes with artificial intelligence so they don’t have to operate tricky technology. Tucuvi...
COVID-19: why do people refuse vaccination? The case of Germany
Why are some people refusing to take a potentially life-saving vaccine against COVID-19? In Germany, 19.6% of the population is unlikely or very unlikely to have the jab when it is offered to them, according to a recently published study supported by the Institute,...
Donation following Croatia earthquake
Following the earthquake that hit Croatia just before the New Year, the EIB Group, through the EIB Institute, has donated €255 345. The Croatian government will use the funds to purchase temporary container houses for people who have lost their homes but do not wish...