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New research contract with University of Luxembourg
The Institute has signed a new research contract for young researchers with the University of Luxembourg. The study bears the following title “Toward Artificial Intelligence recommitment strategies for Environmental Sustainable Governance (ESG) integration in private...
Soft as a cloud
Social entrepreneurs never stop innovating to change the world. In this new series we will profile the 15 inspiring finalists of the Social Innovation Tournament 2020, the flagship event of the EIB Institute, organised yearly to reward Europe’s best...
EUI Florence launches new publication series
EIB Climate Chair Prof. Jos Delbeke and STG Senior Research Associate Peter Vis have inaugurated a new series of publications launched by the European University Institute’ s School of Transnational Governance with a policy brief addressing Europe's intention to...
Institute’s donation to sparkles.lu
The EIB Institute has awarded a 7500€ donation to sparkles.lu, a Luxembourg based NGO supporting female entrepreneurs in less developed countries by providing micro loans to create or expand their business activities and improve their lives and that of their families....
EIB donation following hurricanes in Central America
Following the devastating hurricanes Eta and Iota that hit Central America in November, the European Investment Bank (EIB), through its Institute, has donated €250 000 to four NGOs to mitigate the humanitarian crisis. This donation will contribute to the emergency aid...
Research on infrastructure finance presented at EBS
The results of an EIBURS research project on "The history of European infrastructure finance" (with Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany) were presented by the EIB mentor, Hugh Goldsmith, at a conference organised on 11 December by the Foundation Project Capital...
Artists Development Programme 2021: D Day -15
To all budding artists out there! You have two weeks left to apply to the three calls for applications of the Artists Development Programme 2021. So don't waste time ! The geographical call is open to artists from Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Malta,...
Shortlist for 7 Most Endangered 2021 announced!
Twelve endangered heritage sites from 10 European countries have now been shortlisted for the 7 Most Endangered programme 2021 run by Europa Nostra and the EIB Institute and supported by Creative Europe. They are: Achensee Steam Cog Railway, Tyrol, (Austria), Modern...
University of Ljubljana team wins first European Ethics Bowl
A team from the university of Ljubljana (Slovenia) won the first European Ethics Bowl, a competition to raise awareness of the relevance and complexity of current ethical issues in the European context The Final was held on 9 December, designated by the UN since 2003...
A digital map for the visually impaired
Social entrepreneurs never stop innovating to change the world. In this new series we will profile the 15 inspiring finalists of the Social Innovation Tournament 2020, the flagship event of the EIB Institute, organised yearly to reward Europe’s best social...
University of Padova workshop on Italy and the EIB
The University of Padova (Italy) and the University of Luxembourg are organising on 10 December 2020 an international workshop on “Italy and the EIB”. It is the second leg of the first ever academic conference on EIB held in Luxembourg in 2019.
How to make water out of thin air?
Social entrepreneurs never stop innovating to change the world. In this new series we will profile the 15 inspiring finalists of the Social Innovation Tournament 2020, the flagship event of the EIB Institute, organised yearly to reward Europe’s best social...
EU firms starting to take climate change seriously
45% of European firms plan to cut investment because of COVID-19 while 58% say that climate change has an impact on their business according to this year's EIB Investment Survey (EIBIS) released on 2 December 2020 by the EIB Economics Department. Changes in the...
A new definition for worker bees
Social entrepreneurs never stop innovating to change the world. In this new series we will profile the 15 inspiring finalists of the Social Innovation Tournament 2020, the flagship event of the EIB Institute, organised yearly to reward Europe’s best social...
Institute supports new Climate Chair at Sciences Po
The EIB, the EU's climate bank, is supporting through the EIB Institute the new Sciences Po European Chair for Sustainable Development and Climate Transition launched on 25 November via an international conference. This is the second university chair supported by the...
SIT alumnus one of Europe’s top agrifood startups
SIT alumnus Arborea has been named one of Europe’s top three agrifood startups by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). The winners were announced at the first ever virtual EIT Food Venture Summit on 17 and 18 November 2020, where international...
Togetherness – A new heritage deal for Europe
We need a “New Heritage Deal for Europe”, a heritage-led transformation of Europe's society, economy and environment argues Prof. Dr Hermann Parzinger, Executive President of Europa Nostra, in an essay published by the EIB. Cultural heritage is a vast, multifaceted...
Cultural Heritage needs the EU Green Deal to succeed (and vice versa)
" Cultural Heritage needs the EU Green Deal to succeed and vice versa because climate change is damaging social systems, infrastructure and ecosystems including cultural heritage” said Andrew Potts (ICOMOS) during the event “Putting Cultural Heritage at the Centre of...
Cultural Heritage and the EU Green Deal
What do the European Green Deal -which aims to make the EU's economy climate neutral by 2050- and cultural heritage have in common? Quite a lot, according to a report on "Cultural Heritage and the EU Green Deal" by Europa Nostra and ICOMOS whose first findings will be...
Do Fund Managers and Business Angels consider ESG principles?
Fund managers and business angels take Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations into account when making investment decisions according to the results of a research project carried out by Master students from SDA Bocconi and supervised by the European Investment Fund (EIF)