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A menu designed for making friends
In today's story of the new series on how Social Innovation Tournament Alumni have continued creating impact under lockdown, learn how SoLunch, a Milan start-up, went online with its lunchtime Italian meals. Read their story here. Photo: Founder of SoLunch, Luisa...
Research results on Western Balkans presented at Sapienza University
Results of a STAREBEI research grant on “Investment for Growth and Development in the Western Balkans: The case of the Western Balkans Investment Framework” will be presented during two online lectures by the EIB tutor at Sapienza University on 20 and 21 May, 2020
EIB courses at TU Dresden
The 2020 series of EIB courses for students from Dresden University’s School of International Studies has started in April with a seminar about the EIB’s history, role and missions.
Major milestone for SIT Alumnus in helping people with epilepsy
Spanish SIT Alumnus and 2019 Social Innovation Tournament (SIT) finalist MJN Neuroserveis has obtained European certification (EC) for its medical device to help people with epilepsy. “Obtaining the EC certificate is one of the most important milestones that our...
Rethinking how we shop and eat
In today's story of the new series on how Social Innovation Tournament Alumni have continued creating impact under lockdown, learn how Farmidable offers home delivery of organic food to people disappointed with grocery stores and gets a boost during the COVID-19...
Tunisia88: music knows no lockdown
No country is immune from COVID-19 and Tunisia has been hit as well. Schools have been closed and gatherings prohibited. But this is not enough to deter Tunisia88 high-school students from continuing to play music together and sharing it with audiences online.
SIT 2020: Europe’s 15 best social entrepreneurs selected
If you can create impact you must. Fifteen finalists have been selected for the 2020 edition of the Social Innovation Tournament, the flagship initiative of the Institute’s Social Programme recognising and supporting Europe’s best social entrepreneurs. The...
From stylish cloth to medical masks
Today's story of the new series on how Social Innovation Tournament Alumni have continued creating impact under lockdown, tells us how Progetto Quid, an Italy sustainable fashion firm, shifts to...
Social impact and medical checks
In our fifth story of the new series on how Social Innovation Tournament Alumni have continued creating impact under lockdown, learn how, in the COVID-19 crisis, Portugal’s Knok makes a doctor teleconference simple and affordable. Read their story here. Photo: CEO and...
Insects taste good online
In the fourth story of our new series on how Social Innovation Tournament Alumni have continued creating impact under lockdown, learn how a Danish company that sells insects for food, is boosting its online presence during COVID-19 crisis. Read their story here....
EIB Summer School 2020 cancelled
Due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the EIB Summer school 2020, which was due to take place in early July, has been cancelled. The EIB Summer School is a 10 day programme for graduate students to learn about the core activities and responsibilities of the EIB...
How does a refugee learn a language in lockdown?
In our third story of our new series on how Social Innovation Tournament Alumni have continued creating impact under lockdown, learn how a Portuguese company is moving online to reach more migrants, despite the COVID-19 crisis. Read their story here. Photo: Founder of...
Disabled delivery service gets an e-commerce boost
This is the second story of our new series on how Social Innovation Tournament Alumni have continued creating impact under lockdown. Koiki, a Spanish-based firm, has seen how the demand for a green, disabled delivery service has surged during the COVID-19 lockdown....
Webinar “Communicating as a Leader versus Communicating as a Manager”
Leadership and management - we know they are different, but they are often intertwined. This webinar gets you thinking about the important differences between them and how communication styles need to adapt depending on whether you are in leadership or management...
Artists in residence for ADP 2020 announced!
Four budding artists, out of a pool of 192, were selected for the 2020 edition of the Artists Development Programme (ADP) a residency and mentorship programme in Luxembourg organised by the EIB Institute. Niamh Schmidtke (23, Ireland) won the thematic focus residency...
Digital Literacy Bootcamp for microfinance
The Institute is supporting the Digital Literacy Bootcamp webinars launched by the Microfinance Centre (MFC) to help microfinance institutions build a strong foundation for their digital transformation processes. The webinars, co-financed by the European Fund for...
Foundation for Polish Science welcomes EIB donation
The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) has welcomed the donation of €125,000 made by the EIB via the EIB Institute to support research on the coronavirus. The funds will go to the laboratory of Professor Marcin Drąg (Wrocław University of Technology) who has managed...
Ready for the second crisis
In this first story of our new series on how Social Innovation Tournament Alumni have continued creating impact under lockdown, click here to see the example of Jobiri. This Milan firm uses artificial intelligence to help fight coronavirus, so job seekers are ready...
COVID-19: October Days 2020 will go on-line
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the October Days 2020 will take place on-line on 22 October. A revised agenda and details of the format of the online conference will be announced soon.
COVID-19: How SIT Alumni are creating impact
Dealing with the setbacks of COVID-19 is not easy. We are proud to share how some of the SIT Alumni have continued creating impact under lockdown. The series will start on Monday with the example of Jobiri. This Milan firm uses artificial intelligence to help fight...