Measuring the SIT’s impact

Measuring the SIT’s impact

How to measure the impact for startups of the Social Innovation Tournament, the flagship event of the EIB Institute? Master’s students from five business schools (Católica Lisbon, Aston University, Maastricht University, Norwegian Business School and Mannheim...
7 Most Endangered site in Romania on World Heritage List

7 Most Endangered site in Romania on World Heritage List

The Roșia Montană mining landscape in Romania, which was one of the very first 7 Most Endangered sites, has been put on the World Heritage List and on the List of World Heritage in Danger by the 44th extended session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in...

Donation to help Tunisia tackle COVID-19 crisis

The EIB, through the EIB Institute, has decided to make an immediate €250 000 donation to two NGOs operating in Tunisia to help tackle the current devastating COVID-19 crisis and provide some relief to the overwhelmed health system. The donation will go to Unicef...

Floods in Europe: EIB donates €500 000

Following unprecedented flooding in north-western Europe, the EIB has donated, through the EIB Institute, €500 000 for flood relief and disaster preparedness in Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. ​Between 14 and 15 July 2021, severe flash flooding...

Arborea (SIT 2017) raises €3.6 million funding

SIT alumnus Arborea (SIT 2017), which is industrialising photosynthesis to expand the world’s food supply, has completed a €3.6 million funding round to scale its technology at a demo facility in Portugal. The facility will be used to demonstrate the company’s ability...

“Awesome”: EIB Summer School ends

“Awesome”, “Enriching”, “Green”, “Enlightening”. From 28 June to 16 July, 46 students from 12 European universities and 14 EIB trainees participated in the EIB Summer School 2021 dedicated to the “EU’s climate...