Rescuing victims of the Turkiye-Syria earthquake
A year ago, in February 2023, a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the Türkiye-Syria border. More than 50 000 people were killed and thousands of buildings, including schools and hospitals, collapsed in one of the biggest disasters to impact the region in recent...
Certificate of Inclusive Finance 2024: “A good cross learning experience”
The 2024 edition of the Certificate in Law and Regulation of Inclusive Finance wrapped up on 25 January with 27 participants from 17 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe completing the two-week course organised by the University of Luxembourg’s...
SIT alumni Munevo creates smart wheelchair
In Munich, a startup called Munevo had developed a smart wheelchair control system, munevo DRIVE, which hit the market in 2019. This system is controlled by users with head gestures giving those with severe muscle diseases more mobility and independence. “We’re...
Season’s greetings from the EIB Institute
Happy holidays and best wishes for 2024 from all of us at the EIB Institute! What a year it has been ! We have generated impact for social entrepreneurs and young European artists and supported many philanthropic and social causes tackling inequality and injustice...
