EUI
The European University Institute
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EUI Academic Community
603
Full-time Researchers
(doctoral students)
83
Professors
(full- and part-time)
66
Postdoctoral Fellows
99
Senior and
Visiting Fellows
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Doctoral Programmes
The EUI offers a highly-structured doctoral programme in its four departments.
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Completion Rates
The EUI has very high completion rates. 80 per cent of all students
admitted to the Ph.D. programme since 2000 and 83 per cent of those
admitted to the second year of study successfully defend their thesis.
80% students admitted to the PhD
programme successfully
defend their thesis
0%
83%
students admitted to the
second year successfully
defend their thesis
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Department of Economics
Current departmental research themes
 Analysis of Labour Markets
 Inequality and Social Insurance
 Behavioral Economics
 Information and Contracts
 Business Cycle Analysis
 International Macro
 Economics of Education
 Law and Economics
 Evolution and Design of Institutions
 Experimental Economics
 Measuring and Modeling Financial
Volatility
 Financial Crisis
 Monetary Economics
 Fiscal and Monetary Policy
 Political Economy
 Gender Economics
 Time Series Econometrics and
Forecasting
 Growth Policies
www.eui.eu/ECO
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Career Placement ECO
Career Placement among ECO Alumni in 2014 (cohorts 2000-2014)
4%
2%
1%
6%
6%
8%
17%
56%
Academic institutions
Int. organizations
Central banks
Private sector
Other research inst.
ECB
National institutions
Other
Source: Data from EUI Alumni Placement Survey, (A. Ichino), July 2014
www.eui.eu/ECO
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Department of
History and Civilization
Current departmental research themes
 The shaping of Modern Europe: the long-term development of
economic, political and social structures since the 16th century in the
face of globalizing forces
 Intellectual History and the History of Science
 Power, Society, Ideology
 Imperial, Colonial and Global History
www.eui.eu/HEC
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Career Placement HEC
Career Placement among HEC Alumni in 2014 (cohorts 2000-2014)
3%
4%
1%
1%
6%
Academic institutions
National institutions
Private sector
Int. organizations
Other research inst.
85%
Other
Source: Data from EUI Alumni Placement Survey, (A. Ichino), July 2014
www.eui.eu/HEC
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Department of Law
Current departmental research themes
 The Europeanisation of law (especially private and economic law)
 The impact of constitutionalisation, enlargement and diversity on the law of the
European Union
 The impact of globalisation on international law, human rights and global
governance
 Social, linguistic and cognitive theories of law
 Theories, processes and structures of interaction between legal systems
 Competition law
www.eui.eu/LAW
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Career Placement LAW
Career Placement among LAW Alumni in 2014 (cohorts 2000-2014)
5%
4%
2%
1%
6%
8%
9%
13%
52%
Academic institutions
Law firms
EU institutions
Int. org. & NGOs
National inst. & Govt.
Private sector
Other research inst.
Other
Courts
Source: Data from EUI Alumni Placement Survey, (A. Ichino), July 2014
www.eui.eu/LAW
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Department of
Political and Social Sciences
Current departmental research themes
 Transformation of Government and Democracy
 Social Change in Europe and its Implications for Society,
Politics & Public Policy
 Comparative Study of Public Policy
 Political and Social Structures and Behaviour
 International Relations and Security
 Social and Political Theory
www.eui.eu/SPS
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Career Placement SPS
Career Placement among SPS Alumni in 2014 (cohorts 2000-2014)
4%
3%
3%
2%
1%
Academic institutions
4%
Other research inst.
EU institutions
7%
Int. organizations
Other
National institutions
76%
Private sector
Public policy
Source: Data from EUI Alumni Placement Survey, (A. Ichino), July 2014
www.eui.eu/SPS
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Why Choose the EUI?
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A proven record of excellence with 40 years of experience focusing
exclusively on doctoral and post-doctoral studies and research.
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One of the world’s largest doctoral and postdoctoral programmes in
the social sciences, with an international research community of
nearly 900 scholars from more than 60 countries.
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Fully-funded PhD research programmes (160 grants offered for
2015-16) with first-rate faculty supervision.
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Why Choose the EUI
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High completion and placement rates, with graduates enjoying
excellent career prospects in academia, international organizations,
the public and private sectors and NGOs.
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A vibrant, multi-disciplinary environment at the hub of numerous
global research networks.
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Joint exchange programmes with major European and North
American universities and funding opportunities for research
missions abroad.
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Why Choose the EUI
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Home to a world-class research library, the Historical Archives
of the European Union and many other facilities.
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A welcoming, small, selective and supportive
community where you become part of the academic
life the moment you arrive.
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We set a global standard for international doctoral studies.
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Application Schedule
for the Doctoral Programme
29 October
31 January
February
16 - 20
March
Opening of
application
process
Deadline for
applications
Processing of
applications
Interviews
Early April
Decisions about
admissions
End of
August
September
Registration
Introduction and
opening of
academic year
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EUI Campus
Badia Fiesolana
The campus of the European
University Institute is spread
over numerous historic
buildings in the hills between
Fiesole and Florence.
www.eui.eu/Campus
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EUI Campus
Villa Salviati
Villa Schifanoia
Villa Salviati hosts the:
 Historical Archives of the European Union
 Office of the Secretary General
 EUI Administration
Villa Schifanoia houses:
 Department of Law
 Department of History and Civilization
 Academy of European Law
www.eui.eu/Campus
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EUI Campus
Villa La Fonte
Villa San Paolo
Villa La Fonte, in San Domenico, is the main
building of the:
 Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies
Villa San Paolo, near Piazza delle Cure, is home
to the:
 Department of Economics
www.eui.eu/Campus
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www.eui.eu
www.eui.eu/PhD
applyres@eui.eu
+39 055 4685 373
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