EUI The European University Institute 1 About the

EUI The European University Institute 1

About the EUI § International organisation set up in 1972 by the six members states of the European Communities: Benelux, France, Germany (FRG), and Italy. § Currently 22 contracting states. § Research university focusing exclusively on doctoral and postdoctoral studies and advanced research. EUI Contracting States EUI Associate Member States 2

Doctoral Programme § Well-structured Ph. D. programmes that enable original research in four disciplines § Fully-funded four-year Ph. D. programmes with around 150 new scholarship offered annually 3

Doctoral Programme Structured, specific departmental requirements Year 1 Laying the foundations for your doctoral work. Structured programme of taught courses and/or seminars defined by each department. Ø Submission of thesis outline (requirements vary across departments) Year 2 Each department defines content of activities, seminars, workshops, and research missions. Year 3 Year 4 Each department defines content of activities, seminars, workshops, research missions and/or exchanges. Completion of thesis and job market activities. Year 5 Thesis defence. Award of the Doctorate. Interdepartmental courses, academic and professional development Ø Delivery of 1/4 of thesis Ø Delivery of 2/3 of thesis Ø Submission of full draft of thesis A Master of Research or Master of Laws (M. Res/ LLM) degree is awarded upon completion of the M. Res or LLM requirements during the first year of the doctoral programme. Ø Conferring Ceremony 4

Doctoral Programme § Teaching and doctoral supervision are core activities of EUI faculty. § Researchers and faculty are guided by Academic Regulations and a Code of Supervision. § Quality assessment of supervision: q 89. 4% of doctoral researchers are either very satisfied (53. 6%) or satisfied (35. 8%) with their supervisors. (Supervision Assessment Survey 2014 -15) 5

Doctoral Programme § Wide range of courses, workshops, services and activities designed to support academic and professional development: q Academic literacy in other disciplines through interdepartmental courses q Writing and presentation skills q Teaching skills and practice q Research and publication skills q Generic academic skills § Teaching training and placements to gain university-level teaching experience § Interaction with world-leading experts, visiting to present and discuss their work § Exchange Programmes 6

Doctoral Programme Research themes Analysis of labour markets; Behavioral economics; Business cycle analysis; Economics of education; Evolution and design of institutions; Experimental economics; Financial crisis; Fiscal and monetary policy; Gender economics; Growth policies; Health economics; Inequality and social insurance; Information and contracts; International macro; Measuring and modeling financial volatility; Monetary economics; Political economy; Quantitative economics; Time series econometrics and forecasting. Research themes Colonial and post-colonial history; History of European integration; History of state, economy, society, gender and ideology; Intellectual history and history of science; The shaping of modern Europe in comparative, interdisciplinary, transnational and/or global perspective (fifteenth to twentieth-century). 7

Doctoral Programme Research themes Comparative public and constitutional law; Competition law; Economic analysis of law; Environmental law; European and international human rights law; European private law; European Union law; Information and communications technology law; Labour law; Legal theory; Public international law; Regional and global economic law; Social law; Transnational law. Research themes Comparative study of public policy; International relations and security; Political and social structures and behaviour; Social and political theory; Social change in Europe and its implications for society, economics, politics and public policy; Transformation of government and democracy. 8

Extra-curricular activities Sports, music, art, culture, food - researchers and their families are welcome to participate in, or propose, a wide range of extra-curricular activities. 9

A community of scholars Join our culturally diverse academic community – study alongside more than 900 scholars from over 60 countries 570+ Full-time researchers (Ph. D. and LL. M. ) 90+ Full- and part-time professors 65+ Postdoctoral Fellows 130+ Senior and Visiting Fellows 10

Doctoral Programme § Very high completion rates: 84% of all researchers, admitted from 2001 to 2009, successfully defended their thesis. § 69% of EUI alumni are employed in an academic position* § 12% of EUI alumni work in an international organisation* § 30% are employed in senior positions, such as full professors* * Alumni Destination Survey 2014 11

Career path of alumni (Source: Alumni Destination Survey 2014) 4% 2% 1% Academic institutions 6% International organisations 6% Central banks Private sector 8% Other research inst. ECB 17% 56% National institutions Other 12

Career path of alumni (Source: Alumni Destination Survey 2014) 4% 3% 1% 1% Academic institutions 6% National institutions Private sector International organisations Other research inst. 85% Other 13

Career path of alumni (Source: Alumni Destination Survey 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 14

Career path of alumni (Source: Alumni Destination Survey 2014) 4% 3% 3% 2% 1% Academic institutions Other research inst. 4% EU institutions International organisations 7% Other National institutions Private sector 76% Public policy 15

EUI campus Our EUI campus is spread over numerous historic buildings in the Tuscan hills between Fiesole and Florence. 16

Why choose the EUI ? § Exclusive focus on doctoral and post-doctoral studies § One of the world’s largest doctoral and postdoctoral programmes, with an international research community of more than 900 scholars, and a well-connected worldwide EUI alumni network § Fully-funded four-year Ph. D. programme § High completion rates § Excellent career prospects within academia, international organisations, the public and private sectors, and for NGOs 17

Why choose the EUI ? § A research-intensive environment with opportunities to get involved in cutting-edge research and global research networks § A world-class research library, the Historical Archives of the European Union and many other excellent research facilities § Joint exchange programmes with major European and North American universities, and funding opportunities for research missions abroad § Academic and professional development training, plus a wide range of extra-curricular activities 18

Application & Selection Schedule 2016 -2017 2 November 31 January February / March Opening of application process Deadline for applications Processing of applications / preselection End of August 1 September Registration Introductions and start of the academic year 27 -30 March Mid-April Interviews at the Decisions about EUI admissions Selection criteria: § Academic record § Quality of the research proposal § Potential supervision § Language abilities § GRE (mandatory only for the Department of Economics) 19

Get in touch www. eui. eu/Ph. D Admissions Office: Email: applyres@eui. eu Tel: +39 055 4685 373 20