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LSE European Institute. Professor Maurice Fraser Head of the European Institute. LSE & the European Institute. P art of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) R anked first in social sciences with Harvard, Berkeley and Stanford 16 Nobel Prizes
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LSE European Institute Professor Maurice Fraser Head of the European Institute
LSE & the European Institute • Part of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) • Ranked first in social sciences with Harvard, Berkeley and Stanford • 16 Nobel Prizes • 34 past or present world leaders • Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence • Research ranked 1st in UK for European Studies • Unrivalled interface with opinion formers and the policymaking community
European Institute • POSTGRADUATE department : 170 masters students, 25 PhDs • Students from all over Europe and North America - many from the Nordics! • Multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary - approx. 40 academic staff, including distinguished visitors, from political science, IR, economics, political economy, history, law, philosophy. • Student backgrounds reflect this variety
Key Research Themes • Governance and Democracy in the European Union • Political Economy in Europe • European Society • Europe Beyond the EU
Outreach and Impact • Top European public platform for high- level EU speakers - 100 lectures, panels and round tables a year approx. • Heads of state and government, foreign ministers, finance ministers, top EU officials. • Student societies organise and participate • EI's EU Contemporary Issues series ( EI students only)
7 Masters programmes • MSc EU Politics • MSc European Studies: Ideas, Ideologies and Identities • MSc Political Economy of Europe • LSE-Sciences Po Double Degree in European Studies • MSc European Studies (Research) • MPA European Public and Economic Policy • Executive MSc in the Political Economy of Europe Plus our MPhil/PhD Programme
Careers: All set for lift-off? • ...to the EU Commission • European Parliament • ECB • EU Council Secretariat • National ministries • Consultancy • Media • NGOs • and...LONDON!
We hug you close • Academic Adviser for every student • Monthly EI digest • Invitations to receptions and parties - and networking • And when you leave ...Join our alumni!
Why am I here? • 3 reasons... • Tell you about LSE. Why so special? • Tell you about London! (Do I need to? ) • And...