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