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BoundEUries, a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence project

Boundary- and Community-Making in the European Union-BoundEUries is the new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence project granted to the Institute for European studies-Université libre de Bruxelles (IEE-ULB) for the period 2025-2028. This label is both a sign of international recognition and an instrument that enables us to fulfil our threefold mission of research, teaching, and stimulating public debate.

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Ready to continue your studies?

Our Master’s degrees provide training in the essentials of European integration (law, politics, history and economics.

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Research, the foundation of our actions

As an interfaculty Institute, IEE-ULB coordinates the research in European Studies at the ULB.

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All IEE-ULB events, and our take on the EU agenda

Our lecture series, seminars, film clubs and round tables contribute to the debate around the EU. Find our upcoming events below or on our calendar.

Institute News

Find the latest news and events from the Institute here.

Visiting researcher: Jane Arroyo

January 5, 2026

The IEE was pleased to welcome Jane Arroyo as a visiting researcher from September to December 2025.

The 2024–2025 Activity Report of the Institute of European Studies

December 16, 2025

Consult the 2024–2025 Activity Report of the Institute of European Studies here.

Visiting researcher: Giorgia Castiello

December 16, 2025

We are pleased to welcome Giorgia Castiello as a visiting researcher at the IEE-ULB. She has joined us since 15 September and will remain with the Institute until February 2026. Her stay is supervised by Professor Ramona Coman.

The ULB and the Institute for European Studies: a lasting commitment to Europe!

December 10, 2025

The Institute for European Studies (IEE) of the Université libre de Bruxelles announces two major developments that mark a new stage in the advancement of its missions of teaching, research, and public debate on Europe.

BoundEUries: a new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence begins at the IEE-ULB

January 13, 2026

The Institute for European Studies of the Université libre de Bruxelles (IEE-ULB) is proud to announce the launch of Boundary- and Community-Making in the European Union (BoundEUries), our new Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for the period 2025–2028.

Visiting researcher: Carlotta Scioldo

December 4, 2025

We are pleased to welcome Carlotta Scioldo, who is visiting the Institute for European Studies (IEE-ULB) as a visiting researcher from 1 October to 20 December. Her stay is supervised by Professor François Foret.

04/12/2025 - Student's Conference: The State of Democracy and the Rule of Law in Europe

January 13, 2026

Conference organised in the framework of the course Rule of law and mutual trust in global and European governance (Prof. Ramona Coman & Prof. Cecilia Rizcallah)

The IEE in figures

In 1964, the IEE established its headquarters in a private house at 39 Avenue F. D. Roosevelt in Ixelles. The building was designed by Adrien Blomme, a leading Brussels architect, between 1926 and 1928. In 1990, the IEE-ULB expanded into the adjacent villa.

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