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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.

09/06/2026 - FIDE 2027 Report Presentation : The Union's External Borders and Fundamental Rights

June 1, 2026

Speakers: Joyce de Coninck (Ugent), Eleonora Frasca (UCLouvain), Ruben Wissing (UGent), Thomas Verellen (Utrecht) and Chloé Brière (ULB)

29/06-03/07/2026 - ECLAN Summer School

May 21, 2026

The IEE-ULB organizes, in collaboration with the ECLAN network, this Summer School specifically designed for practitioners, such as lawyers, EU or national civil servants working in criminal matters, as well as researchers and students interested in the EU area of criminal justice.

IDEAS 2026 : New paths towards prosperity in the European Union - Rethinking Governance, Integration and Collective Well-Being.

May 20, 2026

The biennial Interdisciplinary conference on European Advanced Studies (IDEAS) is a three-day scientific event organized by the Institut d’études européennes of the Université libre de Bruxelles (IEE-ULB) in collaboration with the Brussels School of Governance of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BSoG-VUB) and the Politics and International Studies Department at the University of Warwick (PaIS-UoW).

18/05/2026 - AlEUmni Afterwork Networking

May 7, 2026

Following the success of last year’s first edition, the AlEUmni Afterwork Networking event is back!

20/05/2026 - Online information session

April 21, 2026

Join us online to learn more about our masters and advanced masters in European studies.

Eyes on Europe: Three of a kind, The EU playing its cards at the global table

April 3, 2026

Eyes on Europe is proud to announce the release of its new magazine: Three of a kind, The EU playing its cards at the global table.

17/04/2026 - Culture of Foresight, Culture as Foresight, Foresight for Culture?

April 9, 2026

This workshop brings together researchers and practitioners from European institutions, NGOs and civil society to discuss why the EU might be keen to combine culture and foresight ('Culture of Foresight'), and how culture can deliver ('Culture as Foresight') and comply with foresight ('Foresight for Culture').

Visiting researcher: Alejandro Flores Moleón

March 20, 2026

We are pleased to welcome Alejandro Flores Moleón as a visiting researcher at the IEE-ULB. He joined us in early March and will remain with the Institute until the end of June 2026.

25/03/26 - Masters Info Session

March 10, 2026

As part of ULB Open Day.

Journée de l'Europe à l'ULB : La ‘souveraineté européenne’ en débat : entre intérêts, identités, droits et valeurs

March 17, 2026

Conférence-débat organisée par l'Institut d'études européennes de l'ULB (IEE-ULB) dans le cadre de la journée de l'Europe à l'ULB et du projet centre d'excellence Jean Monnet - BoundEUries.

Visiting researcher: Ximena Aguilar

March 13, 2026

We are pleased to welcome Ximena Aguilar as a visiting researcher at the IEE-ULB. She joined us in early January and will remain with the Institute until the end of March 2026.

NarratEUR 2026 - Harald Wydra

March 11, 2026

« The limits of European identity – A cultural memory of borders »

Phyllis Beddington-Wiener Research Chair

March 17, 2026

We are pleased to announce that Professor Harald Wydra from the University of Cambridge will be joining us in March and April 2026. The programme, coordinated by Professor François Foret, will include lectures, open courses, and research seminars covering topics aligned with Professor Wydra’s areas of expertise.

NarratEUR 2026 - Georg Haeusler - NEW DATE

March 5, 2026

Europe for Culture, Culture for Europe : an alliance full of opportunities… and challenges ?

NarratEUR 2026 - Adina Maricut-Akbik

March 18, 2026

« Europe from a bird's-eye view? How public officials in Brussels see Europeans and behave accordingly »

NarratEUR 2026 - Maria Maggiore

March 11, 2026

« Beyond ‘news nationalism’ : cross-border journalism »

23/03/2026 - Architecture du pouvoir, pouvoir de l’architecture. Le cas de l’Union européenne

March 2, 2026

Séminaire organisé dans le cadre du Centre d'Excellence Jean Monnet BoundEUries. 

31/03/2026 - Book Launch: "Environmental NGOs and access to justice before the CJEU"

February 27, 2026

Author : Mario Pagano (DG ENV, European Commission)

16/03/2026 - GEM DIAMOND Keynote "Democratic Commitment: Why Citizens Tolerate Democratic Backsliding"

March 9, 2026

By our Guest Speaker Natasha Wunsch, Professor of European Studies & Director of Centre for European Studies at University of Fribourg.

09-10/03/2026 - Europe-Asia Forum

March 25, 2026

This year’s Forum is to be the 26th iteration of a long-standing academic traditions bringing Japanese and European researchers together to discuss a range of issues of shared interest.

03/03/2026 - Lecture by Liz Fisher : "Environmental Law, Law Jobs, and Legal Expertise"

February 12, 2026

A public lecture organised as part of the 2025-2026 Ganshof van der Meersch Chair.

NarratEUR 2026

May 6, 2026

A seminar coordinated by François Foret

NarratEUR 2026 - Frank Schimmelfennig 

February 3, 2026

Boundary formation and community building in the European Union: from regulatory state to geopolitical union?

26/02/2026 - Seminar : Direct Effect in EU Law - Current Debates around a Transformative Doctrine

February 4, 2026

IEE-ULB and Centre du Droit européen are pleased to welcome Daniele Gallo, Prof. of EU Law from the LUISS Guido Carli (Rome).

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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