Students at the European Institute are keen to organise and get involved in a variety of activities. Here's what our students have been getting up to:
The 1989 Generation Initiative is an organization of postgraduate students at the European Institute who are committed to developing a new mission for the European Union. Their aim is to foster a universal public debate that will generate the very best ideas and policy proposals from all European citizens. Find out more.
Every year, the European Institute arranges a residential trip to Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park. A former Royal residence, the Lodge is now managed by an educational trust which offers the venue for short academic conferences. The trip provides a great opportunity for staff and students to socialise together in a beautiful setting, whilst engaging in an exciting programme of lectures and debates.
For more information about Cumberland Lodge, visit: www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk
Programmes of previous years' visits can be explored via the links on the left.
In March 2016, a group of MSc Politics and Government in the EU students arranged networking visits to the European Commission and the Committee of the Regions, and even attended the European Internships Fair.
European Institute Brussels trip, March 2014:
Trip schedule 2014
'The trip was a great success! With a group of 37 students, mostly ID and PEoE students, we left for Brussels by Eurostar on Wednesday evening. On Thursday morning we visited the European Commission, where we got lectures from the DG Economic and Financial Affairs, from the European External Action Service and, lastly, on the workings of the Commission in general. Afterwards, we split up in sub-groups to visit three think-tanks during the first round of in-house events: CEPS, EPC and FEPS. In the evening we had a reception organised by the LSE Alumni Association in Belgium. Friday's programme consisted of the LSE Careers European Internship Fair in the morning, and again in-house visits in subgroups in the afternoon, with participants visiting Hill+Knowlton Strategies, TEPSA and BUSINESSEUROPE. Afterwards, we went for drinks in the well-known Delirium café in the centre of Brussels, where we also met with the PGEU group in Brussels. Saturday there was no fixed programme and participants were free to do what they wanted. Some went to museums or went sightseeing, others were more occupied with recovering from the night before. During the weekend the group slowly dissolved, with most people travelling home. On Sunday, we had to leave the hostel and with a small part of the group we returned to London by bus'.
- Timo Klein (MSc PEoE Student Representative)
- Annabelle Laferrère (MSc ID Student Representative)