lse european institute professor maurice fraser head of the european institute
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LSE European Institute
Professor Maurice FraserHead 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 StanfordO 16 Nobel PrizesO 34 past or present world leaders
O Jean Monnet Centre of ExcellenceO Research ranked 1st in UK for European
StudiesO Unrivalled interface with opinion formers
and the policymaking community
European InstituteO POSTGRADUATE department : 170
masters students, 25 PhDsO 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
OGovernance and Democracy in the European Union
OPolitical Economy in EuropeOEuropean SocietyOEurope Beyond the EU
Outreach and ImpactO 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 programmes1. MSc EU Politics2. MSc European Studies: Ideas, Ideologies and
Identities 3. MSc Political Economy of Europe 4. LSE-Sciences Po Double Degree in European
Studies 5. MSc European Studies (Research) 6. MPA European Public and Economic Policy 7. Executive MSc in the Political Economy of Europe
Plus our MPhil/PhD Programme
Careers: All set for lift-off?
O ...to the EU CommissionO European ParliamentO ECBO EU Council SecretariatO National ministriesO ConsultancyO MediaO NGOs O and...LONDON!
We hug you closeO Academic Adviser for every studentO Monthly EI digestO Invitations to receptions and parties -
and networking O And when you leave ...Join our
alumni!
Why am I here?
O3 reasons...O Tell you about LSE. Why so
special?O Tell you about London! (Do I need
to? )O And...