CIFE's Partners

Since its founding in 1959, the Institute for European Politics (IEP) has been a non-profit organization dedicated to the study of European integration. It is one of the leading foreign and European policy research centres in the FRG and serves as a forum for exchange between academia, politics, administration and political education. The IEP’s mission is to apply scholarly research to issues of European politics and integration, propose ways forward and promote the practical implementation of its research findings. The IEP is a founding member of the Trans-European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) and has been a member of the German European Movement since 1962.

Since its foundation in 1996, Istanbul Bilgi University has a long-standing and firm commitment to establish, develop and support academic study programs and research on the European Union.

The Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) is one of the leading think tanks in Europe.
Its main objective is to promote an understanding of the problems of international politics through studies, research, meetings and publications, with the aim of increasing the opportunities of all countries to move in the direction of supranational organisation, democratic freedom and social justice (IAI Bylaws, Article 1).

Luiss – Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali is an independent university. It was created out of a pre-existing Roman institution, Pro Deo, between 1974 and 1978. Luiss offers an innovative educational approach at its four Departments: Economics and Finance, Business and Management, Law, and Political Science. Its goal is not simply to convey knowledge but to instill flexibility in young people, giving them a sense of mastery over their future. Furthermore, Luiss has four Schools for graduate and professional studies: the Luiss Business School, the School of Government, the School of Law and the School of European Political Economy.

Our partner in Canterbury, University of Kent, welcomes 20,000 students from all over the world each year, harbouring an international and dynamic environment. The University of Kent ranks in the top 20 universities of the UK for the study of Politics in 2016. It defines itself as “UK’s European University”.

The Mahmoud El Materi University is keen to regularly enrich its course offer and has plans to open a Master's degree in political science which is divided into three options: 1/ Political professions (fundamental political science, strong specialisation and professionalisation allowing the acquisition of skills linked to the different facets of political professions). 2/ Security and development (security linked to the challenges of democratisation and defence in the 21st century, elaboration and evaluation of public security and defence policies, the fight against terrorism and the challenge of cybersecurity). 3/ Digital technologies and public policies (acquisition of strategic skills for the analysis and implementation of public policies related to digital and new technologies).

The University of Rostock, founded in 1419, in the oldest in the Baltic Sea region. Plenty of new, modern buildings, as the completely new campus for natural sciences in the district Suedstadt, represent the innovative strength and modernity of our university. Today, with about 14.000 students, the University of Rostock offers fascinating perspectives into nearly all scientific fields.