Discover our eight Master programmes.

Our three Joint Master programmes GEGPA, EUDIPLO and EUCULTURE have begun their classes with our partner Luiss School of Government in Rome.

From 2025/26, our EUGOV students will spend the second term in the European capital Brussels.

Launch of the third edition of our digital campus: a record number of 92 participants joined the programme from Ukraine, Moldova, France and Germany.

Welcome to the class of 2024/25!

Register for one of our online sessions to find out about our Master programmes.

The students of the Global Studies programme started their classes in Berlin in mid-October.

The students of the Energy Master began their classes in Nice at the start of October.

Celebrate CIFE's 70th anniversary with us!

Our new EUGOV and Med students started the new academic year in Nice in early October.

Our four Summer University programmes in 2024 took place across Europe in Albania, Georgia, Romania and the Czech Republic.

To commemorate CIFE's 70th anniversary, over 130 Alumni gathered in Nice on 20 to 22 September.

Read the latest CIFE Policy Papers on just energy transition, defence questions and global governance.

At the end of August, participants from Slovenia, France and Germany met in Issoudun for the second "Friendship Between Enemies" workshop.

The GEGPA Joint Master students celebrated the end of the year in Nice.

The EUDIPLO students celebrated the end of the year at a ceremony in Nice.

How can we reconcile energy transition and social justice? One year of partnership to deliver perspectives on the concept of a just transition.

We celebrated the graduation ceremony for the EUGOV students next to the Schlachtensee Lake in Berlin.

The Energy students celebrated the end of the academic year with a ceremony next to the Mediterranean in Nice.

The Joint Masters followed two weeks of workshops with representatives from the European Commission, the OECD and the UNFCCC.

A group of American students discovered Europe with the Summer European Academy in Berlin, Brussels and Paris.

The Mediterranean and Global students celebrated the end of the year in style on the Bosphorus.

The Global Studies students received their degrees during a ceremony in a restaurant in the centre of Rome.

The EUGOV students found out more about Germany's European policy during a series of visits to the political institutions in Berlin.

During a week-long workshop in Nice with renowned scholars and experts, the GEGPA students delved into the multiple reasons for institutional weakness.

Register for one of our online sessions to find out about our Master programmes.

The Mediterranean and Global Studies groups took part in a series of institutional visits in Istanbul and Rome during the final trimester.

Launch of the photo contest this summer for students and Alumni #MyCIFExperience

We proudly present our children's book produced within the Horizon2020 project ProcuRE.

The EUGOV students had the opportunity to exchange with two German MPs and other political experts at an event organised in Berlin.

The Mediterranean students travelled to Dakar, Senegal and Banjul, Gambia for a 4-week study trip.

The Energy Master students travelled to the European capital for a series of visits to the institutions and companies in the energy sector.

Training a new generation of skilled policymakers – climate diplomats – to address climate change.

The EUGOV and Global students visited the institutions in Strasbourg, Luxembourg and Brussels.

The Joint Master programmes GEGPA and EUDIPLO started their second term at CIFE in Berlin.

The Energy students met a series of experts during a field trip to Essen and the Ruhr region of Germany on 19-21 February 2024.

The EUGOV students travelled to London for a series of visits based around the theme of UK-EU relations.

Publications, projects and events to promote research on Just Transition

The Mediterranean students have visited several official institutions, NGOs and cultural sites throughout the term in Tunis.

Register for this webinar with Olena Zinenko, Mirko Kruppa, Carolina de Stefano and Susann Heinecke-Kuhn.

14 researchers from Europe, Canada, India and Israel explored the topic of Federalism in the 21st century during an international research workshop.

The time has come for most of our students to change their study location.

Apply for our new programme, the Joint Master in European Cultural Governance!

In 2024 we're celebrating the 70th anniversary of CIFE.

The international team of the research project from Germany, France, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia met for their third workshop in Sarajevo.

Simulation game for the EUGOV and Mediterranean students

The latest issue of L'Europe en formation on digital policy and edited by George Tzogopoulos has just been published.

Watch the recording of the inaugural lecture

Welcome to the class of 2023/24!

The new collection of our Policy Papers, "Europe at a Turning Point", has just been published in the form of a book.

The students of the Global Studies programme have started their classes in Berlin.

The students of our two Joint Master programmes GEGPA and EUDIPLO have begun their classes with our partner Luiss School of Government in Rome.

The students of the Energy Master began their classes in Nice at the start of October.

We're pleased to announce the launch of the 2nd edition of the programme!

Our new EUGOV and Med students have started the new academic year in Nice

Over 60 CIFE Alumni gathered in Berlin for our 1920s-themed reunion weekend on 15-17 September.

Conference in Nice, 2-3 October 2023

With contributions by experts, alumni and students of CIFE's Master in Global Energy Transition and Governance.

Our four Summer University programmes in 2023 took place across Europe in Greece, Georgia, Romania and the Czech Republic.

The Joint Master EUDIPLO and GEGPA students celebrated the end of the year at two ceremonies in Nice.

We celebrated the graduation ceremony for the EUGOV students next to the Schlachtensee Lake in Berlin.

The Mediterranean and Global students celebrated the end of the year on the Bosphorus.

The Evening Course in Vienna students rounded off the academic year with a final ceremony in the Austrian capital.

The Global Studies students received their degrees during a ceremony in a restaurant in the centre of Rome.

A group of American students discovered Europe with the Summer European Academy in Berlin, Brussels and Paris.

Register for one of our Admissions Webinars for the Executive Master in EU Studies!

The Energy students celebrated the end of the academic year with a ceremony next to the Mediterranean in Nice.

Register for this webinar with contributions from several CIFE Alumni

The EUGOV students found out more about Germany's European policy during a series of visits to the political institutions in Berlin.

The GEGPA students examined why states fail during a workshop on Fragile States.

The Energy students carried out a study visit to Monaco, Marignane and Tricastin in the South of France at the end of April.

A group of our Energy and Joint Master students took part in the Nice Half Marathon on 30 April 2023.

CIFE students participated in a Winter School in Romania about Youth Visions on the Climate Social Justice Nexus.

The EUGOV students learnt more about the Franco-German tandem in Berlin.

New Publication Series: Launch of the CIFE Reports

The time has come for most of CIFE's students to change their place of studies for the last time this year.

"Compromise is not weakness, but the internal grace of reason." Learning about Policy Making at the global level from a seasoned negotiator.

The Mediterranean students travelled to Dakar, Senegal for a 3-week study trip.

The Energy Master students travelled to the European capital for a series of visits to the institutions and companies in the energy sector.

Launch of the photo contest this spring for students and Alumni #ColoursOfCIFE

Training a new generation of skilled policymakers – climate diplomats – to address climate change.

The EUGOV and Global students visited the institutions in Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg.

Register for our Admissions Webinars for all of our Master programmes!

Just published: Matthias Waechter, Director General CIFE "History of France" (in German)

Register for this webinar with Jan C. Behrends, Carolina de Stefano and Mirko Kruppa.

Our Energy Master students visited Feldheim, an entirely self-sufficient village using renewable energies, and Welzow, an open-air coal mine.

The EUGOV students travelled to London on 16 and 17 February to study UK-EU relations post-Brexit.

You can get involved too!  Donations are a great help, but solidarity may come in different forms.

The Joint Master programmes GEGPA and EUDIPLO started their second term at CIFE in Berlin.

A new book on Robert Schuman has just been published, with contributions from Matthias Waechter, Peter Becker and Otto Neubauer.

The time has come for most of our students to change their study location.

Our Mediterranean students began their classes this week at our new partner, Mahmoud El Materi University in Tunis.

Read the latest edition of L'Europe en formation on The Biden Administration and Transatlantic Relations: Challenges and Opportunities.

We said goodbye to Bruno Boissière, who retired after 17 years as Director of our Representation in Brussels.

Simulation game for the EUGOV and Mediterranean students

Register for this webinar on 01.12.2022 open to CIFE Alumni.

Launch of our cooperation project with institutions from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, France and Germany.

Register for one of our Admissions Webinars for the Executive Master in EU Studies!

Our new students have started the academic year in Nice, Rome and Berlin.

Over 140 CIFE alumni gathered in Brussels for our reunion weekend on 7-9 October.

with Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner
Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
Brussels, 15 November 2022

Launch of our interactive digital campus for participants from Ukraine, France and Germany.

Just published: Discover the wide range of CIFE's activities in 2021. 

Two graduation ceremonies in two days for the GEGPA and EUDIPLO students

The Energy students celebrated the end of the academic year with a ceremony next to the Mediterranean in Nice.

We celebrated the graduation ceremony for the Trilingual students next to the Wannsee Lake in Berlin.

The Mediterranean and Global students celebrated the end of the year on the Bosphorus.

Discover the winners of the #MyCIFEthesis Instagram photo contest!

On 28 June 2022, CIFE and the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine) signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions.

Working for a good cause: Philanthropy and Sustainability!

The Global Studies students received their degrees during a ceremony in a restaurant on the banks of the Tiber River in Rome.

We're delighted to be taking part in the SEBR (Smart Energy Building Renovation) consortium, as part of the Horizon2020 project "procuRE".

We held the first part of the trinational workshop on “Escaping the Loop of Nationalism and Populism” in Berlin.

The Trilingual students visited the Centre for Liberal Modernity (LibMod) in Berlin to discuss the Eastern neighbourhood policy.

Register for our Q&A Webinars for all of our Master programmes!

Register for this online debate with Sergio Fabbrini and Arnaud Leconte on Europe, the (Post-)Pandemic and the War.

Summer 2022 - Tbilisi, Bucharest, Ohrid and Prague

Register for this webinar on 15.06.2022

Register for these webinars on 10.05.2022 and 11.05.2022

Register for our Online Executive Training on 20 May 2022

The Trilingual students travelled to the European capital for visits to the European institutions.

A look back at our very first study trip to Dakar, Senegal!

Register for this webinar on 25.04.2022

The time has come for most of CIFE's students to change their place of studies for the last time this year.

The Joint Master in EU Trade & Climate Diplomacy travelled to Brussels for the first ever study trip in the programme's short history.

What's your source of inspiration for your Master thesis? Launch of the photo contest this spring for current students #MyCIFEthesis

Policy Officer in European and International Organisations

Several students of the Global Studies programme organised a discussion with women working in Brussels during the study trip to the European capital.

CIFE has made changes to the former "Trilingual Studies" programme for the next academic year 2022/23.

The Joint Master programmes GEGPA and EUDIPLO started their second term at CIFE in Berlin.

The videos are online!

2022 - New year, new places: The time has come for most of CIFE's students to change their place of studies.

Franco-German youth workshop for students from CIFE and FH Erfurt, realised with the support of the FGYO.

New E-Book Series

Simulation for the trilingual and Mediterranean students

Hybrid conference in Nice on 14 December 2021

Second event of our new hybrid debate series: What Policy Makers (Can) Do

For the students of all seven CIFE Master programmes

The next CIFE Lunchtime Debate in November

CIFE alumni from across Europe and around the world gathered in Nice for the annual alumni weekend.

The Trilingual and Mediterranean students participated in an intercultural communication workshop at the start of the 2021/22 academic year.

The new students have started the new academic year.

The GEGPA 2019/20 students reunited in Nice, their first visit to the capital of the French Riviera.

Register for the kick-off event of our new debate series "CIFE talks SDGs".

The graduation ceremonies of 4 programmes took place in September.

Interview with Claude Nigoul about the founder of CIFE.

Join us for the 2nd TEDxCIFE in Nice!

No. 391 - July 2021
Dossier: EU-China Relations - Les relations sino-européennes

We're organising a photo contest this summer with the blue CIFE bags #MyCIFEbag

Our trilingual students marked the end of the academic year with a ceremony by the Schlachtensee lake in Berlin.

The Energy students received their degrees during a graduation ceremony overlooking the sea in Nice!

Universal Basic Income

"To work in the field of international cooperation, you need to know how to take a broad and panoptic view." Insights from a French diplomatic advisor.

Join our project with youth from the Western Balkans, France and Germany.

The Energy students went to Mouans-Sartoux for an end-of-year visit before finishing classes for the 2020/21 academic year.

The MAEIS European Policy and Governance - Trilingual Studies group have just started their third term together at the Studentendorf in Berlin.

From 2021/22, students of the MAEIS Mediterranean Studies will take part in the very first study trip to Dakar, Senegal.

Online Debate on 23 April 2021

Register for our One-Day Online Executive Training on 30 April 2021

The students of our 6 presence Masters took part in various virtual visits from 8 to 12 March 2021.

Twelve months after the first lockdowns began in Europe, we take a look back at how CIFE adapted to the global pandemic.

From 1 to 5 March 2021, CIFE contributed to the Sustainable Development Goals Action and Awareness Week.

22.4.2021 at 11.30 am CEST
Online

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An interview with Joanna Sullivan about how to be part of the movement for systemic change.

Latest Policy Papers

From 1 to 5 March 2021, CIFE contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals Action and Awareness Week.

Register for this webinar on 01.03.2021

Register for this webinar on 17.02.2021

Register for the webinar

Wednesday, 13 January at 5 pm

"Lessons to leave no one in the dark": Health crisis, first lockdowns and vulnerabilities to energy poverty. Read the Policy Paper by Rachel Guyet

Register for the second part of this webinar on 21.1.2021

A lifelong defender of European integration and personalist federalism, Ferdinand Kinsky, former Director General of CIFE, died on 22 November in Vienna. He was a passionate teacher who left his mark on generations of CIFE students.

Analysis of the stakes and results of the first experiences

The inaugural lecture of our President is now online.

Two days of workshops, debates and get-together. All online!

Inaugural lecture for the academic year 2020/21 by M Herman Van Rompuy, President Emeritus of the European Council and CIFE President. 21 October, 6 pm

Register for the online debate with renowned experts!

Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection
Two-day webinar on 9 and 10 September 2020

In July 2020, a new Memorandum of Understanding was signed by CIFE and Yunnan University to reaffirm a fruitful and long-lasting cooperation.

The 2019/20 academic year, one like no other before, has come to an end for five of CIFEs Master programmes. A new generation of European and Mediterranean Policy Officers have graduated from CIFE, the fruit of all the hard work and effort our students put in throughout the year. 

Living and Learning Europe | You are a student looking for ....or professional looking for EU expertise and an e-learning programme?

19 June 2020, 12.30 - 14.00 h

Have a look at our Social Media campaign: videos, interviews and testimonials about CIFE's seven Master programmes!

Two seminal anniversaries in our common European culture of memory

Paul Culley, EU Policy Advisor, trains CIFE students for the job. Over a period of six months, they track EU negotiations, in real time, on a specific subject. Learn more in the interview.

Webinar with Giovanni Orsina

5 to 6 pm

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Laurent Baechler, Arnaud Leconte and Jean-Claude Vérez present the advantages and risks of this controversial option to respond to the economic consequences of the new coronavirus pandemic.

What will be the long-term consequences of the health crisis on the energy sector?
Read our interview with Rachel Guyet and François Bafoil

How can cities impact sustainable economic development through governance? 
This webinar (2 h) aims to bring an integrated systemic view of city’s governance and its impacts on sustainable development. 22 June 2020. Registrations are open.

L'enjeu de l'intégration économique euro-méditerranéenne, Messaoud Boudhiaf

In French only

Youth Project between France, Germany, Kosovo and Serbia

How to strengthen the EU as a leader in Blockchain

Low carbon energy transition as a driver and solution to energy poverty and injustice, Rachel Guyet

XVIIe FORUM ÉNERGIE ET GÉOPOLITIQUE,

Nice, les 5 et 6 décembre 2019

Some impressions of the conference organised in Nice with the support of the NATO Public Diplomacy Division.

The recorded version of the inaugural lecture is now online

SEnECA – Strengthening and Energizing EU Central Asia Relations
 

Susann Heinecke has been appointed Programme Director for the trilingual Master programme in European Policy and Governance.

CIFE welcomed the participants of the IAPSS Summer School about "Migration and the Mediterranean" in Nice. Read more

On 7 May 2018, the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and CIFE signed a Memorandum of Understanding. They agreed on a long-term cooperation and collaboration in the following areas: research useful in the combat of desertification; exchange and development on economic governance for sustainable development; supporting the career development of CIFE'S Alumni .

Berlin, Tunis, Canterbury, Nice... New year, new places: Time has come for most of CIFE's students to change their place of studies. New Year's greetings and a few thoughts about mobility and the European added value of CIFE's programmes by Matthias Waechter, DG CIFE 

The participants of the evening EU course in Vienna met with Jean-Claude Juncker and ....

Brussels, 15 November 2017 - Seminar

New Perspectives for the Western Balkans as China and the European Union connect in South Eastern Europe

CIFE expresses its support for the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest.

Meetings with Chinese Universities for the next Summer & Winter Universities

The draft programme is now online!

Main findings by Sabina Lange here

Just published: Internal and External Challenges for the EU and its Member States, Harmut Marhold (ed.)

The first international CIFE Alumni meeting takes place in Istanbul on 16 and 17 October: Conferences, Agora and networking dinners