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Université Catholique de Louvain (UC Louvain)
The University of Louvain is Belgium's largest French-speaking university. It is located in Louvain-La-Neuve. The University of Louvain (Universitas Lovaniensis) was founded at the centre of the historic town of Leuven (or Louvain) in 1425, making it the first university in Belgium and the Low Countries.
Public Economics & Economic Policy (JEL H)
Economic Development, Innovation and Growth (JEL O)
Urban, Rural and Transportation Economics (JEL R)
Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics (JEL E)
Econometrics, Statistics and Quantitative Methods (JEL C)
Agricultural and Environmental Economics (JEL Q)
With a legacy dating back to the 1800s, Billy Blue College of Design at Torrens University Australia is the nation’s most prominent design school. We emphasise connections to industry as well as the power of creative thinking to solve problems. Adventure into Design and Creative Technology Connect, share and challenge your thinking. Work in studios and learning spaces built to reflect the real world of professional design. Collaborate with practising designers and education leaders to master your craft. Check the available courses Undergraduate Courses Postgraduate Courses Design Short Courses Creative Technology Micro-Credentials Why study at Billy Blue? We help shape the future of the optimists, the rule-breakers and world-changers. At Billy Blue College of Design, you’ll be taught by industry experts who have strong connections to the design world. As you develop your professional identity, you’ll work on real-world projects in class and out, and grow your own network of industry contacts before you graduate. Billy Blue has a rich history dating back to 1801 when a chatty chocolatier stole a little raw sugar on the streets of Kent, UK.
C4ED Center for Evaluation and Development
The Center for Evaluation and Development (C4ED) is a non-profit organization and registered charity that provides evidence on what works, for whom, when, why and under which circumstances in the development sector. It conducts excellent, rigorous and independent research that meets the highest standards of quantitative and qualitative analysis, and collaborates with renowned partners like UNICEF, ILO, the World Bank, KfW and GIZ. It is an Associate Member of the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) and regularly partners with J-PAL Europe in training and research. Based in Germany, the Center runs numerous large-scale, randomized control trials as well as quasi-experimental policy evaluation studies in more than 40 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe. Headed by Prof. Dr. Markus Frölich, the Center is supported by a team and network of experienced researchers who bring a broad range of expertise from education, health, and labor markets, to microfinance, insurance and rural development, to name a few.
The EU’s overall political strategy is developed jointly by its institutions: the European Parliament, European Council, Council of the European Union, and European Commission. In particular, the European Council provides the EU’s direction and goals for a 5-year period in the EU Strategic Agenda. Every five years, at the beginning of a new Commission term, the President of the Commission also determines the priorities for its upcoming term of office. Every year, in the speech on the State of the Union, the President of the Commission presents and debates with the European Parliament the achievements of the Commission during the previous year and announces key initiatives planned for the year to come. These initiatives are also shared with the President of the European Parliament and with the rotating Council Presidency in a so-called 'letter of intent'. Based on this and on the 5-year overarching priorities, a plan of action for the next calendar year is set out in the Commission work programme. It describes how the priorities will be turned into concrete actions. Through strategic foresight, the Commission also seeks to embed future insights into its policy-making, strategic planning, and preparedness.
WELCOME to the ECONOMICS SCHOOL OF LOUVAIN The Economics School of Louvain ESL (UCL) - and the Economics School of Namur - ESN - jointly organise the master programs in economics both in the Louvain-La-Neuve and Namur's campuses. Our assets : RIGOROUS & OPEN-MINDED TRAINING in economics. Teaching & Research excellence: ESL programs are world-ranked 17° out of 17.000 programs in 154 countires by Eduniversal. A HIGH LEVEL RESEARCH carried out in internationally reputed research centres: CORE - CRED - ETES - IRES STRONG INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: ESL has developed a network of partner universities for EXCHANGE STUDENTS and DOUBLE / JOINT DEGREES. Internationally RENOWNED PROFESSORS. Highly INTERNATIONAL study and work ENVIRONMENT Exceptional STUDENT LIFE A school of economics close to Brussels, capital of the European Union hosting a lot of headquarters of EUROPEAN and INSTITUTIONAL institutions. PLENTY JOBS OPPORTUNITIES for young graduate students.
European Center of Sustainable Development (ECSDEV)
ECSDEV promotes rigorous and objective empirical research on issues related to sustainability science to support decision-making by government and industry. The results of the research are disseminated through publications, workshops, educational programs and other public outreach activities.
Universität Regensburg, founded in 1962, is located on a modern campus at the southern edge of a historic city dating back to the Roman Ages. The university provides a broad variety of disciplines, a favourable student-teacher ratio and excellent facilities. Originally designed as a regional university, it has developed into a renowned centre of teaching and research with a strong tradition in international cooperation. There are currently 19.704 students enrolled at Universität Regensburg (as of summer semester 2020). Research at UR Universität Regensburg is an internationally competitive university with a strong commitment to high-quality multidisciplinary research. Major research priorities are: Chemical Photocatalysis Computational Science / High Performance Computing Immune Regulation and Tumor Diseases Nanoscience Real Estate and Capital Markets RNA Biology Transnational Area Studies lnternationally renowned fields of research have been developed in the natural sciences, life sciences, and humanities. UR's status as a successful research university is manifest in important research centers, research training groups, and research units in the natural sciences, life sciences, and humanities funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The Institute for East and Southeast Europ ean Studies (IOS) was awarded the stat s of Leibniz Institute in 2017.
The Université Saint-Louis - Bruxelles, began life in 1858 as a Philosophy Department in the Institut Saint-Louis. This department was set up to offer courses that prepared prospective law students for the ‘candidature’ exam, a pre-requisite for law degrees at the time, and which were then based on the study of philosophy and literature. In 1929 Saint-Louis was reclassified as a university-level institution to enable it to award degrees in philosophy and literature. In 1948, the Philosophy Department became an ‘Association without lucrative purpose’ (asbl), adopting the title ‘Faculté universitaire Saint-Louis’. The 1960s saw a phase of accelerating change. The still new Faculty of Saint-Louis became independent of the Institut; there were new buildings, more personnel and more students. The crowning success of the decade came when the "Faculté" became the "Facultés universitaires" and a new institution composed of three Faculties and a School of Philosophy & Religion came into being. Through the 1970s and 1980s Saint-Louis introduced a range of evening study and multilingual programmes. The university has today become a recognised centre of excellence in the field of human sciences. To offer just a few examples of recent developments, Saint-Louis: has introduced Specialised Master’s programmes and doctorates; participates in the Francqui Chair visiting professor programme; has created a number of research posts (under FNRS, FSR, and other funds); participates in the PAI and ARC programmes; has set up doctoral schools; participates in inter-university student exchange programmes (such as ERASMUS and North-South cooperation); participates in collaborative research, and last but not least it created an Institute for European Studies. With a view to improving the university’s visibility both within Belgium and abroad, where the title ‘University Faculties’ may sometimes be misunderstood, in 2012 a request was submitted to the Minister for Higher Education, Jean-Claude Marcourt, to modify its official name. The ‘Decree on higher education and the organisation of academic study’, adopted on 7 November 2013 by the Parliament of the French Community, refers to our university’s new name, thus ushering out ‘The University Faculties’ and heralding a new beginning for Université Saint-Louis - Bruxelles. In April 2014, another Decree with importance for Saint-Louis was adopted by the Parliament of the French Community. It stipulates that the first cycle (undergraduate) ‘Translators and Interpretors’ programme(s) offered by the Institut Libre Marie Haps, which currently comes under the responsibility of the Ecole Léonard de Vinci, will be transferred to the University of Saint-Louis at the start of the 2015-2016 academic year. These undergraduate programmes will form the basis of an entirely new Faculty that will join the 3 existing Faculties and the Institute of European Studies. The last two years have been characterised by the organising of new postgraduate courses: a Master in Strategy and Analysis of Interactive and Collaborative Communication, awarded jointly with the Institut Supérieur de Formation Sociale et de Communication (part of the Haute Ecole ICHEC - ISFSC), and a Master in Gender Studies co-organised by the six universities of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. At the end of the 2016-2017 academic year, the university’s general assembly, by a majority of over 80% of the votes, adopted the blueprint for a merger with the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), which is to come into effect after the amendment of the executive framework.
Small, fine and sophisticated. The WFI Ingolstadt School of Management, the Business Administration Faculty of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt is regularly ranked among the top business schools in Germany. 22 chairs with a variety of lecturers are involved in the teaching process and responsible for only about 900 students, providing ideal conditions for studying on campus. Academically challenging and at the same time focused on the practical, studying is the centre of interest and perfectly prepares students for future managerial functions at the national and international level. Our Vision, Mission and Values: Katholische Universität Eichstätt - Ingolstadt (ku.de)
Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria
The Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria combines tradition with an orientation towards the future. It is a young and dynamic public institution that keeps strong connections within its socio-economic context while looking for internationalization. Located on the Messina Strait, at the heart of the Mediterranean Area, it aims to be an internationally reputed European research University and to provide high-quality education for both domestic and international students. Its strength lies in its integrated range of disciplines that result in interesting opportunities for interdisciplinarity in research and teaching. Research and teaching specializations evindently in the Ph.D. programs. Many scientists from all over the world are linked to researches carried out at the Università Mediterranea, which commits itself towards emphasizing the advancement of young scientists and the further development of its range of degree's programs by seizing the opportunities offered by the Bologna System.
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Department of Economics, Ghent University
Research The Department of Economics consists of around 30 full-time faculty, 8 post docs and 60 PhD students. Our research covers a broad span in micro, macro, econometrics, labour, banking, finance, international and environmental economics as well as a number of interdisciplinary topics. A wide range of methods are employed, both theoretical and empirical. We aim to publish our research in leading economic journals, but also have a strong focus on policy relevance and disseminating our research results to the general public. See the area pages to further explore our research. Education OUR PROGRAMS The Department of Economics supports the Bachelor and Master in Economics and other programmes at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. We also offer service to other faculties. Bachelor/Master of Science in Economics Bachelor of Science in de Economische Wetenschappen (print in pdf) - Dutch programme Master of Science in Economics - English programme Master of Science in Algemene Economie Master of Science in de Algemene Economie (brochure 'master via schakelprogramma'; brochure 'master via voorbereidingsprogramma') - Dutch programme Master of Science in Banking and Finance Master of Science in Banking and Finance (print in pdf) - English programme If you want more information about eligibility criteria and the admission process, go to http://www.mbf.ugent.be/ Other programmes at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration We offer a number of courses in other programmes at the faculty of Economics and Business Administration. Bachelor of Science in Public Administration and Management Bachelor/Master of Science in Business Administration Bachelor/Master of Science in Business Economics, Bachelor/Master of Science in Business Engineering
ifo Center of Excellence for Migration and Integration Research (CEMIR)
The United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS) is a research and training institute of the United Nations University, a global network engaged in research and capacity development to support the universal goals of the United Nations and generate new knowledge and ideas. Based in Bruges, UNU-CRIS focuses on the provision of global and regional public goods, governance at the global and regional levels, and on processes and consequences of intra- and inter-regional integration. The Institute aims to generate policy-relevant knowledge about new patterns of governance and cooperation, and build capacity on a global and regional level. UNU-CRIS acts as a resource for the United Nations system, with strong links to other United Nations bodies dealing with the provision and management of international and regional public goods. The mission of UNU-CRIS is to contribute to generate policy-relevant knowledge about new forms of governance and cooperation on the regional and global level, about patterns of collective action and decision-making, benefitting from the experience of European integration and the role of the EU as a regional actor in the global community. UNU-CRIS focuses on issues of imminent concern to the United Nations, such as the 2030 Development Agenda and the challenges arising from new and evolving peace, security, economic and environmental developments regionally and globally. On these issues, the Institute will develop solutions based on research on new patterns of collective action and regional and global governance. The Institute endeavors to pair academic excellence with policy-relevant research in these domains.
The University of Regensburg (German: Universität Regensburg) is a public research university located in the medieval city of Regensburg, Bavaria, a city that is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university was founded on July 18, 1962 by the Landtag of Bavaria as the fourth full-fledged university in Bavaria. Following groundbreaking in 1965, the university officially opened to students during the 1967–1968 winter semester, initially housing faculties in Law and Business Sciences and Philosophy. During the summer semester of 1968 the faculty of Theology was created. Currently, the University of Regensburg houses eleven faculties. The university actively participates in the European Union's SOCRATES programme as well as several TEMPUS programmes. Its most famous academic, the previous Pope Benedict XVI, served as a professor there until 1977 and formally retains his chair in theology. Research Key fields of activity include the Natural Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Bio-Sciences, Chemistry and Pharmacy), the Humanities (History, Philologies) and Medicine. The German Research Association (DFG) currently sponsors two collaborative research centres (the SFB 1085 "Higher Invariants -interactions between Arithmetic Geometry and Global Analysis" of the Faculty of Mathematics and the CRC/Transregio 55 "Hadron Physics from Lattice QCD" of the Faculty of Physics), four research units and five interdisciplinary graduate colleges. The university participates in well over 30 EU projects. In detail: according to a recent documentation of the DFG, the physics faculty of the university in 2009 held the first place in Bavaria, and the third one in Germany, concerning the financial support. Moreover, the high-energy physicists of the faculty form the center of a large international cooperation on a basic theory in the field, the Quantum Chromodynamics, with a large special computer, called QPACE.[7] Due to its geographical location near the former Iron Curtain border of the Czech Republic, the university considers itself a bridge.[8] between East and West. Working with partners in Europaeum, the University of Regensburg has set up an interdisciplinary centre for research and teaching on all aspects pertaining to Central, Eastern and Southeastern European countries. As part of the focus on Eastern Europe the University of Regensburg offers degrees like Suutheastern-European Studies and Eastern European studies. The university is also home for the Bavarian University Centre for Central, East and Southeastern Europe (BAYHOST) which works on deepening cooperation between universities of the region and the state of Bavaria. The university closely cooperates with other institutions focusing on Eastern Europe in the city like the Institute for Eastern and Southeastern European studies, the Ostrecht institute (institute for Easteuropean legal studies) and the Hungarian institute among others. These institutions are all part of the centre for competence on Eastern Europe Regensburg. Rankings The University of Regensburg is ranked among the best 400 universities worldwide: QS World University Ranking 2014: 395th[9] Academic Ranking of World Universities 2013: 301-400th[10] Center for World University Rankings 2014: 338th[11] The Handelsblatt Ranking 2014, one of the most relevant rankings for business administration in Germany, ranked the university's Department of Business Administration among the best 25 in German-speaking Europe.[12]
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute Northern Ireland (AFBI)
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) is a multi-disciplinary organisation with c650 staff involved in high technology research and development, diagnostic and analytical testing for DAERA and other Government departments, public bodies and commercial companies in Northern Ireland, and further afield. Its 3 main areas of work are: Natural and marine environment Animal, plant and human health and welfare Sustainable livestock production AFBI has 7 sites across Northern Ireland; Newforge Lane (Headquarters), Stormont, Hillsborough, Crossnacreevy, Loughgall, Omagh Bushmills, and a 53m dedicated marine research vessel based in Port of Belfast. The Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute (AFBI) was created on 1st April 2006 by joining the Science Service of the then Department of Agriculture and Rural Development with the Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland (ARINI). AFBI's NDPB status enables it to be innovative and entrepreneurial in its approach to business development. AFBI is forging new partnerships with other scientific institutes and research organisations and extending the range of services it offers. This enables AFBI’s unique breadth of scientific capabilities in the areas of agriculture, animal health, food, environment and biosciences to be offered to a wider prospective national and international customer base. AFBI is managed by an independent Board which is also responsible for monitoring its performance. Further information on the legislation behind the creation of AFBI can be seen here: The Agriculture (Northern Ireland) Order 2004(external link opens in a new window / tab) Tender opportunities within AFBI Please click here to view current tender opportunities within AFBI.
The Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) was founded in 1983 to enhance the quality of economic policy-making within Europe and beyond, by fostering high quality, policy-relevant economic research, and disseminating it widely to decision-makers in the public and private sectors. Drawing together the expertise of its Research Fellows and Affiliates, CEPR initiates, funds and coordinates research activities and communicates the results quickly and effectively to decision makers around the world. The Centre is an independent, non-profit organization and takes no institutional policy positions. CEPR is based on what was (in 1983) a new model of organization, a “thinknet”. It is a distributed network of economists, who are affiliated with but not employed by CEPR, and who collaborate through the Centre on a wide range of policy-related research projects and dissemination activities. CEPR was founded at a time when European economics had relatively few “centres of excellence” with international reach but many excellent researchers, widely dispersed, with few opportunities for interaction. One of CEPR’s main achievements has been to create a virtual “centre of excellence” for European economics through an active community of dispersed individual researchers, working together across international boundaries to produce high-quality research for use by the policy community and the private sector. CEPR’s “thinknet” structure also supports the Centre’s pluralist and non-partisan stance. The Centre actively encourages diversity of opinion and independent thought in its network, with the result that CEPR's output reflects state-of-the-art thinking from a range of perspectives. This helps enrich and enliven policy debates. Today, CEPR’s network of Research Fellows and Affiliates includes over 1,300 of the top economists conducting research on issues affecting the European economy. Researchers are based in their home institutions (universities, research institutes, central bank research departments, and international organisations), and collaborate through the Centre in the pursuit of policy-relevant economic research and dissemination activities. This differs from traditional thinktanks or research institutes, where there is a “in house” research staff. CEPR researchers are appointed by the Centre's Appointments Committee, chaired by the Centre's President. These researchers are organized in ten Programme Areas, each led by Programme Directors who provide intellectual leadership and quality control. The work of the Programme Directors is guided by the Centre's President, and three Vice Presidents. The Centre provides common services for its network of researchers and for the users of its researchers, and it obtains funding for the activities it develops. In particular, the Centre's staff, based in CEPR's London office undertake the following activities: Development of projects and obtaining funding for them Administration and execution of projects once funding has been obtained for them, and reporting to the donors on the activities undertaken and expenditures incurred. Dissemination of the results of the research to a wide audience in the private sector and the research and policy communities
Founded in 1925, DIW Berlin (the German Institute for Economic Research) is one of the leading economic research institutes in Germany. The institute analyzes the economic and social aspects of topical issues, formulating and disseminating policy advice based on its research findings. DIW Berlin is part of both the national and international scientific communities, provides research infrastructure to academics all over the world, and promotes the next generation of scientists. A member of the Leibniz Association, DIW Berlin is independent and primarily publicly funded. DIW Berlin conducts socially relevant research in line with international standards, engages in knowledge transfer, and supports young researchers. The institute also contributes significantly to the expansion of the national and international research data infrastructure in the social and economic sciences. DIW Berlin is a member of the Leibniz Association and operates exclusively for non-profit scientific purposes. History The DIW Berlin has a long history. Founded in 1925 as the “Institut für Konjunkturforschung” (Institute for Business Cycle Research), it published its first Weekly Report two years later. Business research and regular publications have since become an integral part of DIW Berlin's work. A lot has changed in 90 years. National Socialism, war, the division and reunification of Berlin and Germany have not left DIW Berlin unaffected. The institute has witnessed and accompanied all the cornerstones of economic history: from the economic crisis of 1929 to the Wirtschaftswunder years to the oil crisis and global banking and financial crisis at the beginning of the millennium. Mission Statement The Institute DIW Berlin combines excellence in research, research-based policy advice, the provision of research infrastructure, and the promotion of young scientists. The institute conducts research on economic and social issues and delivers policy advice based on its findings. As an independent institution, DIW Berlin thinks and acts in an international context, providing expertise on pressing contemporary economic and social issues. Our Work To address the issues and questions of the future, DIW Berlin applies a multidisciplinary approach— and does so not only from a German, but also from a European and international perspective. As a publicly funded, non-university research institution, DIW Berlin is committed to engaging in dialogue with a wider public. The institute promotes science and research as well as international networking and provides a space for policy debates in the heart of Berlin. With its Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), a longitudinal research infrastructure, DIW Berlin provides excellent research data as well as points of contact for in-depth collaborations. The DIW Graduate Center offers a leading practice-oriented doctoral program in economics. Our Values In its research at the interface of politics, the economy, and science, DIW Berlin is committed to academic freedom as well as scientific discourse and the acquisition of knowledge. The diversity of its employees and its focus on quality, originality, and openness allows the institute to work on a large number of policy-relevant and methodological topics. DIW Berlin is committed to providing working conditions which enable employees to achieve a work-life balance whilst fulfilling the business needs of the institute. DIW Berlin supports the development and growth of its employees and has put a number of work-life balance and flexible working arrangements in place.
The CESifo Group, consisting of the Center for Economic Studies (CES), the ifo Institute and the CESifo GmbH (Munich Society for the Promotion of Economic Research) is a research group unique in Europe in the area of economic research. It combines the theoretically oriented economic research of the university with the empirical work of a leading Economic research institute and places this combination in an international environment. The services of the CESifo Group range from internationally established service products, such as the ifo Business Climate Index, to internationally acclaimed research, the promotion of junior researchers and the numerous, widely publicised contributions to policy debate at the national and European levels. CESifo is also the core of a research network consisting of former visiting researchers at CES. CESifo is also the trade name under which the international activities of ifo, CES and CESifo GmbH are bundled. The CESifo group arose in 1999, when Hans-Werner Sinn was appointed president of the ifo Institute jointly by the Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) and the ifo Institute and CESifo GmbH was established as a subsidiary by the LMU and the ifo Institute. By grouping its joint resources, an international orientation and an aspiration to excellence in all fields of activity, the CESifo Group has achieved its initial goal: to make Munich a centre of economic research and policy discussion in Europe. Information and Forschung (research): This is what the ifo Institute has stood for since its foundation in January 1949. Its legal form is that of a registered, non-profit association. The ifo Institute is one of the leading economic research institutes in Europe and at the same time the one most often quoted in the German media. A co-operative agreement links it closely with the Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) in Munich, and in 2002 it was officially proclaimed an “Institute at the University of Munich”. In the CESifo Group it co-operates closely with the Center for Economic Studies (CES) and CESifo GmbH. CESifo is also the brand name under which the international activities of ifo, CES and CESifo GmbH are united. read on