The EUI offers one of the most important doctoral and post-doctoral programmes in social sciences in the world. The departments and Centres offer excellent academic training and the opportunity to conduct high-level research. EUI members benefit from outstanding facilities and a stimulating and unique academic environment and EUI programmes fulfil its members’ needs, in pursuing a career in academia, in the private sector, or in international organizations. The EUI consists of four departments (Economics, History and Civilization, Law and Political and Social Sciences), a multi-disciplinary research centre(the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies) and the Max Weber Post-Doctoral Programme. Research at the Institute is supported by a first class Library in the Social Sciences, and a team of experienced librarians and information specialists. The EUI also hosts and administers the prestigious Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU). EUI MISSION EUI’s research programmes and projects produce cutting-edge work in a wide range of fields and disciplines. Research activities at the EUI cover projects, seminars, workshops, conferences and summer schools that enhance intellectual discourse and debate. Research is often carried out using comparative or contextual approaches to examine and develop wide-ranging areas, many of them with a specifically European perspective. The EUI research strategy aims to promote interaction between EUI academic members and policymakers. EUI members and their projects address many of the major challenges that face Europe and the world, and their objectives are to lead the international agenda across the EUI’s disciplinary spectrum and through interdisciplinary initiatives. The results of EUI research make significant contribution to the external world. EUI’s world-leading academics and researchers develop the Institute’s existing strengths and new lines of intellectual enquiry. The aim is to find solutions to complex, real-world problems using an interdisciplinary approach. The EUI encourages its academic community to reach their full potential in research, enhancing their career development with clear performance standards and high-quality support. Through these efforts the EUI also aims to understanding and influencing the external research and policy agenda. The EUI is a distinctly international institution, hosting a community of more than 1000 scholars from over 60 countries, working in a thriving intellectual climate, rich in seminars, conferences and events, hosting leading academics and policy-makers from around the world.