21 March: Opening of the Postgraduate Program in Security and Defence
20–21 March: Open Class “Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde 50 years after Independence: States at risk or nations of the future?” with Prof. Sebastião Iken (University of Cologne and member of DASP), followed by a seminar for students enrolled in International Seminar (in English)
17–19 March: European Policymaking Seminar & Study Trip to Brussels with a group of bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD students from IEP
17 March, 15h: Thesis defense by José Couto, Master’s in Political Science and International Relations | “Revolução: Como a Educação Pode Contrariar o Avanço de Movimentos Populistas”, at Sala D. Henrique o Navegador
12 March, 16h–17h: Lecture on NATO’s challenges (exclusive to IEP students)
12 March, 14h30–15h30: Workshop on HireVue and Recruitment (in English)
12 March, 13h–14h: Presentation on NATO's Internship Programme and career opportunities (open to all university students)
11–14 March: IEP’s presence at Futurália (Lisbon)
10 March, 18h: IEP Advisory Council Meeting
10 March, 10h: Study visit of bachelor’s and master’s students to the Metropolitan Command of the PSP
9 March, 17h: Online session about IEP Master’s Programs (in English)
6 March, 18h30: Open Class with Professor Mário Pinto and Opening of the Advanced Program in Local Government
5–7 March: Winter School in Political Theory on “Utopia & Dystopia”, at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
5 March, 15h30: Thesis defense by Francisco Prisca, Master’s in Political Science and International Relations | “The European Union–Russia Relationship: Has the EU Moved Away from a Liberal Stance towards a Realist One after the War in Ukraine?”, at Sala D. Henrique o Navegador
4 March, 18h30: Open Class “The European External Action Service and the Development of a European Foreign Policy”, led by Professor José Manuel Durão Barroso in conversation with Ambassador João Vale de Almeida (in English)
3 March, 14h30: Thesis defense by Ana Carolina Fontoura, Master’s in Political Science and International Relations | “The efforts for the protection of Cultural Heritage in the context of armed conflicts – The potential of post-conflict peacebuilding in the recovery of memory through the work and role of UNESCO”, at Sala D. Henrique o Navegador
November Agenda 2025
November 7 | 25th Alexis de Tocqueville Annual Lecture
November 21 e 22 | International Seminars - Brandon Silver
November 21 | Career Day
October Agenda
October 7 | Welcome Session for the new Master’s in Public Policy class
October 10 | 11th International Student Meeting
October 10 | CIEP Conference: Digital Afterlives: AI, Memory, Mourning
October 24–25 | International Seminars – Professor Paul Flather
September Highlights
September 8 | Welcome Session for new Undergraduate Students 2025/2026 | IEP Welcome
September 10 | Conference in Tribute to Ernâni Lopes
September 11 | IEP 2025 Volunteer Action for new students
September 15 | Welcome Session for new Master’s and Doctoral Students
September 16 | Prime Minister Luís Montenegro and José Manuel Durão Barroso, Director of the IEP’s European Studies Center
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9 to 10 may
International Seminars: Utopia and Dystopia in Politics and Movies
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16 may
IEP Colloquia
“Sovereignty, Borders and Conflict. Tensions in a Changing World”
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22 may
Conferrence "A União Europeia e o Atlântico" with José Manuel Durão Barroso and presentation of the new MA in the EU and the Atlantic, by Sónia Ribeiro. The The conference was chaired by Mónica Dias.
23 may
Webminar IEP-Eurodefense "A Europa e a Defesa das Fronteiras"
23 - 24 may
International Seminar "Russia's War against Ukraine: Rethinking basic concepts in IR" with Prof. Nicola Tenzer
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"Relação transatlântica está em péssimas condições. Trump virou as costas à Europa", in TSF
“Os americanos e os europeus foram extraordinariamente hipócritas com a Ucrânia”, in Diário Notícias
“Desde Hitler que ninguém investia tanto quanto Putin na destruição dos valores europeus. Devíamos compará-los mais vezes”, in Expresso online
26 may
Presentation session of the new MA in Public Policy, with Inês Gregório and Miguel Morgado
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