Download the Call for Applications here
UNU-MERIT and The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on European Inclusive Open Strategic Autonomy (EU-IOSAC) at the Luiss Institute for European Analysis and Policy (LEAP), in partnership with the University of Strasbourg and with support from the UNESCO Chair in ST&I Policies for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Young Scholar Initiative (YSI) of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) is pleased to announce a Summer School on the Economics of the Green and Digital Transitions: Innovation Policies for a Global Europe.
This PhD Summer School aims to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to address these challenges within a “Global Europe” framework – exploring the EU’s role and strategic positioning in the face of global challenges, including its approach to international cooperation, competition, and leadership in the green and digital transitions.
Topics and faculty
The programme will cover the following topics in relation to the digital and green transitions, and their interaction.
Scientific developments
Lectures by: Prof Robin Cowan (UNU-MERIT and University of Strasbourg) and Dr Stefano Bianchini (University of Strasbourg).
Technological developments
Lectures by: Prof Önder Nomaler (UNU-MERIT) and Prof Maria Savona (LUISS University and SPRU – University of Sussex).
Sustainable development: Inequality
Lectures by: Prof Bart Verspagen (UNU-MERIT) and Dr. Tania Treibich (Maastricht University).
Sustainable development: Labour Markets
Lectures by: Dr André Lorentz (University of Strasbourg) and Dr Tommaso Ciarli (UNU-MERIT and SPRU – University of Sussex).
International development
Lectures by: Prof Carlo Pietrobelli (UNU-MERIT and University Roma Tre) and Dr Filippo Bontadini (Luiss University and SPRU – University of Sussex).
Through a combination of both theoretical and applied lectures, students gain insights into the theoretical foundations and real-world implications of these critical areas of study.
For more information, please download the Call for Applications.
Practical details and a detailed programme will be added here soon.
For further questions, please send an email to jmsummerschool2025@gmail.com
