CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

European Investment Bank Summer School Luxembourg
24.06-06.07.2024
Competition for master students of the University of Bucharest

The EIB Group is composed by the European Investment Bank, and the European Investment Fund. The EIB Group is the biggest multilateral financial institution in the world and one of the largest providers of climate finance. Since 2019, the EIB follows bold ambitions for climate finance to back the European Green Deal and make Europe carbon-neutral. 

Every year, the EIB Institute hosts the EIB Summer School with the aim to:

• provide Master’s students with first-hand insights about the core activities and responsibilities of the EIB Group;

• build and strengthen a network of current and future stakeholders of the EIB Group through its alumni program.

The Summer School addresses an interdisciplinary and international group of MA students from selected partner universities of the EIB Institute. 

Participants engage in lectures, group discussions and case studies to gain a deep understanding of the mission and impact of the EIB Group and how it answers current challenges of the EU and beyond.

All courses of the Summer School are delivered by EIB Group staff members who deal with operational, financial, policy, credit, legal and technical challenges on a daily basis. Summer School faculty members show practical approaches to problems which are, by nature, multidisciplinary. 

Participants get the unique opportunity to get the faculty’s insider view on what it means to be part of the EIB Group and how staff members apply theoretical concepts to very practical challenges of global impact.

Read more details on the program.

Except for the transport to and from Luxembourg, the participation costs (accommodation, meals) for the selected participants from the University of Bucharest are supported by the EIB.

Five online orientation sessions where staff of the EIB presents the school and answers the questions of potential applicants take place on the following dates (Luxembourg timezone, GMT+2). Interested applicants can participate to any of them.

28 February, 14h00: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlceCpqjwvGdUM0YZI7E9raCRJDBHqpNtE

05 March, 18h00: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lc-2sqT8tG9U_ajXLpK1F8mdj-_VcxyE- 

07 March, 15h00: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsduCtqzsrGtRlAMxE4hVLpGjG7owIBGhS 

19 March, 10h00: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rd-qhqz4jE9KcNAdop6Ib3kcWr9VpO47E 

20 March, 12h00: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcu6urDssHtxq7-GWXUVEpzylsa4zW2Dz   

Calendar of the competition for University of Bucharest 

• 27/02/2024 Official launch of the competition

• 28/04/2024 Deadline for submitting applications 

• 29/04/2024 Interviews (online)

• 30/04/2024 Preliminary results (the finalists of the University of Bucharest are sent to the European Investment Bank who will make the final selection) 

• Summer school: 24-28/06/2024 online preparatory classes and 29/06-06/07/2024 face to face training in Luxembourg

Eligibility criteria

• enrolled in a master program of the University of Bucharest, irrespective of specialization

• interest for the areas in which EIB is active (https://www.eib.org/en/about/at-a-glance/index.htm) 

• critical thinking skills

• openness for working in a multicultural environment.

To register please fill in THIS FORM, where you should upload your letter of motivation and CV. 

Students who participate in one of the five orientation sessions have priority.

For further details, please contact the competition coordinator, Assoc. Prof. Luciana Alexandra Ghica (luciana.ghica@unibuc.ro).