The Institut européen·European Institute (IE·EI) is an international institution of graduate studies and research, based in Nice, France.
It was founded in 1964 with the support of the City of Nice and the European Commission. Its programmes take place in different countries, and focus on European Studies as well as International Relations.
The institute cooperates with numerous universities in central and eastern Europe, especially in Germany, Italy, and Turkey.
It features an international faculty, which consist of university professors, experts and an equally multicultural student body.
The institute offers The Master in Advanced European and International Studies in two different branches: the trilingual branch and the anglophone branch. Its aim is to give students an all-embracing, encompassing vision of the political, social, economic, and cultural problems of today’s modern world. Students who successfully complete the programme acquire 60 ECTS credits.
The trilingual branch comprises terms in Nice and Berlin interrupted by a one-week stay at the University of Rostock, which cooperates with the 'IE·EI' and a two-week residence at their Partner the University of Rome. Further this branch contains a study trip to European and international organisations in Brussels, Strasbourg and Geneva. Together with the MAIS at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna and the European College of Parma, it is the only Master’s program in European and International Studies taught in three languages (French, English, and German).
The anglophone branch contains study visits in Istanbul, Nice and Berlin. Further this branch contains a study trip to European and international organisations in Brussels, Strasbourg and Geneva.