European University Institute unveils new strategy for 2026-2031

The European University Institute (EUI) in Florence has approved a new strategy for 2026-2031.

The strategy, which was agreed in December 2025, sets "reimagining Europe, co-creating knowledge and digital transformation" as the EUI's main priorities, along with equity, diversity and inclusiveness, sustainability and alumni engagement.

"Reimagining Europe involves rigorous, interdisciplinary research on Europe’s societies, economies, politics, laws and governance, grounded in historical awareness and global interdependence," the EUI said.

To co-create knowledge, the EUI is planning to establish "dedicated strategic initiatives" such as a "Science-Policy Interface" to foster a "structured and trusted space where evidence and decision-making intersect", or the EU Security Initiative to "connect confidential knowledge co-creation with high-level European security fora to refresh the continent’s strategic thinking".

On digital transformation, the EUI is aiming to build "shared, AI-ready infrastructures and treat digital tools as both enablers of scholarship and administration, as well as…