Josep Borrell is the New President of the European University Institute

Josep Borrell is the New President of the European University Institute

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The European University Institute[1] has a new President: Josep Borrell.
Nominated in December 2008 by the High Council of the Institute, he succeeds Yves Mény as of January 2010.

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Josep Borrell has taken several degrees in European and North American universities: a degree in Aeronautical Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, a degree and doctorate in Economics at the Complutense University Madrid, a Master in Operations Research at Stanford University and a degree in Engineering Economics at the French Petroleum Institute

From 1969, for 13 years, he pursued an academic career which he interrupted to go into politics. From 1982 until 1996 he held high-level public management positions; he was Secretary of State for Finance and Minister for Public Works, Transport, the Environment, Housing and Telecommunications.

From October 1999 until May 2004, he chaired the Joint Congress Senate Committee on European affairs of the Spanish Parliament

Borrell then turned towards Europe. From July 2004 until January 2007, he was President of the European Parliament and from then until June 2009, President of the Committee on Development of the EP

After more than 25 years dedicated to politics, Josep Borrell returns to the academic world, offering the EUI his enormous experience within the European Institutions.

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EUI communications & public relations unit

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serena.burgisser@eui.eu - euipress@eui.eu - Tel.: +39 055 4685 378

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[1] The European University Institute (EUI) in Florence is a post-graduate and post-doctoral university benefiting from the status of international organization. It currently hosts some 600 doctoral students and 150 fellows specializing in the Social Sciences. The EUI also offers the most important post-doctoral programme in Europe, and is home to the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, an interdisciplinary research centre focusing on European and international themes.
Students, administrative and teaching staff are principally but not exclusively recruited from EU Member States. In 2008, applications were received from over 100 countries. This multicultural environment, unique of its kind, allows an integrated approach to both teaching and research and transcends national academic traditions. The EUI is also home to the Historical Archives of the European Union hosted in the splendid seat of Villa Salviati purchased and restored thanks to the contribution of the Italian Government.