MOOC on Future-Oriented Social Entrepreneurship through EDE Ecovillage Design Education The Ecoprise course is the first international MOOC that equips participants with the mindset and skills necessary to create and design regenerative and sustainable projects or systems. Over 12 weeks, students develop skills in eco-entrepreneurship, regenerative design, circular economy, permaculture principles and ethics, and a […]
Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus – 8TH Edition
Applications with CEI-Iscte as the host institution The Centre for International Studies of Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon (CEI-Iscte) announces that it is accepting expressions of interest for institutional hosting within the scope of the 8th edition of the Individual Scientific Employment Stimulus call, promoted by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), aligned […]
Study visits from the 1st edition of the Ecoprise MOOC highlighted regenerative and sustainable innovation projects
The Ecoprise course is the first international MOOC created to prepare students, trainers, professionals, entrepreneurs, and organisations to innovate with the skills necessary for the design and development of regenerative and sustainable projects. As part of its first edition, study visits to leading initiatives began in November and December 2025, allowing participants to observe the […]
New issue | Ler História No. 87
The latest issue of Ler História Journal (December 2025) is now available online, featuring articles dedicated to the various forms of exercise, representation and contestation of power in Iberian and Ibero-American societies between the 16th and 20th centuries. Among the topics covered are the heretical networks monitored by the Inquisition, censorship during the Salazar era, […]
CEI-Iscte researcher publishes article in Energy Economics journal on energy transition and geopolitical risks
Researcher Roxana Andrei (https://ciencia.iscte-iul.pt/authors/author-public-page-3755/cv), from CEI-Iscte, in co-authorship with Professor Mehmet Ulug, from Roskilde University, recently published an article in the Q1 journal Energy Economics, titled “Energy transition under twin shocks: Geopolitical and macrofinancial risks”. The study explores how Composite Geopolitical Risk (CGR) and macro-financial pressure have driven the energy transition within the Greater North European Energy Corridor from 1990 to 2023, alongside the roles of economic growth and […]
Call for Papers | Palestine is a Global Issue: Situating the Genocide and Beyond – May 2026
Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon | 21 – 22 May 2026 Looking at the last two years in the land of Palestine, the Gaza genocide and the escalating colonial violence across the West Bank have been depicted as a continuation of decades-long Israeli policies and military strategies (Achcar, 2025), but also as a possible last […]
New article by researcher Annelien Groten in the Journal of Peasant Studies
Researcher Annelien Groten, from CEI-Iscte, recently published an article in the Journal of Peasant Studies entitled “Fishing in Gaza: Between Cultural Endurance and Everyday Resistance”. The article explores the fishing sector and the life of fishing communities in the Gaza Strip before the genocide, analysing their rich culture, forms of organisation and the obstacles they […]
Statement from the Observatory for Palestine Studies – October 7
On 7 October, we mark two years since the beginning of the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
To mark this day, we will support and participate in the vigil organised by Estudantes pela Palestina on Tuesday 7 October at 14:30 in the Iscte courtyard.






