Eco-Entrepreneurship and Regenerative Design Course – Ecoprise Project

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 […]

Lisbon will host the 19th Pan-European Conference on International Relations in 2026

CEI-Iscte will assume the role of local organiser of the 19th edition of the Pan-European Conference on International Relations, which will take place in Lisbon, on the campus of Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, between 1 and 4 September 2026. The official announcement was made during the 18th edition of the conference, which took […]

Lisbon will host ECAS 2027 with CEI-Iscte as local host

The 10th European Congress of African Studies (ECAS) took place between 25 and 28 June in Prague, bringing together hundreds of researchers from all over the world dedicated to African studies. Iscte Centre for International Studies (CEI-Iscte) had a visible presence, with several members of the research team coordinating panels and presenting papers. During the […]

Iscte Launches Observatory of Palestine Studies (OPal)

The Centre for International Studies (CEI) and Centre for Research in Anthropology (CRIA) at Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon are pleased to announce the launch of the Observatory for Palestine Studies (Observatório de Estudos da Palestina – OPal).  OPal is the first academic initiative of its kind in the European Union dedicated to the interdisciplinary field […]

CEI-Iscte Deputy Directors and Scientific Committee assume their duties

Following the elections held on 8 April 2025, the new CEI-Iscte Scientific Committee took office on 22 May. Researchers Ana Lúcia Sá, Cátia Miriam Costa and Cristina Sousa are now members of this committee. Researcher Cristina Sousa took office on May 14, before the new composition was formalised. The CEI’s deputy directorate remains unchanged, with […]

Ana Mónica Fonseca renews her mandate as Director of CEI-Iscte

Ana Mónica Fonseca began a new mandate as Director of Iscte’s Centre for International Studies (CEI-Iscte) at a ceremony that took place on 28 April in the Sala de Atos of Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon. The ceremony was attended by Iscte’s Rector, Professor Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues, as well as Vice-Rectors Maria das […]