The Institute for European Studies is a multi-disciplinary teaching and research institute within the University of Malta.

The Institute was established in 1991 by the Council of the University of Malta as a Centre/Institute to promote the study of  European integration, and engage both in teaching and research. It became an important source of scholarly work on Malta’s journey to become an EU member state and continues to play this role post-membership, publishing material to mark Malta’s presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2017 as well as the twentieth anniversary of EU membership in 2024. The Institute became a Jean Monnet centre of excellence in 2004 and has been active in a wide range of research collaborations and hosted numerous workshops and conferences.
The Institute offers several programmes, ranging from diploma to PhD courses and has over a thousand graduates. It currently runs a taught BA and MA programme while also offering research degrees at MA and doctoral level. Our programmes provide generalist expertise in Economics, Politics and Law. The educational scope is to give students a strong general foundation on EU integration and policy, which includes opportunities to participate in ERASMUS+ exchanges and placements offering relevant work experience. The Institute hosts its own library and provides regular seminars and events open to students and the general public.
Our staff actively engage in research and network activities in various areas including EU economic governance, EU external relations, EU institutions, EU policy making, culture and identity in Europe and Europeanization. The Institute has participated in several research and network activities over the years including the Council for European Studies (hosted at Columbia University), EADI (the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes), the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), EPERN (European Parties Elections and Referendums Network), Trans-European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA),  , PADEMIA (the Erasmus Academic Network on Parliamentary Democracy in Europe), and the two Euro-Mediterranean networks, EuroMeSCo (the Euro-Mediterranean Study Commission) and FEMISE.