Welcome to European Union Week, a unique format for exchange, inspiration, and fresh impulses on the future of Europe. The TUM School of Management, together with leading universities from across Europe, is organizing a hybrid event week featuring exciting lectures, interactive panels, and concise contributions.
Valuable voices from politics, business, and society come together to discuss the key issues of our time. The goal is to create an open format in which Europe’s central topics can be jointly experienced, discussed, and critically examined.
Since 2017, the European Union Week at the TUM School of Management has brought together people from across Europe to discuss the future of the European Union.
The format takes place both on-site at participating universities and online, and is explicitly aimed at everyone interested in Europe’s future – regardless of background, age, or prior knowledge.
Save the Date: May 4th to May 8th, 2026
Join us as Europe debates, thinks, and acts!
We are delighted to welcome EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall to the TUM Main Campus as part of this year’s EU Week.
Under the title “Circular by Design” Commissioner Roswall will highlight how water‑related research and innovation are becoming central drivers of Europe’s resilience, competitiveness, and security. She will illustrate how environmental policy is evolving from a purely protective instrument into a strategic economic advantage—and how this shift is shaping the innovation landscape of tomorrow.
Experience firsthand how European environmental policy is shaping the future and creating new momentum for research, technology, and industry. Don’t miss this exciting event on 4 May 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. - either in the Immatrikulationshalle or online.
→ 5:00 - 06:30 p.m. CEST, online
Artificial Intelligence and Future Policies: Opportunities, Challenges and the Impact of the AI Act
Miriam D’Arrigo - Legal and Policy Officer at the Artificial Intelligence Office – Artificial Intelligence Regulation and Compliance, European Commission
Event language: Italian
Organised by POLIMI School of Management
→ 01:00 – 02:00 p.m. CEST, TUM Main Campus & online
Circular by Design: How the EU Is Turning Environmental Policy into Competitive Advantage
Jessika Roswall - Commissioner for Environment, Resilient Water Supply and Competitive Circular Economy
Event language: English
Online Participation Link coming soon
Organised by TUM School of Management & TUM Speakers Series
→ 06:00 – 07:30 p.m. CEST, TUM Main Campus (Audimax) & online
European Digital Sovereignty: How do we get there?
Alexander Braun - Senior Vice President Digitalization and IT Systems and Chief Information Officer, TUM
Cristina Caffarra - Founder and Lead, EuroStack
Gilles Chênes - CEO Planisware Germany (invited)
Joachim Henkel - Professor, TUM School of Management (moderation)
Event language: English
Online Participation Link coming soon
Organised by TUM School of Management
→ 03:30 - 05:00 p.m. CEST, Esade Barcelona Campus & online
Affordable Housing: What Can the EU do to Tackle the Housing Crisis in Europe?
Institutional Welcome:
Mònica Reig, Associate Director, EsadeGov, Center for the Public Governance
Keynote Speech:
Manuel Szapiro - Director, European Commission Representation in Barcelona
Panel:
Member of the Housing Task Force TBD, European Commission Representation in Barcelona (online)
Felipe Carozzi - Associate Professor of Urban Economics and Economic Geography, LSE (online)
Eduard Cabré - Senior Housing Policy Advisor, Barcelona City Council
Jorge Galindo - Director, EsadeEcPol, Center for Economic Policy (Moderator)
Closing Remarks:
Jorge Castiñeira - Dean, Esade Law School
Event language: English
Organised by Esade Business School
→ 06:00 - 08:00 p.m. CEST,
Heilbronn, Bildungscampus 6, Conferencing Area (2. OG) and online
Local Climate and Environment Action
EU climate policy, EU urban policy including European Green Capital Award, local climate and environmental action
Welcoming words:
Prof. Dr. Ali Sunyaev - Vice President TUM Campus Heilbronn
Panelists:
Prof. Dr. Andrea Wechsler - Member of the European Parliament (MEP)
Andreas Ringle - Mayor of Heilbronn in charge of building, planning, housing and environment
Prof. Dr. Miranda Schreurs - Chair of Climate and Environmental Policy, TUM
Dr. Stefan Seidendorf - Franco-German-Institute (dfi)
Dominik Grillmayer - Franco-German-Institute (dfi)
Student contributions, emanating from the workshop on the same day
Event language: English
Register here
Organised by TUM Campus Heilbronn
As a part of the TUM Europe Dialogue Series 2026
→ 12:30 - 02:00 p.m. CEST, POLIMI Campus & online
Measuring strategic dependencies: a quantitative assessment for Europe
As geopolitical tensions rise, Europe’s dependence on external suppliers for critical resources—such as energy, semiconductors, rare earths, and pharmaceuticals—creates major economic and security risks. This seminar presents a quantitative framework to assess Europe’s strategic dependencies and its exposure to key suppliers.
Michela Nardo - Deputy Head of the Economic and Financial Resilience Unit. European Commission-Joint Research Centre
Event language: English
Organised by POLIMI School of Management
Peace, human rights, the rule of law, social security, freedom of movement, academic freedom – in many parts of the world, none of this can be taken for granted. In the European Union, however, these values are a lived reality.
The EU is not perfect. But it is a historic success story that has improved the daily lives of millions of people – often without us even noticing:
27 countries, one voice. As a Union, Europe negotiates with the world on equal terms.
But the future of Europe is not guaranteed. It depends on people staying informed, speaking up, and helping to shape it. Brexit shows: when young people don’t vote, others decide their future.
Since 2025, a Blended Intensive Program (BIP) has been an integral part of the EU Week. This one‑week course combines on‑site sessions with online learning and is funded by the Erasmus+ program. Successful participation can be credited with 3 ECTS.
Next edition: 4–8 May 2026, Kozminski University, Warsaw
This year’s Blended Intensive Program takes place during the EU Week and is hosted by Kozminski University in Warsaw. Under the theme “Strengthening European Competitiveness: Innovation and Sustainability Bootcamp,” the program brings together around 70 selected master’s students from 6 EU Week partner universities.
Participating Universities:
Bucharest University of Economic Studies // Estonian Business School // Kozminski University // POLIMI School of Management // TUM School of Management // University of Amsterdam
More Info: International Exchange Programs
The event took place in a hybrid format (in-person and online) from May 12th to May 16th, 2025. It was jointly organized with TUM Speakers Series, HEC Paris, HEC Débats, Kozminski University, POLIMI School of Management, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Estonian Business School, Vlerick Business School, ESADE, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, and Corvinus University of Budapest.
Watch a greeting from EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola:
"New Energy in the New World" was an event aiming at emphasizing the role of the European Union and its impact on the environment.
The main speaker at the meeting was Dr. Michał Kurtyka, former Minister of Climate and Environment and former President of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change.
The honorable guest was Prof. Joachim Henkel, Vice-Dean for Research at TUM School of Management.
Prof. Corine Defrance, französische Historikerin, hat sich in ihrer Forschung und Lehre auf die deutsche Geschichte und die deutsch-französischen Beziehungen nach 1945 spezialisiert. In Ihrem Vortrag am 17. Juni 2024 ging es um die etwa 20.000 Städtepartnerschaften, die es heute in Europa gibt. Diese Praxis hat sich seit Ende der 1950er Jahre auf dem Kontinent stark ausgebreitet vor allem in Westeuropa, aber auch im Osten und zwischen den Städten der Blöcke während des Kalten Krieges. Ihre Geschichte ermöglicht es, die internationalen Beziehungen „von unten“ zu betrachten. Andererseits stellt sich die Frage: wie lebendig sind unsere Städtepartnerschaften heute?
This event was held in German.
The European Union Week 2023 took place from May 8 - May 12, 2023 in a hybrid format (in-person and online). As in earlier years, its goal was to celebrate the European Union and to inform our students and the wider public about it.
The European Union Week 2023 was jointly organized with TUM Speakers Series, HEC Paris, HEC Débats, Kozminski University and our new partner POLIMI Graduate School of Management.
Mr. Weber was our 2023 keynote speaker at TUM and shared valuable insights on the future of Europe.
The European Union Week 2022 took place from May 9-12, 2022 in a hybrid format (in-person and online) and was organized by the TUM School of Management, together with the TUM Speakers Series, HEC Paris, HEC Débats and our new partner Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego (Kozminski University). At the kick-off event of the EU Week Mariya Gabriel, EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, presented the priorities of the forthcoming European Innovation Agenda and the new European higher education strategy during a visit to TUM. The Commissioner emphasized the role of talents and deep-tech startups for the future of Europe. Please find the video of the whole speech below.
As part of the European Union Week 2021, the TUM School of Management, in cooperation with the HEC Paris and the student associations TUM Speakers Series and HEC Débats, organized a three-day conference, which took place for the very first time in an online format from May 10 – 12, 2021. Each of the conference days addressed a major topic of contemporary relevance for the European continent and aimed to inform students all over Europe about the state of the European Union, ultimately providing a perspective about the EU’s present and future.
We believe that grasping the unique historical dimensions of the EU is essential in order to secure our shared future. At the heart of the events lies our commitment to the continuation of a single, united Europe.
The European Union Week 2019: May 6-10
The European Union Week 2018: May 14-17
The European Union Week 2017: June 3-7
