Webinar series

The general topic of the webinar is “Addressing Key Economic, Social, and Environmental Sustainability Challenges”. The aim of the Webinar is to create an effective environment for sharing expertise and discussing on currently hot topics related to EU’s sustainable development with international experts from foreign (academic or non-academic) institutions.

The needs that this event targets are:

  • the needs of the students (at all levels – bachelor, masters and PhD students) to gain valuable insights into the current key economic, social, and environmental sustainability challenges, the newest challenges that the European economies are facing and the response to these challenges, from international academics/practitioners with extensive expertise in their field, and
  • the needs of the Module team and other professors to strengthen their professional network and better understand the currently key issues of the European economies for improving their teaching and research.

The 1st edition of the NextStepEU Webinar series was organized on February 7th, 2023, starting at 10:00 A.M. (CET), online via Microsoft Teams, under the title “Protection of Retail Investors in the EU: Disclosure, Inducements, and Suitability Rules” – details here.

The 2nd edition of the NextStepEU Webinar series was organized on February 8th, 2024, starting at 2:00 P.M. (CET), online via Microsoft Teams, under a dual topic: “Embracing Sustainability: Practical Relevance for Everyday Life” and “Embracing Sustainability: Financing Schemes for Entrepreneurs.” – details here.

The 3rd edition of the NextStepEU Webinar series was organized on March 20th, 2024, starting at 5:00 P.M. (CET), online via Microsoft Teams, under the topic “Understanding Circular Economy for Business Growth.” – details here.

The 4th edition of the NextStepEU Webinar series was organized on 19th of December 2024, starting at 5:00 P.M. (CET), under the topic “The Book of Five Rings in AI-driven Financial Innovation.” The event was held in association with the FRM – Master in Finance and Risk Management within the Digital Finance course – details here.

Disclamer: Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.