Dear Room for Discussion Community,

A new academic year is underway, and Room for Discussion is back with an exciting new line-up of interviews. Once again, we welcome leading thinkers, policymakers, and public figures to Roeterseiland campus for conversations on the political, economic, and technological questions shaping our time.

This month's programme features discussions on Europe's struggle to finance its own future and the growing complexity of 21st-century policymaking.

We're also happy to announce that applications to join Room for Discussion as an interviewer or marketing officer are now open. If you'd like to sit on our couches and interview fascinating guests, or help shape how we bring our events to the world, send in your application!

As always, our interviews are open to all students, with space to ask your own questions during the conversation. Keep an eye on our website and social media for a continually updated overview of our full line-up and details. We look forward to seeing you back this September.¨

Upcoming Interviews – What Do We Have in Store for September?

(De) Groot Expectations: Investing in Europe with EIB VP Robert de Groot
16th of September, 13:00-14:00, E-hall Roeterseiland campus

Investment bank or political organ? Climate bank or war chest?

The EU is asking the European Investment Bank to do it all at once: finance the green transition, strengthen infrastructure, boost competitiveness, and now help rebuild European defence. Who decides which projects across the Union deserve financing, and what happens when political priorities collide with economic reality?

Join us for a conversation with EIB Vice President Robert de Groot on Europe's money, its priorities, and its struggle to finance its own future.

Regulating the Unregulatable: Prof. Christoph Knill on Wicked Problems
23rd of September, 12:00-13:00, E-hall Roeterseiland campus

Societies today face issues far more complex than those of their predecessors. As the modern state struggles to keep up, one question remains: can we get through this?

Join us with Prof. Christoph Knill, Europe's 8th most-cited political scientist and one of the continent's leading experts on public policy, as we deconstruct the pressing issues of our time.

We are excited about starting up again and are greatly looking forward to seeing you at our events this coming academic year. Until then, stay engaged and stay interested!

Sincerely,

The Room for Discussion Team

Creators of this month's newsletter:

Writer: Ricardo Willering Fajardo

Marketing Officer: František Skála