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About EPIS

A network of students & young graduates shaping the future of
foreign & security policy.business strategy & corporate affairs.international law & comparative jurisprudence.
From a small friend group in 2018 to one of Europe's largest student-led think tanks — independent, multidisciplinary, and built around the conviction that careful analysis still matters.

1,216EPIS Fellows
1,221publications
68conferences in 2025

From the chair

As a think tank for international foreign and security policy, we are the bridge between students and practice. We engage in the political debate — fact-based and neutral — through publications, delegations, and direct contact with practitioners.
Theodor HimmelChairmanMeet the team

How EPIS is structured

Every EPIS Fellow joins the EPIS Network. From there, you can qualify into one of the EPIS Thinktanks or Consult branches and publish in Working, Format and Report Groups.

  • EPIS Network

    Network · All fellows

    The EPIS Network includes non-publishing Fellows who benefit from events, discussions, newsletters, and connections with students, professionals, and experts.

  • Foreign Affairs & Security Policy

    Thinktank · By qualification

    Our oldest think tank. The EPIS Working and Report Groups publish briefs and in-depth articles on global topics, together with the EPIS Magazine and other Format Groups.

  • Business Strategy & Corporate Affairs

    Thinktank · By qualification

    Where geopolitics meets the boardroom — sectoral analysis on supply chains, sanctions exposure, and corporate risk for member firms.

  • This think tank offers law students an optimal platform for peer-reviewed publishing, connecting them directly with professionals and experts.

  • EPIS Consult

    Consult · Partner-facing

    EPIS Consult is a student-run political consulting agency that connects future leaders with real-world challenges through strategic advice, policy analysis, and stakeholder engagement.

Principles

  • Integrity

    EPIS is independent, particularly from political, economic, or ideological influences. EPIS guarantees its Fellows freedom of expression. At the same time, EPIS is committed to the principles of human rights.

  • Reliability

    EPIS is efficient, goal-oriented, and reliable. EPIS Fellows carry out their tasks with a sense of responsibility toward others, acting dependably and with clear communication.

  • Respect

    EPIS promotes exchange among its EPIS Fellows in a spirit that is respectful, supportive, and based on mutual understanding — especially across cultural, academic, political, and geographical differences.

More about EPIS

  • We are an association of students and young graduates from a wide range of disciplines. Our discussions are characterised by different perspectives, united by the will to get involved in political and social debate.

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  • EPIS provides engaged students of political and economic sciences visibility to experts at the career start through professional publications, events, and direct connections with practitioners.

    Mission & Milestones
  • Code of Conduct

    Principles

    EPIS follows a Code of Conduct based on three core principles that define how we work together — ensuring both maximum freedom for Fellows and a respectful, productive working environment.

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Our Boards

Four specialised boards guide the strategic, advisory, digital, and honorary dimensions of EPIS.

Become part of the future of diplomacy and strategic policy research.

Apply for EPIS Fellowship today and connect with peers across all branches and disciplines.

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