The University set up a conference about:"Protection of fundamental Rights - new challenges for the EU" for Master and PhD students.

The State of the Union conference, organised by the European University Institute (EUI), is an annual event for high-level reflection on the European Union and is a reference point in the EU agenda. Over the last five years we have seen the participation of the President of the European Commission, the President of the European Parliament, Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Foreign Ministers.

The conference’s sixth edition took place in Florence from 5 to 7 May 2016. President Barón Crespo has participated in the conference about Populism in Europe.

During his visit in Washington to meet the Association of Former Members of U.S Congress, the President Barón Crespo took the opportunity to participate in a lecture at the SAIS Johns Hopkins University.

This conference entitled 'Europe: Resilient or Doomed', was organised in cooperation with the European Parliament Liaison Office with U.S Congress.

The University of Cergy-Pontoise, France invited a former Member to participate in a conference on ESSEC Summer School about "The Global Manager in Europe" highly specialized in EU trade and economic affairs.