High Level Lecture Series on European and World Politics

Master course in our new program on European and International Governance 

FALL SEMESTER 2019/2020 

1 October (6-8pm in Aula Qc) 

Theme: International trade : vice and/or virtue?

Speaker: Karel de Gucht, former EU Trade Commissioner; President of the IES-VUB

15 October (6-8pm in Aula Qc)

Theme: European Defence: So Much More Than a NATO Copycat

Speaker: Philippe Boucké, Major General of the Belgian Armed Forces

5 November (6-8pm in Aula Qc)

Theme: Terrorism, Insurgency, State Fragility: the Challenge of Stabilization

Speaker: Benedetta Berti, Head of Policy Planning, North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

26 November (6-8pm in Aula Qc)

Theme:  The Importance of a Digital Single Market for the Economy

Speaker: Danielle Jacobs, Beltug - the Belgian association of Digital Technology Leaders, euro.digital - representing ICT business market

17 December (6-8pm in Aula Qc)

Theme:Europe and the UK: what happened and what happens next?

Speaker: Sir Jonathan Faull, former Director-General of the European Commission (among others) for the ‘Task Force for Strategic Issue related to the UK Referendum’