On 16 & 17 December, Prof. Dr Jamal Shahin and Dr Nadia Tjahja participated in the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on the Information Society (WSIS+20) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. 👇 Read the full story: #BSoG #research #WSIS20 #UN #informationsociety #digitalgovernance

The global trading system is grappling with high US tariffs, intensifying trade tensions. How has the #EU responded to these challenges over the past year? This question formed the central theme of the 8th edition of the #TDI Yearly Conference. www.brussels-school.be/output/news/...

On 11 Dec, the BSoG hosted the launch of The Rights of Roma in European Courts: Strategic Litigation and the Boundaries of Human Rights, edited by Professor Kristin Henrard and Lilla Farkas. #Roma #research #BSoG

Following last Monday’s Council deal on a highly restrictive asylum package, Dr. @frowinrausis.bsky.social (University of Geneva) and our PhD researcher @gaiaromeo.bsky.social explain the reality behind the EU’s two “safe country” policies on @euobserver.com: euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...

📢 Don’t miss the eighth edition of the TDI Yearly Conference, the key annual event for the EU trade law and policy community. Happening tomorrow! 🗓️ 11 Dec 2025 | 09:30–17:15 📍 VUB Campus (on-site & online) 👉 Register: www.brussels-school.be/output/event...

📢 Join us for the Online Winter School Policy Panel! 🌍 The #Geopolitics of Tech: Europe in an Era of Realignments? 🗓 Friday, 16 January 2026 ⏰ 15:00–16:15 CET 💻 Online event Don’t miss this thought-provoking discussion on the realignments shaping the EU’s digital strategy and global tech governance.

⏰ Join us on 11 Dec at 17:00 for the launch of The Rights of Roma in European Courts: Strategic Litigation and the Boundaries of Human Rights by Prof. Dr Kristin Henrard and Dr Lilla Farkas. 💻 The event can also be followed online. 👉 www.brussels-school.be/output/event...

Publication alert! 🔍 Our researcher @oberthuerseb.bsky.social and Kati Kulovesi recently published the piece "Shaping the EU’s 2040 Climate Target-Reforming the European Climate Law’s Procedural Climate Governance". Read here 👇 #BSoG #EUClimateGovernance #2040target

🍃🏭 Has the Green Deal become a “Clean Industrial Deal”? We reflect on one year of von der Leyen II: political realignments, omnibus ‘simplifications’. But also: what this means for ETS2, the 2040 target, democratic legitimacy & implementation. 🎧 Listen or watch 👉 www.greendealnet.eu/episode-23-W...

How can democratic debate thrive in an era of online polarisation, shifting political norms, and increasingly complex information ecosystems? Join us for Resilient Democracy Online, a three-day stakeholder event. 🗓 1 Dec – 3 Dec 2025 📍 BRIAS, Brussels Register: www.brussels-school.be/output/event...

Delighted to share that Tom Willaert, our Postdoctoral Researcher, has co-authored a new paper with Armin Pournaki, published in Nature Humanities & Social Sciences Communications. #BSoG #BrusselsSchool #researcher

We’re proud to announce that, thanks to the coordination of Dean Prof. Dr @ftrauner.bsky.social, the BSoG has been granted the esteemed Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence status! 🇪🇺 Read more: 👉 www.brussels-school.be/output/news/...

🎓 Congratulations to @nathalievanraemdonck.com on the successful public defence of her PhD, “What Others Afford – Sociotechnical shaping of normative processes on social media platforms,” defended today at the #VUB. 👏 #PhDdefence #BSoG #BrusselsSchool

The launch of The Rights of Roma in European Courts: Strategic Litigation and the Boundaries of Human Rights by Prof. Dr Kristin Henrard and Lilla Farkas has been rescheduled to Wednesday, 11 December at 17:00! 👉 Register here: www.brussels-school.be/output/event... #HumanRights #Roma #EU

📹 In this interview with Ard Tagesschau, BSoG's Dean, @ftrauner.bsky.social, comments on EU migration in Germany. #Eu #migration #Germany #BSoG #BrusselsSchool

Harald Kümmerle (Japanese Studies in Tokyo) and Johannes Thumfart (BSoG) have co-authored a new article titled 📄 “From Data Universalism to Data Particularism: Epistemologizing Digital Sovereignty Based on Germany's and Japan's COVID-19 Responses”. 🔗 Read it here: academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...

Join the upcoming online Equality Talk on 17 Dec, where Kristin Henrard and Lilla Farkas will discuss their recently published edited volume, The Rights of Roma in European Courts: Strategic Litigation and the Boundaries of Human Rights. Register here: 👉 uni-koeln.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📚 New publication alert! BSoG Prof. Dr Ilke Adam, together with Prof. Dr Jean Beaman and Mariska Jung, PhD candidate at the #VUB, have published their edited volume: 📕 A New Wave of Anti-Racism in Europe? Racialized #Minorities at the Centre #antiracism #publication #research #migration #Europe

We are proud to announce that Dr @elieperot.bsky.social, Assistant Professor at the #BSoG and Programme Director of the Postgraduate Certificate in EU Policy Making, has been awarded the 2025 Global Strategy PhD Prize. Congratulations! 👏 #PhD #GlobalStrategy www.brussels-school.be/output/news/...

I just had an email exchange with a high school student headed to @bsog.be next year about my recent article with @luissimonn.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... She may have been being nice to her future academic advisor, but I'm still glad to see that open-access publications are

🇪🇺🇬🇧 Join the Friedrich Naumann Foundation Europe & LSE IDEAS for 🗣️ “The Future of EU–UK Collaboration: Taking Stock of Brexit & Geopolitical Strategy-Building.” 📘 With Prof. Dr. Richard Higgott (@csds.bsky.social, BSoG). 🕘 5 Nov 2025, 9:00–11:30 👉 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/eu-uk-coll...

📢 TDI Yearly 2025 – EU Trade Defence and Increasing Geo-Economic Tensions 🗓️ Thursday, 11 December 2025 | 09:30–17:15 📍 U-Residence, VUB Campus (on-site & online) 💡Attendance is limited to 100 participants. 👉 Secure your spot now: www.brussels-school.be/output/event... #TradeDefence #TDIYearly2025

Students from the BSoG’s Master in Global Security and Strategy have published an insightful analysis with Carnegie Europe, exploring what a second #Trump administration could mean for #Europe. 🇪🇺 🇺🇸

Policy Brief Alert! 🚨 For the past three years, we've been studying the ethical and legal impacts of AI. Our key takeaways are now available here 👇 We hope future AI risk assessments become far more practical — and truly actionable. Thanks to @titanthinking.bsky.social & @bsog.be

We’re proud to announce that #PhD researcher Marta Paricio Montesinos has been awarded a new #FWO PhD grant for her project “Loose Threads in the #EU’s Regulation of Mineral Value Chains in CAHRAs.” More here: www.brussels-school.be/output/news/...

We’re proud to share that researchers from the Brussels School of Governance’s Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) have been recognised among the 2025 #EUInfluencer Awards by ZN Consulting! Congratulations to our colleagues! 👏 #BSoG #CSDS More info: znconsulting.com/articles/eui...

🌱 Join us on 26 Sept for a conversation on what it means to be an environmental defender at the frontlines of protecting ecosystems and communities’ wellbeing. 📍 BSoG, Pleinlaan 5, floor -1, room Lisbon 🗓️ 26 Sept | 10:00–12:00 👉 ow.ly/GTTB50X08tb #BSoG #research #humanrights #environment

🔍 Researchers from BSoG's Centre for Environment, Economy and Energy led a landmark study on how Belgium’s industry can cut CO₂ emissions by 2040–2050. Analysing 90 technologies, the report shows that a carbon-neutral industry is within reach: #BSoG #VUB #research #decarbonisation #Belgium

🎓 We are proud to share that on 12 September, Nadia Tjahja successfully defended her PhD thesis "Meaningful participation in global and regional multistakeholder institutions: The case of the Internet Governance Forum". Congratulations on this great achievement, Dr. Tjahja! #PhD #BSoG #VUB #UNUCRIS

💼 Work with us! Our BA in International and European Law is welcoming applications for the following position: Adjunct Professor - Business Law (BA Course) ⏳ Apply by 6 October: www.brussels-school.be/jobs/adjunct... Curious about our School? ow.ly/YyM050WUYRg #BSoG #vacancy #businesslaw

📢 Save the date: 18 Sept The DEEPIN project workshop will dive into deep industrial decarbonisation and how Belgian industry can help meet EU 2040 & 2050 climate goals 🌍⚙️ Register here: ow.ly/3tZm50WTTWs #BSoG #research #decarbonisation #2050climateneutrality

💼 New vacancy alert! The Brussels School of Governance is looking for a postdoctoral researcher with a grant as part of the research project CODE. 👇 Find out more and apply by 31 October: #BSoG #vacancy #PostdoctoralResearch #CODE

Don't miss @ntjahj.bsky.social's PhD defence on the topic: "Meaningful participation in global and regional multistakeholder institutions: The case of the Internet Governance Forum". 🗓️ 12/9-15:00 📍VUB Campus, Promotiezaal D.2.01, or online 👇 Register below #BSoG #UNU-CRIS #PhD #internetgovernance

🇪🇺 Is the EU delivering on its promise of environmental democracy? With the 2025 Meeting of the Parties nearing, this free workshop will assess the EU’s record under the Aarhus Convention: access to information, public participation & justice. 🗓️ 24 Sep 📍Brussels & Online ✍️ Register before 12 Sep 👇

🔍 Research news! We are delighted to announce the publication of "Europe and its Others", the latest work by Iva Dodevska, postdoctoral researcher at BSoG-VUB/BIRMM. 📖✨ Congratulations, Iva!

Join Prof. Trisha Meyer in this @disinfo.eu webinar as she presents findings from the #EDMO report on VLOPSE compliance with the Code of Conduct on Disinformation. 🗓️ 11 September, 14:30 – 15:30 CEST 👇 Register below! #disinformation #socialmediaplatforms

🌱 Curious about the @greendealnet.eu latest #ResearchHighlights? Discover below a policy-focused overview of academic insights on the EU's transition to climate neutrality and sustainability! 👇

🔍 Don't miss out on BSoG researcher Fabio Figiaconi's latest publications: The Future of the EU’s Security Engagement in the Indo-Pacific: Business-as-Usual, Retreat or Flexible Adaptation?: ow.ly/JL7n50WLhNo Choosing not to choose: Hedging as a category of neutrality: ow.ly/orcp50WLhLn

🎥 Don't miss out on BSoG Dean Florian Trauner latest interview on Spotlight Brussels! #BSoG #migration #Europe

"Voices unmuted: Youth shaping the future of internet governance" Register for this BIG IDEAS dialogue, where @ntjahj.bsky.social will join UNU Senior Vice-Rector Prof. Sawako Shirahase to discuss the dynamic role of youth in Internet governance. 💻 Online ⏰ 11:00 CEST | 18:00 JST 🗓️ 21 August

💼 Work with us! Our BA in Global Business & Entrepreneurship is welcoming applications: Adjunct Professor-Project Management: ow.ly/JOOH50WHpOu Adjunct Professor-Strategic Management: ow.ly/jVgG50WHpOj 🗓️ Apply by 7 September Curious about our School? ow.ly/mChw50WHpNC #BSoG #vacancy #Brussels

🔍 Research news! Read below the latest publication of BSoG's academic and researcher, Max Nagel, on migration between EU member states, particularly from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE): #BSoG #research #EUmigration

Join us for this workshop where academics, policymakers and stakeholders will explore these important questions concerning the ongoing trajectory of the Convention. Register here: www.greendealnet.eu/index.php/Th...

The Brussels School of Governance supports the call made by all Belgian rectors on the situation in Gaza: vlir.be/nieuws/oproe...

🔍 Research news! In his latest publication, @caentrena.bsky.social explores how TikTok's interface design influences users' consumptive curation affordances:

🌱 Want to know how trade partners and the EU engage under Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapters? Read one of the latest journal articles from our researchers at the @greendealnet.eu #EU #TSD #EuropeanPolicy

Work with us! 📢 Our BA in Global Business & Entrepreneurship invites applications for the position of Adjunct Professor for the course Strategic Management (Spring Semester). Interested? Apply by 24 August at the link below! #BSoG #Vacancy #GlobalBusiness #Entrepreneurship #StrategicManagement

💼 New job alert Our BA in Global Business & Entrepreneurship invites applications for the position of Adjunct Professor for the course Project Management (Spring Semester). 👉Apply here: www.brussels-school.be/jobs/adjunct... #BSoG #Vacancy #GlobalBusiness #Entrepreneurship #ProjectManagement

🌱 On 3-4 July, BSoG researcher Simon Happersberger co-organised the early career workshop "The greening of trade as a way out of the polycrises? Regress, reforms and rebuilding international cooperation in the environment-trade nexus" at the University of York. 👉 More details: ow.ly/jsFY50WpfQE

🌎🫂 Join us for a round-table discussion to reflect on the Advisory Opinion 32 of 2025 on the climate emergency and human rights. 🗓️ Tuesday 15 July 📍Online Round Table ⏰ 15:00-16:30 (CET) Register here: ow.ly/nLGf50WmSaW #BSoG #Research #ClimateEmergency #AdvisoryOpinion #HumanRights #Brussels