Insurance and healthcare All students must have sufficient health insurance to cover their stay in Antwerp. Although the University of Antwerp does offer accident-liability insurance to all its students, health insurance is not included, so please make sure you are sufficiently insured. We cannot re…

Diploma Everything you need to know about your UAntwerp-diploma: Academic degrees Following the introduction of the Bachelor-Master (Ba-Ma) structure, higher education institutions in Flanders began issuing Associate, Bachelor and Master degrees to students who successfully complete the following pr…

Johan Van de Voorde unpaid senior researcher Research Johan Van de Voorde Research team Personal Rights and Property Rights Expertise - Private patrimonial law, especially property law (e.g. possession, neighbours' law, co-ownership) and prescription law; overlap of property law with other branches …

Greenoffice search menu search content Carla Uwents Roles; GreenOffice Coordinator & Sustainability Coordinator UA Hi, I’m Carla –the senior and coach of the team (and the constant factor since the start). My passion for sustainability and how to spread it lead me into this dreamjob. Besides tha…

Nicolas Carette professor Research Nicolas Carette Research team Personal Rights and Property Rights Expertise Publications (esp) on construction law (e.g. Handbook Construction Law, 2013) A choice of law rule for the proprietary aspects of B2B transactions as a step further in the EU harmonisation …

Applied Engineering Spin-offs Spin-offs Valorisation and spin-offs are a crucial aspect of research at the Faculty of Applied Engineering. Spin-offs are academic companies that transform scientific knowledge into applications for commercial use. The spin-offs of the Faculty of Applied Engineering ar…

Renate Barbaix professor - vice-dean Research Renate Barbaix Research team Personal Rights and Property Rights Law Enforcement Expertise Renate Barbaix is specialised in family property law, specially in inheritance law. Her research is both individual and as a promotor of several PhD students. Inhe…

International Staff Office search menu search content Bicycle Antwerp is a bike-friendly city and moreover, it is the fastest way to get from one place to another. You can either rent a bike or purchase one of your own. Rent or buy a bike There are many ways to rent a bike in Antwerp (some are only …

USOS search menu search content Is Emigration from Poorer to Wealthier Countries Harmful to Those Left Behind? Tuesday 8 November from 7 to 9 pm at R.001 Stadscampus Rewatch this debate ‘Brain drain’ or ‘talent mobility’, referred to as the exodus of highly skilled and (generally ) young wor…

The Scream by E. Munch - 1910 version search search content The Scream by E. Munch Research by AXIS The chemistry of The Scream (1910?) The Scream by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch is among the most famous paintings of the modern era. The now familiar image is interpreted as the ultimate representat…

Network on Migration and Global Mobility search menu search content Young people on the move lost a lot, but not their potential Author: Joelle Badran Joelle Badran has a background in humanitarian aid and emergency response and is interested in migration studies and children on the move. She is cur…

DiplomatiCon-net search menu search content Have you met... Malika Dekkiche? Mamluk Diplomacy and DiplomatiCon Malika Dekkiche I probably would have pursued my study in journalism or political sciences… but that was the plan before my bag and my Master thesis on the Battle of the Camel was stolenâ…

Thalia Kruger professor Research Thalia Kruger Research team Law Enforcement Law and Development Expertise My research is situated in the domain of private international law. In this domain I work on different topics such as international contract law, international family law and international civi…

USOS search menu search content Programme 2013 Food and Development : what's on the menu ? With emerging economies’ demand for food on the rise and food supply pressurized by extreme weather events, are we heading toward a global food crisis, as predicted by the United Nations? Or will new and imp…

Frederik Swennen Research Frederik Swennen Research team Personal Rights and Property Rights Expertise Legal advice and consultancy for private individuals and private and public organisations Speeches, seminars, education Supervision of projects of policy or basic research projects Flexible and Com…

Personal Rights and Property Rights search menu search content Research Projects Ongoing projects Towards Responsible Germline Genome Editing: Developing a Regulatory Framework Embedding Human Rights. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract The research will focus on the regulatory framework on germline ge…