Master of Laws (LL.M) Economic Governance Economic Governance Module coordinator: Professor Jan Blockx In the cluster ‘Economic Governance’ you will study several aspects of economic regulation. This includes the European Union’s approach in this field, and how it combines government intervent…

Master of Laws (LL.M) Quality assurance, facts and figures Quality assurance, facts and figures Quality assurance At the University of Antwerp we ensure the quality of our programmes. Every programme goes through a quality assurance cycle of six years. In year three, we review the quality assurance …

Master of Laws (LL.M) Commercial Transactions and Disputes Commercial Transactions and Disputes Module coordinator: professor Wouter Verheyen Within the cluster ‘Commercial Transactions & Disputes’ you will focus on the different approaches of and on the law applicable to commercial transactions…

Maaike Geuens Universitair Docent Publiek Management (Open Universiteit Nederland) Publicaties Maaike Geuens Justice delayed and justice denied non-implementation of European Courts Judgments and the Rule of Law Bron Berlin, Democracy Reporting International, European Implementation Network (EIN), S…

Antwerp Research Institute for the Arts search menu search content Art and Ecology The Art & Ecology cluster focuses on the intricate relationships between art, ecology and science. It wishes to create collaborations and synergies between the creativity and insights of artists and scientists from an…

Michael Marcondes Smith predoc researcher FWO Research Michael Marcondes Smith Research team Law and Development Making human rights more distributive by design: righting socio-economic inequalities. 01/12/2025 - 31/12/2026 Abstract This project seeks to scrutinise the role of human rights law and p…

Jonathan Bernaerts TT. asst. research professor Research Jonathan Bernaerts Research team Government and Law Law Enforcement Expertise Expertise in language legislation, law and religion (collective aspects), and communication by the judiciary at large. Substantive and methodological expertise in so…

Maaike Geuens Assistant Professor Public Management (Open University Netherlands) Publications Maaike Geuens Substantive tax sovereignty Under globalisation: re-empowering the States? Source Tilburg law review : journal of international and european law - ISSN 2211-0046-29:3 (2024) p. 18-24 Author(s…

Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy search menu search content CHANGE "Changing work, changing incomes: designing a responsive social protection system for all" Call for papers - AIPRIL/CHANGE workshop, Antwerp, Belgium, 27-28 January 2026 "Changing work, changing incomes: assessing the vulnerab…

Helga Luku doctoral scholarship holder Research Helga Luku Research team Government and Law Continuity of civil status for mobile citizens in a diverse European Union: how to ensure through EU law a right balance between freedom of movement, fundamental rights and respect for the competences and nat…

Olaf Timmermans unpaid guest prof. Research Olaf Timmermans Research team Centre for Research and Innovation in Care (CRIC) Expertise a. Healthy region (HERE) i. Objective and Keywords In the Special Interest Group (SIG), professionals from the government, the public and private sectors are connecte…

Frédéric Vanneste guest prof. external funds Research Frédéric Vanneste Research team Law and Development Equality beyond non-discrimination: redefining the boundaries of human rights law before socio-economic inequality. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract This project seeks to scrutinise the role…

Antwerp Interdisciplinary Platform for Research into Inequality search menu search content AIPRIL Centre of Excellence New and Noteworthy Call for papers - AIPRIL/CHANGE workshop, Antwerp, Belgium, 27-28 January 2026 "Changing work, changing incomes: assessing the vulnerability of non-standard worke…

Law and Development search menu search content Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award 2021 Dr Yousra Benfquih ‘Astute, transparent and courageous’ Last Friday, on the 10th of December, International Human Rights Day, Dr Yousra Benfquih was awarded the Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award for best …

Law and Development search menu search content Critical Approaches to Children's Rights 9th CREAN Children's Rights Research Symposium Critical Approaches to Children’s Rights (Deadline for submissions extended: 15th September) 9th CREAN Children’s Rights Research Symposium Monday 4 – Tuesday …

Petra Meier full professor Research Petra Meier Research team Politics & Public Governance Expertise Availability of the members of the research group through lectures, workshops, research and policy notes, participation in expert panels, etc. Queer Interest Groups in The EU: Explaining Organization…

Vrijzinnige dienst zoeken menu zoek inhoud Why this series? Rediscover the power of the Enlightenment … and recognize the cuckoo that nests within it. Postmodernism began in universities as a critical reflection on power and knowledge but grew into a cuckoo in the second half of the twentieth cent…

Daniël Cuypers emeritus occasional assignment Research Daniël Cuypers Research team Expertise Nearly 300 publications: books, articles, book chapters, legal comments, reviews (10 years as a practising lawyer and 9 years as a member of a Flemish Tribunal) 140 contributions and lectures at national …

Business and Economics Practical experience during your studies Internships, company visits, lectures and much more Practical experience during your studies Internships, company visits, lectures and much more Even while pursuing your studies, you can actively engage with organizational practices. Th…

Great Lakes of Africa Centre search menu search content 25 October 2022 from 12:30 until 14:00 (CET) Political representation in the aftermath of ethnic violence: a comparative analysis of Rwanda and Burundi (1985-2015) Réginas Ndayiragije and Marijke Verpoorten The lack of political representation…

Filippo Grisolia unpaid staff Research Filippo Grisolia Research team Development processes, actors and policies One for all and all for cash? An inquiry into sustainable social network and collective action effects of cash transfers in rural Uganda. 01/10/2020 - 30/09/2024 Abstract Cash transfers a…

Rebecca Ricifari unpaid staff Research Rebecca Ricifari Research team Private International Law and International Corporate Mobility: Directive (EU) 2019/2121 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Directive (EU) 2017/1132 as regards cross-border conversions, merg…

Architecture + Interior search menu search content Architecture + Interior Interdisciplinary research group of architects and interior designers pursuing sustainable, meaningful spatial solutions The research group Architecture + Interior (A+I) seeks multi-and interdisciplinary study, research and c…

Ethical code on active pluralism Philosophical diversity is an integral part of our contemporary society and of our university. In responding to this diversity, the University of Antwerp takes an actively pluralistic approach. Active pluralism shares the moral sensitivity of passive pluralism: that …

Centre of Expertise for Higher Education search menu search content Towards sustainable higher education Written in collaboration with Wim Lambrechts (Open Universiteit, The Netherlands), Luc Van Liedekerke (University of Antwerp) & Peter Van Petegem (University of Antwerp) The accumulation of knowl…