The Climate Change Dialogues with expert Prof. William Moomaw
The Climate Change Dialogues – the first of the Global Affairs Leadership series at the BDA – were launched on 03 February at the Brussels Press Club. The full-house event was moderated by Global Affairs Advisor Ambassador Dr. Len Ishmael with welcome remarks delivered by BDA Director Gunter Gaublomme. The two were joined on stage …
BDA Conference hears from a lead author of the IPCC Nobel Peace Prize winning report As COP25 opened in Madrid, here in Brussels Professor Moomaw, a lead author of the IPCC Nobel Peace Prize winning report, told the Brussels Diplomatic Academy (BDA) conference at De Warande that the world is in a climate emergency now, …
BDA Conference on Sustainable Development to hear from Nobel Prize author
These are highly dynamic and uncertain times, marked as they are with tensions in both the geopolitics surrounding the World Order and in the arena of global trade. The USA, which hitherto has played a leadership role in the design of the global multilateral infrastructure and principles of free and open trade, seems to have …
BDA Students Graduate at ceremony at the Brussels Parliament
On the 15th of October 2019, graduates of the BDA postgraduate programmes in Economic Diplomacy, International Trade and Investment, and the Flagship Programme in Economic Diplomacy and International Business, received their certificates from Ambassador Dr. Len Ishmael at a ceremony held in the recently renovated mirror room of the Brussels Parliament. In the company …
New BDA students start classes and alumni group launched
Full-time and part-time students started at the BDA on the 2nd of September, embarking on programmes in economic diplomacy and international business. Upon completion of their courses, BDA graduates will be well prepared for entry into the labour market, or for improved career progression. With courses ranging from Techniques in Foreign Trade, to International Lobbying, …
Apply for a BDA Postgraduate Programme!
Do you have an interest in economic diplomacy or international business, or even both? The Brussels Diplomatic Academy postgraduate programmes provide education and training in all of them. Our specialised curricula have been developed by those who have worked in these fields and who understand the importance of a good academic and practical educational background. …
BDA Conference warned about the ‘weaponisation of things’
Michèle Coninsx, Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Security Council, Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), told the Economic Diplomacy Conference of the Brussels Diplomatic Academy (BDA) that combating the ever-evolving terror threat requires a new approach and a whole society response. Coninsx, a VUB alumna, emphasized that the ‘weaponisation of things’ will …
BDA Graduation Ceremony 2018
BDA students graduated from programmes in Economic Diplomacy and International Trade and Investment at the Paleis Der Academien on the 29th of November 2018 (photo credits Ana Lotus)
Importance of Economic Diplomacy recognised in appointment of new VUB Fellow Claire Tillekaerts
Claire Tillekaerts, CEO of Flanders Investment and Trade (FIT), today became a VUB Fellow at a ceremony at the Concert Noble in Brussels. Tillekaerts was nominated by the Brussels Diplomatic Academy of the VUB (BDA), in honour of her contribution to Economic Diplomacy. Under her leadership and internationalisation strategy, FIT has become a highly respected …
China’s White Paper offers hope for multilateralism
BDA Chair in Asia-Pacific Studies, Prof. Dr. Kim Van der Borght has discussed the contents of China’s White Paper on China-US Trade friction in a piece in Bangladesh’s leading English-language newspaper, the Daily Star. In this piece, which is part of the Chair’s engagement in constructive public dialogue, he provides a view on how to …
Chair Asia-Pacific Studies Established at the Brussels Diplomatic Academy
The Brussels Diplomatic Academy (BDA) has established a Chair Asia-Pacific Studies, sponsored by the Aviation-Education Foundation. The Chair, established in March 2018, was created to enhance the understanding of developments in the Asia-Pacific region and to promote collaboration between Europe and countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The Chair holder is Prof. Dr. Kim Van der …