Executive Training: Sanctions and Export Control

29th – 31st of May 2018 Protect yourself and your company! Do you export products or software? Do you really know where they end up and who will use them? Are there any US nationals involved in your transactions? Can your valves be used in nuclear technology? Might your luxury goods end up in North …

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Bringing Humanity Back to the Oceans: Brussels Maritime Talks – Labour at Sea

On 4 November 2025, the Brussels Diplomatic Academy (BDA), in partnership with Téthys Naval, hosted the inaugural Brussels Maritime Talk (BMT) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Entitled “Labour at Sea: A Human Rights Perspective,” the event marked an important step in maritime dialogue — placing the realities of life and labour at sea within the …

Every professor gave it their all, and oh, we learned a lot

Brussels Diplomatic Academy graduates celebrate their achievements at the Brussels Parliament. On Wednesday 8 October the most recent graduates from the Postgraduate Certificate programmes of the Brussels Diplomatic Academy (BDA) of the VUB received their certificates at a  ceremony held in the Hall of Mirrors of the Brussels Parliament. This year’s recipients graduated in Economic …

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