About the School

Mission statement

Situated in the heart of Europe, we strive to be a hub for interdisciplinary teaching and cutting-edge research. Our purpose is to understand and help tackle key societal dynamics and challenges. We focus on migration and diversity, the digital transformation of society, climate change and green transitions in the economy, as well as diplomacy, strategy and geopolitical competition. We educate open-minded students and connect to policymakers and societal actors interested in a research-informed understanding of Europe in a changing world.

The Brussels School of Governance (BSoG) is an alliance between the Institute for European Studies (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and Vesalius College. Established in 1987, Vesalius College offers students a truly unique educational experience, focusing on Bachelor and Master programmes. The Institute for European Studies proposes several postgraduate programmes as well as PhD supervisions and has a long-standing reputation in research on the international role and standing of the EU. 

By means of this alliance, the BSoG has now an international staff of more than 200 people. It pursues its research and teaching in four research centres, each of which focuses on a key societal dynamic and challenge. The Centre for Digitalisation, Democracy and Innovation (CD2I) analyses the ongoing digital transformation of society. The Centre for Environment, Economy and Energy (C3E) operates at the crossroads of today’s turbulent transitions. The Centre for Migration, Diversity and Justice (C-MDJ) focuses on the multilevel governance and politics of immigration, justice and home affairs, immigrant integration, diversity and equality. The Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) seeks to contribute to a better understanding of the key contemporary security and diplomatic challenges of the 21st century – and their impact on Europe. 

The in-house expertise of the BSoG is further strengthened by a close collaboration with an international network of partners, such as the United Nations University (UNU-CRIS), the Vienna School of International Studies, University of Warwick, and the EUtopia European university network.

Team

 The Brussels School of Governance has a rich human potential of researchers, teachers and support staff.

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BSoG Team

Management & Board

Management

The BSoG is managed by the Executive Committee. Prof. Dr. Florian Trauner acts as the Dean of the BSoG and chairs its Executive Committee. Prof. Dr. Sven Van Kerckhoven is the Vice-Dean for Education. Anthony Antoine is the Executive Director and Jacintha Liem is the Head of Secretariat.

Board

The Executive Committee is accountable to the Board of the BSoG. The President of the Board is Prof. Dr. Karel de Gucht. The Board members are:  

Sven Biscop – Caroline Buts – Eva De Bleeker – Karel De Gucht (President of the Board) – Gloria Gonzalez Fuster – Frank Hoffmeister – Tony Joris – Trisha Meyer – Sofie Skovborg – Leo Van Audenhove - Nic Van Craen – Wendy Van den Broeck – Freddy Van Den Spiegel – Wessel Miedema

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