Alumni roundtable on careers
On 27 March 2024, the annual Alumni Roundtable organised by the Department of EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies (IRD) took place. This “Life after IRD”-themed roundtable offered another...
The Department of European Political and Governance Studies features workshops in professional development, which are intensive 8-hour seminars on highly topical subject matters taught by practitioners and academics from Brussels and beyond.
The workshops aim to contribute to the insertion in the job market of our students by:
HERBERT D. - La politique industrielle de l'Union européenne (8h)
KASSIM H. - Understanding Brexit : Causes, Consequences and Challenges (8h)
PAPAIOANNOU A. - NATO’s Future and NATO-EU Relations : Building Bridges across Brussels (8h)
PATTEN R. - EU Lobbying : Demystifying the Reality – Demonstrating the Democratic Necessity (8h)
SAINT MARTIN F. - Assistants parlementaires et collaborateurs d’élus (8h)
WESTLAKE M. - How to Find Work in the European Union and its Institutions (8h)
These workshops do not grant ECTS credits, but a certificate of participation is conferred upon the successful completion of the module.
There is no limit to the number of workshops that a student can follow. However, some workshop are open only to a limited number of participants, selected on a first-come-first-served basis.
My experience in the department not only deepened my knowledge of EU policies but through professionalising courses, workshops and the simulation game, it also prepared me for working in EU institutions, public affairs consultancies, or other fields. - Veronika Vargová (Chopin promotion)