On 9 February 2021, the Institute for European Studies (VUB) and Vesalius College have launched an alliance under the name of the Brussels School of Governance. As a result, the content on this webpage is no longer updated from that date onwards. For the latest updates about the Brussels School of Governance, please visit: https://brussels-school.be ------------------------------- The Institute for European Studies (IES) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is an academic Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and a policy think tank that focuses on the European Union in an international setting. The Institute advances academic education and research in various disciplines, and provides services to policy-makers, scholars, stakeholders and the general public. While promoting European Studies in general, the IES specifically explores EU institutions, policies and law within the context of globalization and global governance, including a focus on the EU in international affairs and institutions. The disciplines applied at the IES include law, social/political sciences, economics and communication sciences, and the Institute’s activities focus on the various ways in which institutions, law and politics intersect with each other in the EU, its member states and at the international level.