With Pierre d'Argent, Anne van Aaken and Johann Justus Vasel, we are proud that The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Europe will be published in October this year. ESIL-SEDI conference in Vilnius.

We are thrilled to announce that VLIZ will organise the 7th edition of the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 7th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity in Bruges, Belgium, from 17-20 November 2026. It will be all about "The marine biodiversity insights we need, for the ocean we want". Join the newsletter

🚀 Call for Papers: ACCA 2024 – Dare to Think in Shaping the Future! Join us UGent Recht & Criminologie on Dec 17 to explore #Innovation and the #Law. Submit your abstract by Nov 11 ⚖️ 🌐 Tech-driven legal changes 📚 Law & criminology study evolution 🤝 Law & society interaction

📣 Call for Applications: Research on the use of international law by domestic courts 📣 We are currently hiring professionals or graduate students to provide research assistance for a project led by Vladyslav Lanovoy & me. Please share this opportunity with your networks! Faculté de droit – Université Laval

Register for the #MarineUserDays by 10 October! Join the marine community in #Lisbon 🇵🇹 from 5-6 November and learn about uses of #Copernicus #OpenData 🛰️ and funding opportunities ➡️Plus, benefit from networking sessions! Register at👇 eumetsat.int/marine-user-da…

On Thursday 5 December, The Royal Belgian Marine Academy and the Ghent Maritime Institute will co-organize a study day on the legal, geopolitical, military, security, and economic challenges of the Black Sea region, register now until 3 December via event.ugent.be/registration/z…

BREAKING: The Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3 has been chased, intercepted, and boarded by Danish Navy vessel Y311 Søløven after the Chinese vessel destroyed 2 undersea telecom cables linking Finland-Germany and Sweden-Lithuania. The vessel sailed from Russia & the captain is Russian

One to definitely put in your agenda!

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - One-page abstracts in line with the conference themes are welcome addressing gender equality in the blue economy at local, national, regional, or global levels. Submission deadline 31 January. wmu.se/events/confere… #WMUGenderEquality #blueeconomy International Maritime Organization

Finse website meldt dat NAVO aanwezigheid in Oostzee uitbreidt uit met tien schepen. Niet bevestigd door NAVO. Meer: marineschepen.nl/nieuws/NAVO-br…

Join us in Galway for the 14th Seminar for Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces where the Maritime Institute shall be represented by research Frederik Rogiers on the protection under international law of submarine cables and pipelines.

Final two weeks to apply for European students! Don't wait any longer, check out our program and how to apply via maritimescience.ugent.be

Glad to have been a supporting partner at the ISMLLW's 14th Seminar for LEGADs where our own Frederik Rogiers spoke on the international law framework for the protection of critical maritime underwater infrastructure. There is no place for sea blindness in todays geopolitics.

Registratie voor de jaarlijkse Vorming Havenbeheer voor maritieme professionals is nog steeds mogelijk. Binnenkort trappen we weer 6 interactieve en leerrijke dagen af omtrent het reilen en zeilen van de havenwereld. Bemachtig nu nog de laatste plekken via gandaiusacademy.ugent.be/haven/25-26

First reveal of North Sea Port to this year's MaritimeScience students from UGent along with a visit to Stukwerkers, where company head Sam De Wilde shared his expertise about leadership and management in the maritime industry. Off to a great start! Stay tuned for more! 👨‍🎓⚓