ETI Department Annual Conference 2026
Academics, diplomats, students, NGOs, youth, and public institution representatives came together for the conference “Strategic Autonomy Under Pressure: Can the European Union Enlarge in Times of...
International conferences
The Department of EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies organised the following international conferences the past few years:
- EU Digital Diplomacy Roundtable (17 October 2025)
- Roundtable Discussion “‘Europe’s Choice’? Strategic Outlook on the EU’s New External Action Agenda” (25 October 2024)
- International conference “Striking a Balance? The European Union’s Management of the Environment-Trade Nexus” (6 October 2023)
- International conference "Foresight in the European Union" (6-7 October 2022)
- International conference "The European Union and the Governance of Contested Global Spaces" (15 October 2021)
- International conference “EU-China Digital Connectivity: Opportunities and Challenges?” (11 October 2019)
- Roundtable "What makes a good (European) diplomat today?" (8 October 2019)
- International conference “EU-China 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation” (13 May 2019)
- Seminar “The EU and East-Asia: Diplomacy and Politics” (19 March 2019)
- International Conference "New Developments in the Study of EU External Action" (5 October 2018)
- International Conference: "The EU, China and SDGs: A likely alliance?" (7 May 2018)
- International Conference: "The EU’s 'Privileged Partnerships' with its Neighbours: An Institutional Perspective" (25 January 2018)
- International conference "The Belt and Road Initiative: EU-China Logistics and Supply Chain" (23 November 2017)
- International Conference: "A New Order or No Order? Continuity and Discontinuity in the EU-China-US Relationship" (29 September 2017)
- Conference "The EU-China Bilateral Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI)" (15 May 2017)
- Conference "China’s Belt & Road Initiative and EU-China Relations" (20 October 2016)
- Conference "The European Union and Peacebuilding" (17 October 2016)
- Workshop: 'One Belt, One Road: Security Dimensions' (12 October 2016)
- Conference "Between Cooperation and Competition: Major Powers in Shared Neighbourhoods – Lessons for the EU" (22 September 2016)
- International Conference "The EU and China: Climate Change and Energy Security" (2 May 2016)
- Roundtable “Refugee Crisis” − “EU Crisis”? Causes, Consequences, Call for Action (2 March 2016)
- Seminar "The Issue of China’s Market Economy Status (MES) in EU-China Relations" (18 February 2016)
- International Workshop "European Perspective on China’s New Silk Road" (14-15 September 2015)
- High level Conference "Transatlantic Leadership in a Global Perspective: Challenges and Opportunities" (19 October 2015)
- International Conference "Theorizing the European Neighbourhood Policy" (17-18 September 2015)
- International Conference “The EU and China: Reform and Governance”, Brussels (4-5 May 2015)
- International Conference "Mass Communication and EU-China Relations", co-organised with the Committee of the Regions, Brussels (3-4 April 2014)
- International Conference "The ENP in a Comparative Perspective: Key Challenges and Major Lessons" (20-21 March 2014)
- International Conference "The ENP in a Comparative Perspective: Mapping the EU’s Wider Neighbourhood Relations" (14-15 November 2013)
- International Conference on “The EU and the Emerging Powers”, co-organised with, European Parliament, Brussels (29-30 April 2013)
- International Conference on “EU-China Soft Diplomacy”, co-organised with the Committee of the Regions, Brussels (18-19 April 2013)
- International Conference on "The Neighbours of the EU's Neighbours: Legal, Political, Security and Socio-Economic Challenges beyond the ENP" (21-22 March 2013)
- Seminar on "Mass Communication and EU-China Relations", co-organised with Xinhua News Agency Europe Regional Bureau and Madariaga-College of Europe Foundation, Brussels (18 December 2012)
- International Conference on "The Neighbours of the EU's Neighbours: Diplomatic and Geopolitical Dimensions beyond the ENP" (15-16 November 2012)
- International Workshop on "EU-China Relations in a Globalised World" (26 October 2013)
- International Conference on “The EU and China – Partners for a Green World” (19-20 April 2012)
- International Conference on Understanding political Islam in Arab Mediterranean societies: Challenges and Prospects for the EU Foreign Policy (24 February 2012)
- International Conference on "Challenges Facing the 21st Century Diplomat: Representation, Communication, Negotiation and Training" (25-26 October 2011)
- International Conference on “The EU, the US and China: Towards the New International Order?” (22-23 April 2011)
- International Conference on “The EU and China: Partners or Competitors in Africa?” (4-5 February 2010)
- International Conference on "The Power of Europe: Affirming the EU as a Global Actor" (7-8 May 2009)
- International Workshop on "Prospects and Challenges for EU-China Relations in the 21st Century: The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement" (3-4 April 2009)
- International Forum on Diplomatic Training "New Challenges to Diplomatic Training", 36th Meeting of Deans and Directors of Diplomatic Academies and Institutes of International Relations (24-26 September 2008)
- International Workshop on "Transatlantic Relations" (26-27 October 2007)