The Institute for European Studies of the ULB, in collaboration with its partner faculties has the pleasure of inviting you to the opening ceremony of its academic year in EU studies 2021-2022, on October 11th, 2021.

Can Europe win the fight against poverty?

This is the provocative title of the conference by Professor Olivier De Schutter, who was appointed the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights by the Human Rights Council at its 43rd session, in March 2020.

A Professor of Law at UCLouvain and at SciencesPo (Paris), Mr. De Schutter is also a member of the Global Law School Faculty at New York University. He holds a LL.M. from Harvard University, a diploma cum laude from the International Institute of Human Rights (Strasbourg) and a Ph.D. in Law from UCLouvain

The conference will be held in English

Pratical information

Date: 11 October 2021

Time:  6 :00 p.m.

Place : Dupréel Auditorium, Solbosch Campus

Participation is free, upon registration

It is mandatory to wear a facemask