Education

dr. Mendeltje van Keulen and Diederik Brink giving a guest lecture to students at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. During the guest lecture, Mendeltje and Diederik debated on what are some of the dangers posed to democracy from two points of view: Diederik presented the American perspective and connected it with the US elections, whereas Mendeltje presented the European perspective. The effect of disinformation on digital platforms was discussed, starting a further debate on the impact of the Digital Services Act. (September 2024)

dr. Mendeltje van Keulen giving a lecture to students at The Hague University of Applied Sciences for the subject “Advanced Research Skills”, about how to conduct a research assignment, strengthening the students’ applied research skills and educating them on how to conduct applied research in a real-life situation. The research group European Impact was the assignment provider, further strengthening the impact of the applied research skills. (September 2024). 

Bart Groothuis, Member of the European Parliament, speaking at our conference at the University of Applied Sciences  in The Hague.
Mr. Groothuis also recorded a podcast about Cybersecurity in our Podcast studio (March 2024).

dr. Mendeltje van Keulen giving a lecture to students  in The Hague University of Applied Sciences in the Hague about EU governance (June 2024)

dr. Mendeltje van Keulen giving a lecture to students in The Hague University of Applied Sciences in the Hague about Managing Organisations in the EU (July 2024)

Sandra Leenders, EU advisor of the Digital Affairs Committee of the Dutch House of Representatives, gave a guest lecture for the Challenges to EU Governance minor. During her guest lecture, she discussed what her role as an EU advisor entails (e.g. providing advice a bout specific instruments, giving alerts about important developments about an EU topic, etc.). She also delved into what the role of the Digital Affairs Committee in the Dutch House of Representatives is and how to go about monitoring the government’s involvement in European Negociations (July 2024)

Witte Wijsmuller, Policy Assistant to the Director General at DG CONNECT in the European Commission, gave a guest lecture for the Challenges to European minors. During his guest lecture, Wijsmuller explained the role of DG Connect and its role in ensuring that Europe is “fit for the digital age”. He also touched upon EU investments in digital technologies, such as those via the Digital Europe Platform. Furthermore, he also discussed with the students specific pieces of EU digital policy, such as Cyber Skills Academy, the European Cyber Security Alarm System and the Cyber Solidarity Act. Wijsmuller also shared about different career paths and the impact that one can have on EU digital policy. (May 2024)