EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies Department
The Bruges Campus of the College of Europe offers a programme in EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies.
See the study programme for more information.
The Department's faculty comes from over a dozen different countries and draws on both academics and practitioners. Its members offer a great variety of topics, lecture styles and training methods. All courses are supported by academic assistants who ensure a smooth organisation, offer tutorials and help students with supplementary academic and practical advice.

L. to R.: Sabine Dekeyser, Grzegorz Grobicki, Stephan Keukeleire, Francesca Fenton, Raphaël Metais, Andrew Bower, Gino Brunswijck, Claudia Zulaika Escauriaza, Vincent Laporte, Charles Thepaut, Jing Men, Sieglinde Gstöhl
- Sieglinde GSTÖHL (LI), Director of Studies
- Erwan LANNON (FR), Professor
- Stephan KEUKELEIRE (BE), Chairholder of the TOTAL Chair of EU Foreign Policy
- Jing MEN (BE), InBev-Baillet Latour Professor of European Union - China Relations
- Andrew BOWER (UK/FR), Academic Assistant
- Gino BRUNSWIJCK (BE), Research Assistant (InBev Baillet Latour Chair)
- Francesca FENTON (UK), Academic Assistant
- Grzegorz GROBICKI (PL), Academic Assistant
- Vincent LAPORTE (FR), Academic Assistant
- Raphaël METAIS (FR), Academic Assistant
- Charles THEPAUT (FR), Research Assistant (TOTAL Chair)
- Claudia ZULAIKA ESCAURIAZA (ES), Academic Assistant
- Sabine DEKEYSER (BE), Secretary
- Anne-Françoise COUNET (BE), Visiting language professor
- Bart DEFRANCQ (BE), Visiting language professor
- Annick DETOLLENAERE (BE), Visiting language professor
- José-Antonio GARCIA (ES), Visiting language professor
- Ali KHEDHER (IRQ / BE), Visiting language professor
- Elena N. KOLOYARTSEVA (BE/RUS), Visiting language professor
- Beate KORTUS-TOSCANI (DE), Visiting language professor
- Bénédicte LAPEYRE (FR), Visiting language professor
- Christian LAUSE (BE), Visiting language professor
- Hong TIBBAUT-ZHANG (BE/CN), Visiting language professor
- Alyson BAILES (UK), Visiting professor
- Tony BASS (IE), Visiting professor
- Reinhard BETTZUEGE (DE), Visiting professor
- Philippe CHABASSE (FR), Visiting professor
- Chad DAMRO (US), Visiting professor
- Jacques DE BAENST (BE), Visiting professor
- Tanguy DE WILDE D'ESTMAEL (BE), Visiting professor
- Pierre DEFRAIGNE (BE), Visiting professor
- Laure DELCOUR (FR), Visiting professor
- Monica DEN BOER (NL), Visiting professor
- Christian EGENHOFER (DE), Visiting professor
- Stefan FRÖHLICH (DE), Visiting professor
- Clive GEORGE (UK), Visiting professor
- Elspeth GUILD (UK / CA), Visiting professor
- John HEMERY (UK), Visiting professor
- Brian HOCKING (UK), Visiting professor
- Rüdiger KRECH (DE), Visiting professor
- Jovan KURBALIJA (CH/RS), Visiting professor
- Christopher LORD (UK), Visiting professor
- James MACKIE (UK), Visiting professor
- Paul MEERTS (NL), Visiting professor
- Philomena B. MURRAY (AU / IE), Visiting professor
- Hanspeter NEUHOLD (AT), Visiting professor
- Esa PAASIVIRTA (FIN), Visiting professor
- Pier Carlo PADOAN (IT), Visiting professor
- David PHINNEMORE (UK), Visiting professor
- Miguel POIARES MADURO (PT), Visiting professor
- Alejandro RIBO LABASTIDA (ES), Visiting professor
- Marc SCHELHASE (DE), Visiting professor
- Bruno SCHOLL (DE), Visiting professor
- Luk VAN LANGENHOVE (BE), Visiting professor
- Pascal VENNESSON (FR), Visiting professor
- Kurt WAGNER (DE), Visiting professor
- Jan WOUTERS (BE), Visiting professor
- Richard YOUNGS (UK), Visiting professor