Projects
Private International Law and International Corporate Mobility: Directive (EU) 2019/2121 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Directive (EU) 2017/1132 as regards cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions University of Antwerp
Cross-border cooperation: the role of (im)mobility within cross-border conservation initiatives KU Leuven
The idea that borders are fading because of ever-increasing flows of people and goods has proven to be a myth. Borders are becoming increasingly militarized, the number of deaths at border crossings is rising, and more and more physical borders are being erected. In direct contrast, cross-border conservation turns out to be essential to address the pressing environmental and climate challenges we face today. Consequently, thinking about how ...
The geopolitics of cross-border (im)mobilities KU Leuven
Some scholars argued in the 1990s that the world was globalizing so rapidly that it was becoming borderless and that we were witnessing the end of geography. However, nowadays, borders play a more complex role than ever. Instead of either closing borders to protect a country’s sovereignty or opening borders to capture international economic flows, we see that this takes place simultaneously, even in the exact same borderlands. Some ...
The right to move or unshakable national sovereignty? The cultural political economy of cross-border flows of people KU Leuven
Study on the analysis of the needs for cross-border services and assessment of the organisational, legal, technical and semantic barriers. University of Antwerp
University education and professional integration in a cross-border context Ghent University
The Transuniv project aims to work on the professional integration and mobility of students in the cross-border area of Wallonia-Flanders-France. The actions of the project allow students from the 3 regions to:
enter the job market of the three regions .
promote, on the European scene, the doctorate in the cross-border area of Wallonia-Flanders-France.
develop accross the cross-border area innovative problem-solving systems ...
Cross-border Data Flows between the European Union and China: A Comparative Analysis of Data Protection Laws and Future Cooperation Ghent University
Flows of personal data of citizens across borders are increasingly important in international trade, not in the least between the European Union and China. The respective legislative frameworks that govern the protection of personal data, however, significantly differ. This gives rise to urgent questions
related to jurisdiction (competence and applicability of law), safeguarding of data protection standards, enforcement and ...
WinWin4WorkLife : Healthy, inclusive and sustainable remote work futures as a Win-Win for employees and employers in urban, rural and cross-border areas Vrije Universiteit Brussel
employer and employee perspectives into a single framework. The project has five key objectives and outcomes: 1) To gain an
interdisciplinary understanding of how the private and work spheres interact when working remotely; 2) To assess which living and
working conditions ensure a healthy work-life ...
TRILATE: TRILateral research for optimal investments in adequate cross-border energy infrastructure Ghent University
In the region that unites Belgian, Dutch and German industrial clusters, the density of energy demand is very high, while spatial options to deploy renewable energy technologies are limited. Hence, an analysis of the required energy transport infrastructure for industrial clusters is crucial in view of security of supply. TRILATE aims to develop scientific models at the level of processes, industrial clusters and cross-border energy systems, ...