The University has cemented its commitment to its European activities with the launch of new and larger facilities for its Brussels School.
Sir David Warren, Chair of the University Council and a former UK Ambassador to Japan, officially opened the new facilities on Thursday 15 October.
He was joined for the event by Vice-Chancellor Professor Dame Julia Goodfellow, who is also a leading figure in the Universities UK-led Universities for Europe campaign. She was accompanied by Kent’s Dean for Europe Professor Roger Vickerman and Head of its School of Politics and International Relations Professor Richard Whitman.
Launched in 1998, the Brussels School of International Studies (BSIS) is a multidisciplinary postgraduate School bringing together the disciplines of politics, international relations, law and economics. It currently has more than 200 students from over 50 countries around the world.
Dame Julia said: ‘For many years, our Brussels School has been a flagship centre for Kent. Its new facilities reflect its profile, success and reputation. They also mark our confidence in our European future.’
The University also has postgraduate centres in Athens, Paris and Rome.
Other guests at the Brussels launch included Alan Campbell, Deputy Head of Mission for the British Embassy, Dafydd Pugh from Kent County Council’s International Affairs Group, and BSIS staff and students.