Alumnus Arne Lahcen works as a cabinet member at the European Space Agency (ESA) in Italy. Together with the European Commission, they observed the consequences of Covid-19 from space, using the Copernicus programme and Sentinel satellites.

Natalie Danti studied Commercial Engineering at the University of Antwerp (former RUCA) and graduated in 1996. Since then, she worked and studied in 6 different countries. Currently, she is Commercial Lead at Pfizer in Italy, where she manages a sales and marketing team.

Roel Dom (social and economic sciences, 2012) is a young professional and economist for the World Bank in Washington, D.C. He is part of a team that aims to find macroeconomic policy strategies. This is his story.

The University of Antwerp, and higher education in general, had to get creative due to the pandemic. For the first time ever, the Master’s thesis defenses were held online instead of on campus in front a small jury. The Department of Transport and Regional Economics went one step further and made good use of the opportunity by opening the defenses up to the public.

Mirella Lancz obtained a Master in Business Economics, and is currently working as a Marketing Specialist at DSV, one of the leading global transport and logistics companies. As part of the Business Development team, she is responsible for marketing and involved in all commercial areas. We asked her about her career path after her studies, and how she coped with the corona crisis.

When Bram Roosens started his PhD back in 2014, he had no clue that he would end up where he is today. He decided to write a little piece on how cultivating a curious, serendipitous mindset has helped him throughout his PhD.