Business and Economics
Economic Policy alumna Isabelle Cammaert works as an Attache in Human Resources at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In this Q&A vlog, she explains what she does on a day-to-day basis, why she chose to do her Master’s in English and what achievement she’s most proud of.
Researchers of the University of Antwerp – Faculty of Business and Economics developed a transport model that allows the calculation of the cost of different transport chains. Find out more in this short movie starring Prof. Edwin van Hassel.
Pieter Uytterlinde obtained his master’s degree in Organisation and Management in 2012. He’s always had an entrepreneurial spirit. Recently, he created a new dating platform, called Date-a-Mate.
Now more than ever, aviation needs a training approach that is efficient and safe. Together with some big names in the aviation world, Sebastiaan Esselens (master’s student Business Engineering: Management Information Systems), created a model to make pilot training more varied and personalized.
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.
SEW-alumnus Abdel Bouddount is HR Business Partner at Mediahuis, the Belgian media company behind newspapers as De Standaard and Gazet van Antwerpen. He shares some of his experiences working in the HR sector during the corona crisis.
Linda Peters obtained her PhD in Applied Economics at the University of Antwerp. In 1 minute, she explains how she has demonstrated that Global Public Policy is a promising application for Real Options.