{"id":2603,"date":"2021-05-05T09:19:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T09:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/?p=2603"},"modified":"2021-05-05T09:28:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T09:28:07","slug":"review-the-business-update-why-sustainability-is-inevitable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/review-the-business-update-why-sustainability-is-inevitable\/","title":{"rendered":"Review the Business Update &#8216;Why Sustainability is Inevitable&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2603\" class=\"elementor elementor-2603\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d782b58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d782b58\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ae8ea4\" data-id=\"8ae8ea4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09a8d0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09a8d0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>On Thursday 29 April 2021, the Faculty of Business and Economics hosted its first ever online edition of the Business Update session &#8216;Why sustainability is inevitable?&#8217;. The general consensus of the evening was not that we should ask ourselves if and why sustainability is inevitable, but that it simply already is! S<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>takeholder expectations are high, and sustainability is key for all businesses to create added-value and to ensure long-term success.<\/b><\/span><\/p><h2>Review the keynotes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fc8fb3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fc8fb3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d97df79\" data-id=\"d97df79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8548348 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8548348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/C5dy_YwdC_Y&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0bb6a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0bb6a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9290894\" data-id=\"9290894\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36459b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36459b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Keynote summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a41342 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a41342\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff798d0\" data-id=\"ff798d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b3de3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59b3de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1. Sustalab, by Prof. Dr. Hans Verboven<\/strong><\/p><p>Besides teaching several courses at the University of Antwerp, Prof. Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uantwerpen.be\/nl\/personeel\/hans-verboven\/\">Hans Verboven<\/a> also founded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustalab.be\/\">Sustalab<\/a>, a start-up in which he, together with students and alumni, helps companies achieve sustainable growth and innovation. Over 1.000 organisations are already using the Sustatool, which was developed for the Flemish government. Do you want to be part of the game?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fdd1d1\" data-id=\"0fdd1d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d87c57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d87c57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5576-3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2614\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5576-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5576-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5576-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5576-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5576-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5576-3-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2de25e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2de25e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4ce97b\" data-id=\"f4ce97b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b90eaee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b90eaee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5584-3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2615\" alt=\"Karen Bens Atlas Copco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5584-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5584-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5584-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5584-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5584-3-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5584-3-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-396ff9c\" data-id=\"396ff9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f794949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f794949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2. Keynote by Karen Bens<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uantwerpen.be\/nl\/studeren\/aanbod\/alle-opleidingen\/handelsingenieur-worden\/\">Business Engineering<\/a> alumna <a href=\"https:\/\/be.linkedin.com\/in\/karen-bens-a1b825106\">Karen Bens<\/a>\u00a0works as Business Controller Sustainability at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlascopco.com\/\">Atlas Copco<\/a>. She believes sustainability is key to long-term success. With climate risks and stakeholder expectations increasing, Atlas Copco aims to up its climate ambition, stimulate innovation and encourage transformation in order to create a better tomorrow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7a0ba0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7a0ba0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9943f8\" data-id=\"f9943f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4685b1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4685b1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3. Keynote by Astrid Van Parys<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/be.linkedin.com\/in\/astridvanparys\">Astrid Van Parys<\/a>\u00a0is CSR Manager and head of the sustainability team at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colruytgroup.com\/wps\/portal\/cg\/nl\/home\">Colruyt Group<\/a>. Besides that, she is also in the Board of Directors of CIFAL Flanders. As a retailer, Colruyt&#8217;s mission is to create sustainable added value through value-driven craftsmanship, and Astrid illustrated this by presenting three interesting real-life cases.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46d0be9\" data-id=\"46d0be9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1837fb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1837fb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5614-3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2616\" alt=\"Astrid Van Parys Colruyt Group\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5614-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5614-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5614-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5614-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5614-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5614-3-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45fa5c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45fa5c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-faa55e3\" data-id=\"faa55e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc9e6cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc9e6cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5616-3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2617\" alt=\"Vice rector UAntwerp Silvia Lenaerts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5616-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5616-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5616-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5616-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5616-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5616-3-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a104ee3\" data-id=\"a104ee3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4adb124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4adb124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>4. The role of the university towards sustainability solutions by vice-rector Silvia Lenaerts<\/strong><\/p><p>Vice-rector of Development and Valorisation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uantwerpen.be\/en\/staff\/silvia-lenaerts\/\">Prof. Dr. Silvia Lenaerts <\/a>is the founder of DuEL, Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology, and is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.antwerpsustainability.be\/?portfolio=antwerp-partnership\">Antwerp Partnership for Sustainability<\/a>. Her message was clear: leave out the question mark, sustainability is inevitable and as a university, we have to take our responsibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e1f0ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e1f0ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c041729\" data-id=\"c041729\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d533c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d533c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>5. Closing remarks by Prof. Dr. Koen Vandenbempt<\/strong><\/p><p>Dean of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uantwerpen.be\/en\/about-uantwerp\/faculties\/faculty-of-business-and-economics\/\">Faculty of Business and Economics<\/a>, Prof. Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uantwerpen.be\/en\/staff\/koen-vandenbempt\/\">Koen Vandenbempt<\/a>,\u00a0gave the closing remarks and shared insights into what the faculty does to put its most sustainable foot forward, both on a research and an educational level.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43de3d5\" data-id=\"43de3d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43799df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43799df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5628-3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2618\" alt=\"Dean Koen Vandenbempt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5628-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5628-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5628-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5628-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5628-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.uantwerpen.be\/business-economics\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC5628-3-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d93665d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d93665d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17097cb\" data-id=\"17097cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e447a65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e447a65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>More to come<\/h2><p>The faculty has been organising Business Update sessions for several years now, discussing topics that are current, actual and relevant for alumni, students and professionals in general.<\/p><p>The next edition will be hosted in the Fall of 2021, hopefully on campus followed by an extensive networking reception. 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