Recent guest lectures delivered in specific courses of the Department, or open to all students, include the following: 

• 14 November 2025, Claude BRUDERLEIN, Director, Frontline Associates Training Center (FATC), “AI and International Negotiation” (in Prof. Marchi’s course)
• 4 November 2025, Stephan KLEMENT, EU Special Envoy Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, European External Action Service (EEAS), “The Case of the Iran Nuclear Deal” (in Prof. Wiegand’s course)
• 31 October 2025, Vanda MARKOVIC, Deputy Head of Unit for Economic Security Strategy and Coordination, Directorate General for Trade, European Commission, “Economic Security – Europe in the Time of Geopolitics: How We Got Here and Where Are We Heading” (in Prof. Gstöhl’s course)
• 23 October 2025, Olivia GIPPNER, Member of the Cabinet of the Commissioner for Climate Action, Wopke Hoekstra, European Commission, “Feedback on the Policy Memo on the ‘EU Climate Diplomacy for 2025-2028’” (in Prof. Schunz’s course)
• 21 October 2025, Jean-Pierre VAN AUBEL, Senior Advisor Defence Industry & Innovation, Dutch Ministry of Defence, former EEAS Senior Expert on Defence Policy and Strategy, “The EU’s Strategic Compass for Security and Defence in Practice” (in Prof. Juncos’ course)
• 23 September 2025, Federica MOGHERINI, Rector of the College of Europe, Former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, “The HR/VP Position: First-Hand Experiences” (in Prof. Juncos’ course)
• 24 April 2025, Alexander LASSALLE, Head of the Intelligence Analysis and Reporting Division, EU Intelligence and Situation Centre (EU INTCEN), “The Future of European Intelligence: Insights and Career Opportunities in European Intelligence” (in Prof. Arcos’ course)
• 23 April 2025, Pierre VIMONT, Ambassadeur de France, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe, “L’imbrication entre politiques étrangères nationales et action extérieure de l’UE dans le contexte de la guerre en Ukraine” (in Prof. Cadier’s course)
• 16 April 2025, Elene PANCHULIDZE, Research Coordinator, European Partnership for Democracy, “Brussels Civil Society Organisations Working on Democracy Support” (in Prof. Youngs’ course)
• 10 April 2025, Federica MOGHERINI, Rector, College of Europe, former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, “The EU, NATO and Cooperation in the Transatlantic Alliance: First-hand Insights” (in Prof. S.J. Smith’s course)
• 8 April 2025, Jan-Stefan FRITZ, Managing Director, German Marine Research Consortium, “The EU and Global Ocean Governance” (in Prof. Schunz’s course)
• 4 April 2025, Joachime NASON, Head of the Humanitarian Affairs Section, European Union Delegation to the United Nations in New York, “The Role of the Multilateral EU Delegations (NY and Geneva specifically) in Humanitarian Representation and Negotiation” (in Prof. Koulaïmah’s course)
• 4 April 2025, Charles Andrew STUART, Chief Peace and Security Advisor on Africa, European External Action Service, “Countering Hybrid Threats in Africa: Why Blended Solutions are Key” (in Prof. H. Smith’s course)
• 28 March 2025, Alexandra EKKELENKAMP, Political Administrator, Directorate for General Policy, European Council and Strategic Planning Unit, “European Council and Council of the EU: A Peek Behind the Scenes” (in Prof. Colomina Saló’s course)
• 28 March 2025, Karolina STASIAK, EU Ambassador to Zambia, & Sarah WOLFF, Visiting Professor, College of Europe, “The Future of the EU’s Role in a Multiplex World” (open to all students)
• 27 March 2025, Heather GRABBE, Senior Fellow, Bruegel, and Visiting Professor, University College London, “How to Achieve a Circular Single Market for Sustainable Competitiveness” (in Prof. Goldthau’s course)
• 25 March 2025, Filippo Gabriele LA VERGHETTA, Deputy Head of the External Action Guarantees Unit, Directorate-General for International Partnerships, European Commission, “Blended Finance and the EU Global Gateway” (in Prof. Mackie’s course)
• 24 March 2025, Federica MOGHERINI, Rector, College of Europe, former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, “Debriefing the Mediator” (in Profs Banim & Herrberg’s course)
• 24 March 2025, Anne Theo SEINEN, Team Leader on Biodiversity in Unit F3 (Global Environmental Cooperation and Multilateralism), Directorate-General for Environment, European Commission, “The European Union and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework – from Negotiation to Implementation” (in Prof. Schunz’s course)
• 18 March 2025, Reza HASMATH, Full Professor in Political Science, University of Alberta, “How China Currently Views the World and its Implications for EU-China Relations” (in Prof. Michalski’s course)
• 14 March 2025, Nikos TSAFOS, Chief energy advisor to the Prime Minister of Greece, “Energy in the Eastern Mediterranean” (in Prof. Goldthau’s course)
• 1 March 2025, Guillaume MULLER, Legal Adviser, International Committee of the Red Cross, “Introduction au CICR et à la place de l'aide humanitaire dans le droit international humanitaire” (in Prof. Koulaïmah’s course)
• 14 February 2025, Ferran TARADELLAS ESPUNY, Press Officer for Competitiveness Councils, Council of the European Union, “Audiences and Instruments in EU Public Relations and Communications Management” (in Prof. Colomina Saló’s course)
• 14 February 2025, Federica MOGHERINI, Rector, College of Europe, former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, “Discussion with Rector Mogherini, former HR/VP (2014-2019)” (in Profs. Ribó Labastida & Weiler’s course)
• 7 February 2025, Federica MOGHERINI, Rector, College of Europe, former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, “Euro-Atlantic Security Relations in the 21st Century” (in Prof. Fröhlich’s course)

• 23 January 2025, José DIAZ LAFUENTE, Visiting Scholar, Department of EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies, College of Europe, “The Samoa Agreement: New Paradigms and Instruments in EU-OACPS Relations” (open to all students)
• 23 January 2025, François FISCHER, Director of the Permanent Secretariat of the Intelligence College in Europe (IE), “The Challenges and Opportunities of Intelligence in the EU and Intelligence Cooperation: Unilateral and Multilateral” (in Prof. Arcos’ course)