The department IPEA participated at the European Union in International Affairs (EUIA) Conference in Brussels. Discussing internal and external dimension of the EU´s engagement and future challenges. 

The EUIA was held in person at the Royal Academy of Sciences in Brussels focussing on "Europe´s Pathways to (Dis)Engagement with the World". In more than 40 panels high-level keynote speakers, scholars, editors of academic journals, and practitioners from around the globe came together. The department of International Political Economy of East Asia cooperated with the University of Duisburg-Essen within the AREA Ruhr - Alliance for Research on East Asia Ruhr leading a panel on "Connectivity and Security: The Case of EU-Asia Relations".