The Vrije Universiteit Brussel is a humanist, dynamic and urban-engaged university situated in the capital of Europe. It provides high-quality education to more than 15,800 students (of which 21,5% are international students, covering around 128 nationalities). It houses over 150 research teams across nine faculties. The Politics Department is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences, and participates in various research networks and (inter)national consortia, most notably within Horizon Europe, ERC, EOS-FWO. Its research is clustered in two large research groups on international politics and democratic futures.