Past Events

TD 2025

The theme day on water, held in Brussels on 1 December 2025 and organised by the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences, brought together young researchers working on overseas topics to discuss the growing global challenges related to water.

Power Profile USA

The Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences and the Egmont – Royal Institute for International Relations organised Power Profile 2025, an annual international conference dedicated to analysing the domestic development, foreign policy, and defence strategy of a major global power. Each edition is held in collaboration with leading partners from the country under study.

ARSOM-ASOM 2025

The colloquium on the “New World Order”, held in Brussels on 13–14 October 2025 and jointly organised by the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences and the Académie des Sciences d’Outre-Mer, brought together scholars and experts t

Droit 2025

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of Lovanium University, the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences, in collaboration with the Faculties of Law and Criminology of UCLouvain and KU Leuven, was pleased to host a symposium on the past, present, and future of collaboration between Congolese and Belgian lawyers.

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On 8 (PM), 9 (whole day) and 10 (AM) September, the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences (RAOS) and the Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences (RBINS) organised a joint meeting with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on the theme of Ecosystems in a changing world.

 

Album of the conference

EU-CHINA

Marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the European Union and the People's Republic of China, this conference assessed opportunities to deepen the relationship and establish more concrete cooperation on issues of shared interest.

Minerals DRC 2025

The international conference “Strategic Minerals, Mining and Society in the D.R. Congo”, held from 2 to 4 April 2025 at the Palace of the Academies in Brussels, brought together experts from a wide range of disciplines to examine the impact of mining and mineral processing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Young Researchers Overseas Day 2024

On Monday, 9 December 2024, the sixth Young Researchers Overseas Day was organized by the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences (Belgium). This event is aimed at researchers younger than 40 who are working overseas in various research fields. These fields should fit into one of the scientific disciplines of the 3 sections of the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences. The Young Researchers’ Day is an opportunity to meet one another, discuss, exchange ideas and know more about the Academy and its activities.

Marine Data and SDGs


Marine Science and Data for SDGs


On 4 and 5 June, the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences (RAOS) organized a meeting with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on the theme of Marine Science and Data for SDGs.


The following Chinese CAS institutes send their representatives:

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Joint Meeting of the ASOM and ARSOM in Paris

 

« La gouvernance des océans. Gestion des ressources marines, conservation de la biodiversité, sécurité alimentaire et développement durable »

Marine resource management, biodiversity conservation, food security and sustainable development.