Alumni activities

IOB organises several types of alumni activities to allow for interaction between IOB staff, alumni and even the broader development community:

meet-and-greet sessions (informal get-togethers between IOB staff and alumni in-country):
alumni in action–talks (an alumnus/a gives a lunch seminar for IOB students & staff);
alumni IMPACT award seminar (after an open call for applications, the alumnus/a that has generated the most development impact is invited to present his/her work in Antwerp);
in-country seminars in the South. These seminars bring together IOB alumni (and staff) in an IOB ‘core’ country (Ethiopia, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Tanzania, Uganda, DR Congo, Philippines and Vietnam) in a seminar with diverging formats depending on alumni demand: alumni present their work (poster sessions, presentations in seminar format, training workshops) and a networking event to facilitate synergies (the local (Belgian) development actors are also invited) to materialise.

11 Sept 2026 | IOB Graduation ceremony 2025-26
26 July 2026 (tbc)| Manila, the Philippines| Alumni Get Together, hosted by prof. Nathalie Holvoet
29 June 2026| Antwerp ( Belgium) | IOB Community Network Event at the
29 June 2026 | Antwerp (Belgium) | IOB Alumni Impact Award
26 March 2026| Leuven (Belgium) | IOB Belgium Chapter get together:

13 Feb 2026 | Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania| and IOB ( Prof. Nathalie Holvoet & Sara Dewachter)
8 Feb 2026 | , hosted by prof. Kristof Titeca

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