Info session: 2026 BA Global Engagement Seminar to Brussels, Belgium | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Type: School event
Host: International Policy Center

Info session: 2026 BA Global Engagement Seminar to Brussels, Belgium

Registration required

Speaker

Dr. Jonathan Hanson (MPP/MPA Program Director; Lecturer, Ford School)

Date & time

Sep 18, 2025, 11:30 am-12:30 pm EDT

Location

Weill Hall, Room 5240
Group of people posing in front of the Cinquantenaire Arch in Brussels, holding a banner with the University of Michigan logo
Faculty and students in PubPol 480 traveled to Belgium in Spring 2025. Photo credit: Jon Hanson

A light lunch will be provided. A recording will be made available to Ford School BAs unable to attend the September 18 session.

PubPol 480 is an advanced undergraduate seminar designed to challenge public policy majors to consider how policy issues are framed and addressed in a non-U.S. context. It includes traditional coursework and a one-week policy study tour in a country beyond the United States. During winter 2026, the course will focus on cross-national challenges in Europe and culminate in a trip to Brussels, Belgium. 

Please join Dr. Jonathan Hanson for an info session about this exciting opportunity!

Jonathan Hanson

Faculty Expert

Jonathan K. Hanson

MPP/MPA Program Director; Lecturer in Public Policy
Hanson is a specialist in comparative political economy and political development. He examines the ways that political institutions affect economic performance and development. In his recent projects, he has explored how to measure state capacity, the roles of democracy and state capacity for improving human development, and why authoritarian regimes vary significantly in economic and social outcomes. A former congressional aide, he has been active in political campaigns.