Erik Vanderheyden

Experience

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  Oxford University Press

  Sept 2010 - Feb 2011

  Back Office Employee
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  Federal Ministry of the Interior - Immigration Service

  Nov 2015 - May 2016

  Case Administrator

  - Case evaluation and legal motivation of administrative sanctions- Ensuring compliance with EU and BE legislation- Coordination with the Justice Department and EU monitoring databases- Meeting preparation and briefings

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  Universität Leipzig

  Feb 2017 - Nov 2017

  Junior Research Assistant

  - Policy research on Chinese food security and FDI from an EU perspective- Analysis of trade and investment policies as well as CN-EU trade flows- Use of Chinese Government Databases

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  RWTH International Academy

  Nov 2017 - Dec 2019

  Program Coordinator

  - Program evaluation and market research- Analysing EU funding programs for research and education- Admissions & scholarship management- Process optimization

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  Flemish Community Commission

  Mar 2020 - Aug 2020

  Digital Legislative Process Officer

  - Optimization of the legislative process to allow implementation of EU regulations- Functional analysis of the digital legislation platform- Liaise with ministerial chiefs of staff

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  Flemish Department of Foreign Affairs

  Aug 2020 - Nov 2024

  Policy Officer - EU Trade and Investment Policy / FDI Screening

  - International trade and investment files- FDI screening & economic security files- Represent the government/administration on federal negotiating platforms

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  Flanders Chancellery and Foreign Office

  Nov 2024 - now

  Policy Advisor - Economic Security & Trade

  - Promote, partner, protect initiatives- Working on relevant EU legislation- Trade and investment policy- FDI screening