About us
The Institute for Transnational and Euregional cross-border cooperation and Mobility (ITEM) is an interdisciplinary institute that provides expertise on cross-border mobility and cooperation through research, advice, knowledge exchange, and training activities. ITEM’s core value revolves around translating the scientific world into practice, work that is carried out around the core values of knowledge, connecting, and cooperation, which together represent ITEM’s DNA. The goal of ITEM is to address the problems surrounding border regions, and generate real impact in society.
Core team
Anja van Bogaert MBA
Coordinator Operations
Prof. dr. Anouk Bollen-Vandenboorn
ITEM Director and Professor in Cross border Pension Tax Law
Dr. Bastiaan Didden
Researcher
Martin Unfried MA.
Senior Researcher
Noah Custers
Student Assistant
Pim Mertens LL.M. MSc.
Scientific Coordinator and Researcher
Dr. Sander Kramer
Researcher
Susanne Sivonen LL.M.
Researcher
Our partners
ITEM was founded in partnership with: