Ioana Bratu, MBA
I am an Assistant Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Law Faculty. Here I am also appointed as Director of Amsterdam Law & Technology Institute and a Supervisory Board Member of VU StartUp Hub. I am an elected member of the Staff Council's Subcommittee of the Law Faculty and of the University's Staff Council.
Part of my academic activities, I have introduced space law as a new area of law offered by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in its educational curricula.
I hold a similar position at Université Paris Cité where I teach the space law course part if the LLM in International Law.
I have founded the AI ∞ Space Law Society, an internationally unique concept, aiming to promote the sustainable development of space (SDG 18) in the age of artificial intelligence, based on"DEI" core values: diversity, equality and inclusion.
Part of my consultancy activities, I have been part of the international legal expert group founded by Moon Village Association (GEGSLA) where I offered legal advice on sustainable space activities in the context of increased space commercialization and the future plans of state faring nations of travelling to the Moon for scientific and commercial purposes.
I regularly present my research in international conferences and colloquia. My publications are available on my SSRN profile.
I am an active member of the International Institute of Space Law and of the European Centre for Space Law.
Before joining academia, I acted as an attorney-at-law, for 10 years, representing international clients on behalf of major law firms (such as Allen&Overy and Wolf Theiss) and as a founder of my law firm.
