Invitation to the 10th EANOVAT PhD Seminar on Value Added Tax and other indirect taxes
The EANOVAT (European Academic Network of VAT) Academic Committee invites international PhD candidates to apply to the 10th PhD seminar on Value Added Tax and other indirect taxes, which will be held at UCLouvain (Brussels, Belgium) on 3 July 2025.
Background
Research in indirect taxes, in particular VAT (in some countries known as the goods and services tax (GST)) is still somewhat underdeveloped. Yet, its revenue-raising potential and its economy-friendly structure means that growing attention has been devoted to VAT/GST by national governments, EU institutions, and international organizations.
There is therefore a duty that rest upon the academic community to foster research in VAT/GST and other indirect taxes. Even though there have been a growing number of initiatives focused on VAT/GST in recent years, there is still a need to create the opportunities for early career researchers to meet and exchange views on their research topic within an informal atmosphere.
The aim of the EANOVAT PhD Seminar Series on Indirect Tax is therefore to address the existing gap, and to create an arena for PhD Candidates to meet other researchers in indirect taxes, and exchange experiences with both their peers and senior academics working in this area. Our main focus is upon researchers working in Europe, in VAT, and from a legal perspective. However, we are open to interdisciplinary approaches, to participants from other regions of the world, and to discussing research that focuses on indirect taxes other than VAT (e.g. in excises or customs duties).
Time, place and costs
Thursday 3 July, 2025 between 9:00 and 16:30 at UCLouvain (Brussels campus)
The day before the PhD Seminar, on Wednesday 2 July, 2025, we will organize an academic conference on the topic: « Tax obstacles to mobility of workers and small businesses within the EU : current issues and possible solutions” ».
Applications
All candidates writing a thesis in VAT or other indirect taxes are welcome.
Candidates are asked to send an application to Prof. Marie Lamensch (marie.lamensch@uclouvain.be), Prof. Edoardo Traversa (edoardo.traversa@uclouvain.be), and Tadeusz Bukowski (tadeusz.bukowski@uclouvain.be) on 14 April 2025 at the latest.
Find all information on the EVANOVAT PhD Seminar here.