Mr Mieke Olaerts (M.)

Over the past years Mieke has conducted research mainly in the area of (European) (and comparative) company law and corporate governance. Her present and past research is embedded in the research program of ‘Legal Persons in Europe’ of the Ius Commune Research School. Her studies of various areas of (European) company law and corporate governance have resulted in several publications as well as contributions to books and conferences. Her research mainly focusses on governance issues with a special attention to governance aspects in company groups. She has also lectured at various Universities abroad such as the Central University of Finance and Economics (Bejing, China) and Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia.

Mieke is also the Academic Director of the Institute for Corporate Law, Governance and Innovation Policies and a member of the Centre for European Company Law.

Over the past years Mieke has been involved in various research projects for external parties such as the International Bar Association and the European Commission.