From mid to late February to early March 2023, Dr. Zhai Han, Distinguished Associate Fellow of the Faculty of Law and Associate Director of the Institute of Network Governance, was invited to Belgium to accept the 2023 International Guest Lecturer appointment at the University of Antwerp and to give a lecture in English to the faculty and students of the Faculty of Law of the University of Antwerp.

  As a guest lecturer, Dr. Zhai Han participated in two master's courses and one undergraduate course at the University of Antwerp Faculty of Law on the constitutionalisation of national security in contemporary China, the legal protection of women's rights in socialism and the unitary system as a constitutional feature in China, teaching over 250 students. In addition, as a result of her appointment, Dr. Zhai Han gave a public lecture at the University of Antwerp on the development of technology in contemporary China and a review of the impact of legal scholarship on the current state of technological legislation, focusing on the legal framework underlying the governance of cyberspace in China and discussing two cases of local government data opening and personal information protection.

  The University of Antwerp's "International Visiting Lecturer" appointment aims to invite foreign scholars with international academic influence to visit the University on a global scale, to enhance the University's internationalisation effectively and to maintain a diverse academic exchange. The lectures delivered by Dr. Zhai Han were based on his existing teaching and research work at Wuhan University, were supported by the Law School and the Department of International Exchange, and provided valuable experience in teaching "Chinese law" in foreign languages for the University's strategy of internationalisation. The lecture was well received by the students and colleagues of the University of Antwerp and the Flemish-speaking universities in Europe. After the lecture, the students of the Faculty of Law of the University of Antwerp generally gave positive feedback on their understanding of the socialist rule of law in contemporary China, and the University of Antwerp expressed its wish to establish an exchange and cooperation programme with Wuhan University when the time is right.