The Itinera Institute concentrates and dedicates its research and activities to nine essential themes for Belgium and its regions in the 21st century:

• Ageing and Pensions
• Economy
• Education & Innovation
• Employment
• Energy & Environment
• Government & Taxation
• Healthcare
• Migration & Integration
• Poverty & Inequality

These themes not only cover crucial areas of social and economic development. Each and everyone of these themes also represent tremendous policy challenges, which are succinctly described in their respective introductory position papers.