diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/api/GermanTraits.php b/app/Console/Commands/api/GermanTraits.php
index a447692db..6b8af4505 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/api/GermanTraits.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/api/GermanTraits.php
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ private function loadJson($url)
     {
         $client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();
         $guzzle = $client->request('get', $url);
-
         return json_decode($guzzle->getBody(), true);
     }
 
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ private function createRSSItem($json, $city): void
                 $RSSitem->user_email = $item['user']['email'] ?? '';
                 $RSSitem->user_publicEmail = $item['user']['publicEmail'] ?? '';
                 $RSSitem->user_type = $item['user']['type']['identifier'] ??
-                ($item['user']['type'] ?? 'invite-in-person');
+                    ($item['user']['type'] ?? 'invite-in-person');
                 $RSSitem->user_website = $item['user']['www'] ?? '';
 
                 // Safely get type data
@@ -96,8 +95,8 @@ private function createGermanEvent($city): void
                     'lastname' => '',
                     'username' => $this->organizer,
                     'password' => bcrypt(Str::random()),
-                ]);
-
+                ]
+            );
         }
 
         $event = new Event([
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ private function createGermanEvent($city): void
             'end_date' => $this->eventEndDate,
             'longitude' => $this->longitude,
             'latitude' => $this->latitude,
-            'geoposition' => $this->latitude.','.$this->longitude,
+            'geoposition' => $this->latitude . ',' . $this->longitude,
             'language' => 'de',
         ]);
 
@@ -151,6 +150,5 @@ private function createGermanEvent($city): void
 
             $event->tags()->sync($tagsArray);
         }
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/excel/CoderDojoEvents.php b/app/Console/Commands/excel/CoderDojoEvents.php
index 717875857..9b402007a 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/excel/CoderDojoEvents.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/excel/CoderDojoEvents.php
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ public function handle(): void
 
         Excel::import(
             new CoderDojoEventsImport(),
-            'events.xlsx',
-            'excel'
+            resource_path('excel/20250113 Events CoderDojo Belgium January - February 2025.xlsx')
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Imports/CoderDojoEventsImport.php b/app/Imports/CoderDojoEventsImport.php
index 13bc6b74c..367457081 100644
--- a/app/Imports/CoderDojoEventsImport.php
+++ b/app/Imports/CoderDojoEventsImport.php
@@ -17,47 +17,82 @@ public function parseDate($date)
     {
         $arr = explode(',', $date);
         array_shift($arr);
-
         return implode($arr);
     }
 
     public function model(array $row): ?Model
     {
-        $event = new Event([
-            'status' => 'APPROVED',
-            'title' => $row['activity_title'],
-            'slug' => str_slug($row['activity_title']),
-            'organizer' => $row['name_of_organisation'],
-            'description' => $row['description'],
-            'organizer_type' => $row['type_of_organisation'],
-            'activity_type' => $row['activity_type'],
-            'location' => isset($row['address']) ? $row['address'] : 'online',
-            'event_url' => $row['organiser_website'],
-            'contact_person' => !empty($row['contact_email']) ? $row['contact_email'] : '',
-            'user_email' => '',
-            'creator_id' => 132942,
-            'country_iso' => $row['country'],
-            'picture' => isset($row['image_path']) ? $row['image_path'] : '',
-            'pub_date' => now(),
-            'created' => now(),
-            'updated' => now(),
-            'codeweek_for_all_participation_code' => 'cw20-coderdojo-eu',
-            'start_date' => \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Shared\Date::excelToDateTimeObject($row['start_date']),
-            'end_date' => \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Shared\Date::excelToDateTimeObject($row['end_date']),
-            'geoposition' => $row['latitude'].','.$row['longitude'],
-            'longitude' => $row['longitude'],
-            'latitude' => $row['latitude'],
-            'language' => isset($row['language']) ? $row['language'] : 'nl',
-            'approved_by' => 19588,
-            'mass_added_for' => 'Excel',
-        ]);
-
-        $event->save();
-
-        $event->audiences()->attach(explode(',', $row['audience_comma_separated_ids']));
-        $event->themes()->attach(explode(',', $row['theme_comma_separated_ids']));
-
-        return $event;
+        // Validate required fields
+        if (
+            empty($row['activity_title']) ||
+            empty($row['name_of_organisation']) ||
+            empty($row['description']) ||
+            empty($row['type_of_organisation']) ||
+            empty($row['activity_type']) ||
+            empty($row['country']) ||
+            empty($row['start_date']) ||
+            empty($row['end_date'])
+        ) {
+            Log::error('Missing required fields in row');
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $event = new Event([
+                'status' => 'APPROVED',
+                'title' => trim($row['activity_title']),
+                'slug' => str_slug(trim($row['activity_title'])),
+                'organizer' => trim($row['name_of_organisation']),
+                'description' => trim($row['description']),
+                'organizer_type' => trim($row['type_of_organisation']),
+                'activity_type' => trim($row['activity_type']),
+                'location' => !empty($row['address']) ? trim($row['address']) : 'online',
+                'event_url' => !empty($row['organiser_website']) ? trim($row['organiser_website']) : '',
+                'contact_person' => !empty($row['contact_email']) ? trim($row['contact_email']) : '',
+                'user_email' => '',
+                'creator_id' => 132942,
+                'country_iso' => trim($row['country']),
+                'picture' => !empty($row['image_path']) ? trim($row['image_path']) : '',
+                'pub_date' => now(),
+                'created' => now(),
+                'updated' => now(),
+                'codeweek_for_all_participation_code' => 'cw20-coderdojo-eu',
+                'start_date' => \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Shared\Date::excelToDateTimeObject($row['start_date']),
+                'end_date' => \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Shared\Date::excelToDateTimeObject($row['end_date']),
+                'geoposition' => (!empty($row['latitude']) && !empty($row['longitude'])) ? $row['latitude'] . ',' . $row['longitude'] : '',
+                'longitude' => !empty($row['longitude']) ? trim($row['longitude']) : '',
+                'latitude' => !empty($row['latitude']) ? trim($row['latitude']) : '',
+                'language' => !empty($row['language']) ? trim($row['language']) : 'nl',
+                'approved_by' => 19588,
+                'mass_added_for' => 'Excel',
+            ]);
+
+            $event->save();
+
+            if (!empty($row['audience_comma_separated_ids'])) {
+                $audiences = array_unique(array_map('trim', explode(',', $row['audience_comma_separated_ids'])));
+                $audiences = array_filter($audiences, function ($id) {
+                    return is_numeric($id) && $id > 0 && $id <= 100;
+                });
+                if (!empty($audiences)) {
+                    $event->audiences()->attach($audiences);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!empty($row['theme_comma_separated_ids'])) {
+                $themes = array_unique(array_map('trim', explode(',', $row['theme_comma_separated_ids'])));
+                $themes = array_filter($themes, function ($id) {
+                    return is_numeric($id) && $id > 0 && $id <= 100;
+                });
+                if (!empty($themes)) {
+                    $event->themes()->attach($themes);
+                }
+            }
 
+            return $event;
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            Log::error('Event import failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
+            return null;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/resources/excel/20250113 Events CoderDojo Belgium January - February 2025.xlsx b/resources/excel/20250113 Events CoderDojo Belgium January - February 2025.xlsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5981dd04d
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