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An alumnus of Ghent University has won the academic prize for examining how the Civil Code is at the base of gender inequality in Belgium
Chosen from 500
L
awyer Alexandra Vanvooren, an alumnus of Ghent University, has won the Flemish Thesis Prize with her
GHENT UNIVERSITY
proposals to update the Civil Code in Belgium.
Ghent University (UGent) is one of
The Thesis Prize is an initiative by the not-for-
Flanders’ most pluralistic and liberal institutions
profit organisation Scriptie,
of higher education,
to highlight the academic
and its motto has
work of emerging scientific talent. More than 500 students participated this
long been “dare to think”. UGent is renowned for its research in bio and
year.
life sciences.
In her thesis, Vanvooren questions the use of gender and
LATIN - UGent was
physical address for the judicial identification of citizens. “Our Civil Code originates from the time of Napoleon, who ordered its
originally founded as a Latin-speaking state university by
creation in 1804,” said Vanvooren in a press statement. “What
the Dutch king
worked then as identifying elements doesn’t always work today.”
William I.
“Via a thorough overview of historical sources, Vanvooren demonstrated in an accessible way how the Civil Code was
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NOBEL - Corneel Heymans, the only Fleming to have
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established and is at the basis of gender inequality and an archaic
won a Nobel Prize,
vision of society with the family still as a cornerstone,” said the
studied at the
chair of the jury, Marleen Finoulst, editor-in-chief of Bodytalk magazine. Apart from the title, Vanvooren also receives €2,500.
university.
AUTONOMY - UGent is the largest
There were three other prizes awarded. Engineer Robin
employer in East
Verschuren won the Eos prize for best exact scientific research,
Flanders.
with his study on self-driving race cars. Jasper Van Hoorick won the Agoria prize, in the category of technological research, for his work on improving instruments used in regenerative medicine. The Klasse prize for best education thesis went to nursery school teacher Jolien De Cuyper, with her thesis on raising language awareness in nursery schools.
410
million euros in annual revenue
1 882
first female student admitted
Photo courtesy Scriptie
1 930
Dutch becomes university’s official Flemish lawyer exposes Civil Code as being at
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the basis of gender inequality in Belgium.
language Ghent University Ghent University Association
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