VUB FELLOWS 2023

Connecting Academia And Society

VUB FELLOWS 2023

Akira Hiruma

Aurianne Lambert

Axel Desmedt

Brieuc Vandamme

Bruno Humblet

Dirk Roosendans

Eric Michiels

Ilse Ooghe

Ingrid de Jonghe

Kathy Lindekens

Koen Pelleriaux

Koen Vermout

Lotte Vermeir

Marc Michils

Olivier Slosse

Roel Van der Meulen

Ruth Devenyns

Simon De Boeck

Stefaan Verhulst

Steven Engels

Tania Dekens

Tom Naegels

Willem Bongers-Dek

OUR SOCIETY NEEDS SCIENCE THAT BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY: SCIENCE FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. AS SCIENTISTS, AS A UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY, AND IN THE TRADITION OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT, WE MUST DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER NOT

ONLY TO SECURE THE FUTURE, BUT

ALSO TO ENSURE A BETTER WORLD IN THE YEARS AND DECADES TO COME. A BETTER FUTURE IN A SUSTAINABLE, MORE RIGHTEOUS AND OPEN WORLD. WE CAN ONLY SUCCEED IF WE STAY INTENSILY CONNECTED WITH SOCIETY. THE WORLD NEEDS YOU.

JAN DANCKAERT RECTOR OF VUB

Connecting Academia And Society

One thing is clear: at VUB, we want to be a part of the solution. And maybe it won’t be the solution, but we definitely want to contribute to a positive and necessary evolution. Interdisciplinary research is indispensable in this regard. As University Fellowship Coordinator of VUB, I am convinced that an interdisciplinary approach must go hand in hand with a strong connection between academia and society. We count on our Fellows to improve the quality of our research and our education, the employability of our graduates and our overall capacity for innovation and competitiveness. Through the VUB Fellowship Programme, all who are involved discuss challenges, exchange experiences, share good practices and learn from one another for the benefit of society in general. Since 2012, VUB Fellow is the highest grade of membership at our Alma Mater, a title bestowed upon unique personalities: top level business people, visionary decision makers and socially relevant personalities. More than ten years of connecting academia and society. A successful connection that is so much more than the sum of its parts!

10 years of VUB Fellowship:

10 years of building talent with the help of talent.

That is the essence of our Fellowship Program: making academic and societal talent work together to the benefit of our students and researchers, to make the world a better place: thanks to all of you and let’s keep on building!

Karsten De Clerck Chairman of the Board of VUB & Honorary Fellow