1 minute read
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