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We adopt a caring attitude towards colleagues and students who find themselves in precarious situations, e.g. as a result of war or totalitarian regimes. We maintain our openness to receiving students and researchers from war-torn countries or countries facing serious threats, and continue the many initiatives already in place (such as the reception of refugee students, the Daughters for Life programme, the EU Passworld pilot project and Scholars at Risk), but we are also stepping up our efforts to offer education and research cooperation in areas where people are deprived of education due to war. Through our collaboration in the consortium of universities that is shaping the Global University Academy, we are working, among other things, to provide higher education for the local and often displaced population in war-torn areas and refugee camps.

Together, we make KU Leuven

Thank you very much for the vote of confidence you have placed in me during what has already been an intense campaign. Now we are steaming ahead to the final round of voting! Because if you really want to bring a breath of fresh air to the university, you need to know exactly what is going on, what the needs are and how we can realistically address them. In short, you need to know KU Leuven inside out so that we can move forward together and leave no one behind. That’s why I am keen to continue the dialogue with you, because yes, together, we make KU Leuven.