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A broadly supported research policy reflects everyone’s voice. According to the Institutional Research Review, our KU Leuven research policy does not sufficiently reflect the ABAP voice. We are, therefore, creating a Research Forum: an open consultation at regular intervals where everyone is welcome to provide input and feedback on all possible aspects of research policy.
A broadly supported research policy can also be achieved by maximising interaction between central research policy and the research policy and research needs of faculties, departments and groups. Here too, the Institutional Research Review made a clear diagnosis: “The link between the research strategy and research policy, as elaborated at the central level, and the decentralised, more content-oriented research plans as elaborated within the science groups, is unclear.” We want to address this fragmentation. The process to draft the central research policy plan will be designed in such a way that it builds on existing research policy plans.

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.