KU Leuven is also an international home with a growing and diverse group of international students who require tailored policies and support services. Together with Stuvo and our faculties, we will develop initiatives, building on Pangaea and the orientation days, to help international students feel socially and academically at home on each of our campuses more quickly, more strongly and more sustainably. We will set up pilot projects specifically for programmes with large groups of international students. We will also continue to focus on life in an international classroom and on adequate preparation for international mobility by making full use of our training modules for intercultural competences and preparation modules for international mobility in the faculties. We will ensure that everyone has the opportunity to gain international experience: inclusive mobility is a priority.

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.