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KU Leuven wants to be a comprehensive university and cherishes the diversity of its range of programmes. However, this range of programmes should not be set in stone, and new social needs and disciplinary developments must also be adequately reflected in it. KU Leuven wishes to continue discussions with the Flemish government about the added value of Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes in other languages in specific fields of study and within the scope provided by the relevant decrees. However, we also want to continue to thoughtfully refine or renew our existing programmes. We should make bold choices, supported by dashboards with data on our own educational programmes and benchmarking with programmes abroad. The faculties are in the driving seat when it comes to shaping their educational programmes based on their disciplinary expertise. However, central education policy can step up its efforts to support them by providing input and inspiration based on a broad analysis of trends in the field of education and of curricula at an international level.

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.