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Innovation and excellence in education require leadership at every level of the organisation, and we must recognise and honour that. Despite the steps already taken, for many, the efforts made in education still seem to remain invisible or appear to carry less weight. It is important to recognise this and to continue to look for ways to give excellence in education the recognition it deserves and to make leadership in educational positions a priority. We are also exploring ways to further develop the Lighthouse Programme for leadership development in education and make it more widely available, in collaboration with international partner universities. The student representatives also deserve our appreciation for the important task they take on. Together with them, we will look at how they can be given sufficient breathing space to fully commit to their role.

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.