This Fund was founded in 2009 in memory of Arne Loosveldt, a student in mathematics and physics at KU Leuven. Before entering the university, Arne had spent a year in Cape Town, South Africa, where he was the only white student at San Bernardino High School. The injustice done to Africa touched him deeply, and he dreamed of doing something about it. He is still remembered there for stimulating his class mates – most of them from poor families – to develop their talents and to believe in a… Show more This Fund was founded in 2009 in memory of Arne Loosveldt, a student in mathematics and physics at KU Leuven. Before entering the university, Arne had spent a year in Cape Town, South Africa, where he was the only white student at San Bernardino High School. The injustice done to Africa touched him deeply, and he dreamed of doing something about it. He is still remembered there for stimulating his class mates – most of them from poor families – to develop their talents and to believe in a brighter future. In 2009 in the Khayelitsha township a sports field was inaugurated in his memory.As a student at KU Leuven Arne kept up this spirit. He constantly challenged his fellow students to discuss mathematical questions, or the deeper meaning of things, and to come up with their own insights and solutions. It was simply his way of studying, and it had a remarkable impact on the creativity and critical spirit of the whole group. When he and his team ‘The Knights Who Say Pi’ joined the LIMO competition in Leiden, they left the other teams far behind them. Yet, for Arne this was much more about team spirit and (slightly absurd) humour than about winning. After his sudden death in June 2008, Johan Quagebeur and Walter Van Assche of the Mathematics Department wished to keep Arne’s spirit alive. Together with the family they created the Fund, which was launched in 2009 by Rector Marc Vervenne. Its mission: to stimulate the exchange among students. For its tenth anniversary in 2019 the Fund decided to broaden its scope and align it with the Strategic Plan of the KU Leuven, the university’s vision on how to prepare young people of today for the complex challenges of the future – with sustainability as a crucial key. The Fund supports various initiatives at KU Leuven that encourage students to work together across disciplines for tackling the societal challenges of today and cocreating a more sustainable and just future. Show less

Freelance activity as a researcher, writer, lecturer and mapping facilitator. Associate of Smart social cooperative.- Member of Copernicus Alliance - European network for sustainable higher education 2019- Partner of the Responsible Research and Innovation Social Media Pool launched 2018- Advisory Board member of H2020 project 'SeeRRI' 2019-2021- Ethics expert for DG Research and Innovation since 2018- Member of the Editorial Board of Transdisciplinary Insights… Show more Freelance activity as a researcher, writer, lecturer and mapping facilitator. Associate of Smart social cooperative.- Member of Copernicus Alliance - European network for sustainable higher education 2019- Partner of the Responsible Research and Innovation Social Media Pool launched 2018- Advisory Board member of H2020 project 'SeeRRI' 2019-2021- Ethics expert for DG Research and Innovation since 2018- Member of the Editorial Board of Transdisciplinary Insights E-Journal since 2018- Debate on RRI at Fund for Scientific Research (FWO) Knowledge Makers Day December 2018Workshops on RRI at - Ecocampus - Complutense University Madrid- HoGent- Odisee - Artevelde Hogeschool - National Contact Point RTD Brussels - Ecopro debate on 'work for all in the postgrowth society' - Budapest (see video) 2016- Symposium "European Union and Sustainable development:Challenges and Prospects»; University of Blaise Pascal, Clermont-­Ferrand, France 2016- Green Summer Academy - Ciechocinek Poland : Lecture on Work in the post-growth society & Workshop on economic and financial aspects of transition 2016- Full Circle - Sustainable work in a circular economy - Cloughjordan Ireland 2016Workshop on work in the post-industrial society- a gender perspective. - Ouishare Fest Paris : Workshop on Mapping Innovation on the Sustainability Curve (MISC) 2015_ Hogent - Faculteit Bedrijf en Organisatie (Vakgroep Recht): Course on Complementary money systems as a key element of the economy of the future éà&(- VIVES Kortrijk: A lecture about citizen initiatives and their impact on the post-industrial society 2015- Sorbonne Erasmus Mundus 'Sustainable Territorial Development': Teaching assistant (with B. Lietaer) 2014- Deuxième Congrès International du Développement Durable - UCL Louvain-la-Neuvepresenting MISC - Mapping Innovation on the Sustainability Curve 2012 Show less

- Organised a hackathon on a sustainable financial system in honor of Bernard Lietaer Nov 2019- Re-elected as Board member in 2015 and 2018- Initiated working group on CoR-EU action plan (approved by 2014 AGM)- Facilitated first Conversation Table (on VEER-UP project) February 3rd, 2016- Member of the Task Force on SDGs 2017-'18

The current global challenges are beyond what any single discipline can solve. How to integrate new skills, knowledge, and values into STEM education, based on a transdisciplinary approach? How to allow the entrepreneurs and innovators of tomorrow to adapt to Anthropocene complexity and to contribute to Agenda 2030? How to free their imagination so as to envision a future that is radically different from the (unsustainable) present, and let them become Artists of a new era for human life on… Show more The current global challenges are beyond what any single discipline can solve. How to integrate new skills, knowledge, and values into STEM education, based on a transdisciplinary approach? How to allow the entrepreneurs and innovators of tomorrow to adapt to Anthropocene complexity and to contribute to Agenda 2030? How to free their imagination so as to envision a future that is radically different from the (unsustainable) present, and let them become Artists of a new era for human life on Earth? STEAM+ is a 3 year Erasmus+ project with partners from 9 EU countries that will explore these questions. Happy to be part of it! Show less

'Fostering the Transition towards Responsible Research & Innovation Systems'How can Responsible R&I (RRI) be embedded in R&I institutions and policies? The current societal crises are summarised as 'antropocene', meaning that the industrial economy negatively impacts planetary and social ecosystems. The logical conclusion is that RRI should contribute to the development and uptake of new economic models. Today such models emerge as initiatives and organisations that aim at or support common… Show more 'Fostering the Transition towards Responsible Research & Innovation Systems'How can Responsible R&I (RRI) be embedded in R&I institutions and policies? The current societal crises are summarised as 'antropocene', meaning that the industrial economy negatively impacts planetary and social ecosystems. The logical conclusion is that RRI should contribute to the development and uptake of new economic models. Today such models emerge as initiatives and organisations that aim at or support common wellbeing, so that is where RRI infrastructure and policies should be anchored. This requires specific, transdisciplinary methodological approaches and innovative business models. Show less

As a network of expertise Flora (up till 2014) linked people and organisations that are active in different domains with a view to a more sustainable, egalitarian and interconnected socioeconomic system. On the basis of 20 years or action research, Flora had developed analytical tools, models and methodologies that allowed us to deconstruct the mechanisms of exclusion inherent in the dominant paradigm, and to co-create innovative, 'outside the box' solutions to social and economic needs. The… Show more As a network of expertise Flora (up till 2014) linked people and organisations that are active in different domains with a view to a more sustainable, egalitarian and interconnected socioeconomic system. On the basis of 20 years or action research, Flora had developed analytical tools, models and methodologies that allowed us to deconstruct the mechanisms of exclusion inherent in the dominant paradigm, and to co-create innovative, 'outside the box' solutions to social and economic needs. The approach combined gender (the balance and equal valorisation of masculine and feminine roles and values) with systems thinking (the balance between efficiency and resilience) and social innovation. Show less

I worked on several research projects on themes such as:- The teacher as a role model, - The impact of visual culture and the structure of the media debate- The structure of educational judgment (epistemology and ethics: on what basis can we judge that something is good for humanity?), - Gender research on women in decision making (or under what conditions would it be better for society and democracy if more women were holding positions in politics?) - Education and Training… Show more I worked on several research projects on themes such as:- The teacher as a role model, - The impact of visual culture and the structure of the media debate- The structure of educational judgment (epistemology and ethics: on what basis can we judge that something is good for humanity?), - Gender research on women in decision making (or under what conditions would it be better for society and democracy if more women were holding positions in politics?) - Education and Training for Governance and Active Citizenship in Europe (ETGACE) Show less

Mainly working with adolescents from multi-problem families, facing exclusion mechanisms at different levels and in different domains of their lives.

Basically an educational program designed to strengthen democratic citizenship in which group learning, physical activity and service are essential components. OBS was created by Kurt Hahn, a German Jewish educator who was emprisoned for his critical stance against Nazism and had to flee to England. His educational project was: how to ensure an education that turns young people into 1. citizens that can think for themselves (instead of following a populist leader), 2. 'craftsmen' that can… Show more Basically an educational program designed to strengthen democratic citizenship in which group learning, physical activity and service are essential components. OBS was created by Kurt Hahn, a German Jewish educator who was emprisoned for his critical stance against Nazism and had to flee to England. His educational project was: how to ensure an education that turns young people into 1. citizens that can think for themselves (instead of following a populist leader), 2. 'craftsmen' that can create innovative sollutions (instead of depending on the consumption of ready made sollutions), 3. people that take care of their own fitness and health (instead of adopting lifestyles that destroy mental and physical health) and 4.- above all - compassionate people who know that social groups cannot succeed if some of their members are left behind (he did not need Wilkinson and Pickett to know this...).I accompanied groups into wilderness settings and adventurous journeys that were designed to instill the above values (the 'four pillars') through an experiential learning process. Moreover, as a cook - cooking for about 100 people a day in a remote wilderness kitchen - I learned to make Montana's Mom's Dynamite Cheesecake. My kids' all time favourite.More info: http://www.ncobs.org/ Show less