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Organisation chart

Board of Directors

Chairman Jan Renders, Chairman of ACW (the umbrella organisation of Christian workers’ organisations)
Vice-Chairman Filip Abraham, Vice-rector of Humanities and Social Sciences Group K.U.Leuven

Members of K.U.Leuven
  • Jos Berghman, Full professor, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Hans De Witte, Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
  • Filip Dochy, Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences

  • Emmanuel Gerard, Full professor, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Ben Nemery, Full professor, Department of Public Health
  • Luc Sels, Full professor, Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics
  • Othmar Vanachter, Full professor, Faculty of Law, Institute for Labour Law
  • Paul Van Houtte, Full professor, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
  • Leen Van Molle, Professor, Faculty of Arts, Department of History: Modernity and Society 1800-2000
Members of the Christian Labour Movement
  • Agnes Bode, General Director Familiehulp
  • Daniëlle Colsoul, Director Welzijnszorg
  • Ann De Meulemeester, General Secretary ACW
  • Jos Kesenne, National Secretary LCM
  • Marc Leemans, National Secretary ACV
  • Kirsten Peirens, Director of the Study Unit, KAV
  • Chris Serroyen, Head of the Study Unit, ACV
  • Eric Spiessens, General Secretary of the Management Committee – ARCO Group
  • Johan Truyers, Study Unit, OKRA
General Director HIVA Patrick Develtere
Administrative Director HIVA Jean-Pierre Vandeloo

Management Board

General Director of HIVA Patrick Develtere
Administrative Director of HIVA Jean-Pierre Vandeloo
Representative of K.U. Leuven N.
Representative of the Christian Labour Movement Ann Demeulemeester
Head of Research Group Education and Lifelong Learning Ides Nicaise
Head of Research Group Labour Market Ludo Struyven
Head of Research Group Work and Organisation Guy Van Gyes
Head of Research Group Welfare State and Housing Jozef Pacolet
Head of Research Group Poverty, Social Integration and Migration Tine Van Regenmortel
Head of Research Group Sustainable Development Caroline Gijselinckx

Research Group Education and Lifelong Learning

head Ides Nicaise
research managers Katleen De Rick, Steven Groenez, Loes Vandenbroucke
research associates Ellen Boeren, Ward Nouwen, Heidi Knipprath, Mayke Vandeputte, Lode Vermeersch, Goedroen Juchtmans, Walter Van Trier

Research Group Labour Market

head Ludo Struyven
research managers Joost Bollens, Peter De Cuyper, Katleen De Rick, Miet Lamberts, Ides Nicaise
research associates Kobe Van Itterbeeck, Liesbeth Van Parys, Greet Van Dooren, Laura Jacobs, Vicky Heylen

Research Group Work and Organisation

head Guy Van Gyes
research managers Miet Lamberts, Monique Ramioul, Tom Vandenbrande
research associates Sem Vandekerckhove, Carissa Vets, Pieter Liagre, Stan De Spiegelaere, Lieve Eeman, Helena Op den Kamp, Karen Geurts, Caroline Vermandere

Research Group Welfare State and Housing

head Jozef Pacolet
research managers Georges Hedebouw, Sien Winters
research associates Frederic De Wispelaere, Bart Capéau, Annelies De Coninck, Annick Peetermans, Kristof Heylen, Katrien Tratsaert

Research Group Poverty, Social Integration and Migration

head Tine Van Regenmortel
research managers Ides Nicaise, Johan Wets
research associates Fernando Pauwels, Ingrid Schockaert, Katrien Steenssens, Leen Sannen

Research Group Sustainable Development

head Caroline Gijselinckx
research managers Kris Bachus, Huib Huyse, Jan Van Ongevalle, Luc Van Ootegem
research associates Li Zhao, Pauline Deneffe, Tom De Bruyn, Bénédicte Fonteneau, Rafael Peels, Ignace Pollet

Support staff

Communication Liesbeth Villa
Financial administration Nancy Vertongen, Elise Jaubin, Inge Vanderwaeren
ICT Rik De Grande, Davy Gijbels
Secretarial services Sandra Volders, Carina Ix, Petra Goovaerts, Kathleen Postelmans, Inge Vanderwaeren, Cindy Vandevelde, Wendy Vermeulen, Sonja Wuyts
Survey Els Plevoets, Yo Gazia, Kristel Michiels