Dutch-speaking university in Leuven, Flanders, Belgium
Promoted | Boost your career with KU Leuven’s Management of Engineering: This academic year, the brand new Master of Management Engineering was launched on KU ...
brusselstimes.com/1014225/boost-your-career-with-the-ku-leuvens-management-of-engineering
KU Leuven students on Erasmus will have to fund half of it themselves: Students who want to go on Erasmus for more than one semester next academic year will have ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/994162/ku-leuven-students-on-erasmus-will-have-to-pay-half-a-year-themselves
KU Leuven develops new tool for analysing traces of blood at crime scenes: The advantage of the HemoVision tool is its speed and accuracy and reduces the risk of ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/999366/ku-leuven-develops-new-tool-for-analysing-traces-of-blood-at-crime-scenes
Tiny rubber spheres used to make a programmable fluid: The spheres collapse under pressure, giving the fluid very unusual properties.
arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/metafluid-gives-robotic-gripper-a-soft-touch/
EU accession 🇪🇺 But first reforms?
"The EU needs to take care of its rule of law inside and outside" -Teona Lavrelashvili ... Show more #BrusselsMyLove
Anjou: New card game inspired by ancient Bible at KU Leuven: "We can enjoy the colorful and mythological images in the Bible while playing the card game ...
brusselstimes.com/art-culture/955782/anjou-new-card-game-inspired-by-ancient-bible-at-ku-leuven
Anjou: New card game inspired by ancient Bible at KU Leuven: "We can enjoy the colorful and mythological images in the Bible while playing the card game ...
brusselstimes.com/art-culture/955782/anjou-new-card-game-inspired-by-ancient-bible-at-ku-leuven
KU Leuven criticised for 'reactive' condemnation of far-right event on campus: The university allowed former Vlaams Belang MP Dries Van Langenhove to attend a ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/946285/ku-leuven-criticised-for-reactive-condemnation-of-far-right-event-on-campus
With AI to the perfect beer: Which flavorings make a beer particularly tasty? To investigate this, researchers have now used AI methods - and thus cracked the ...
spektrum.de/news/mit-kuenstlicher-intelligenz-zum-perfekten-bier/2212096
Cheers: Belgian beer brewed with artificial intelligence - Golem.de: Researchers have developed an AI model to brew better beers that are particularly popular ...
golem.de/news/prost-belgisches-bier-mit-kuenstlicher-intelligenz-gebraut-2403-183693.html
New Covid-19 'pirola' variant on the rise in Belgium: "We see in the sewage water that Belgium is experiencing its second largest Covid-19 wave.. ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/855108/new-covid-19-pirola-variant-on-the-rise-in-belgium
Belgian researchers identify role of mitochondria in brain development: Groundbreaking research by KU Leuven and ULB scientists shed new light on human evolution ...
brusselstimes.com/health/849869/belgian-researchers-identify-role-of-mitochondria-in-brain-development
KU Leuven files complaint against student mosque after sexist lecture: "The statements cannot be reconciled with the values KU Leuven stands for ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/829963/ku-leuven-files-complaint-against-student-mosque-after-sexist-lecture
KU Leuven and Google collaborate to digitise over 70,000 books: Undertaking the project independently would have taken the academic institution more than 99 ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/805839/ku-leuven-and-google-collaborate-to-digitise-over-70000-books
Promoted | Unexpected Belgium: Bachelor’s programmes in English at KU Leuven: A university should spur its students to ask new questions, to see the world with ...
brusselstimes.com/promoted/771472/unexpected-belgium-bachelors-programmes-in-english-at-ku-leuven
Jury trial begins on 1980s killing of Belgian missionaries in Guatemala : The families of three Belgians assassinated during the Guatemalan Civil War at the ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/823700/jury-trial-begins-against-accused-of-1980s-killing-of-belgian-missionaries-in-guatemala
Leuven: Unsung city with a brewing tradition is cheapest to visit at the weekend: This Belgian university city with a Unesco-listed site, beer heritage and art ...
inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/travel/leuven-unsung-city-brewing-cheapest-visit-weekend-2807778
Belgian team wins Solar Challenge in Australia: The Belgian team has won the Solar Challenge, the unofficial world championship for solar cars ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/775442/belgian-team-wins-solar-challenge-in-australia
'Made in Europe: from mine to electric vehicle' An interview about the documentary with Dr. Ir. Peter Tom Jones
euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/video/made-in-europe-from-mine-to-electric-vehicle-an-interview-about-the-documentary-with-dr-ir-peter-tom-jones/
KU Leuven makes Times top 100 universities: KU Leuven university has once again featured prominently in a world ranking of institutes of higher education ...
thebulletin.be/ku-leuven-makes-times-top-100-universities
No Dutch, no job: KU Leuven chancellor calls language requirements a barrier for talent
brusselstimes.com/belgium/701467/no-dutch-no-job-ku-leuven-rector-calls-language-requirements-a-barrier-for-talent
Quick Glance: No Dutch, No Job: KU Leuven Chancellor Criticizes Language Barriers for Talent
- Sels advocates for a more inclusive approach to language proficiency to attract foreign scholars to the region.
- Universities missing out by not embracing international talent, according to Sels in a statement to The Brussels Times.
- Regions with barriers to recruiting international talent will see their universities decline in ranking.
- Stringent language requirements for international professors hinder the attraction of top talent.
As the flu season gets underway, experts stress the need for vaccination: "Respiratory infections have increased more sharply in recent weeks” and the ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/714158/as-the-flu-season-gets-underway-experts-stress-the-need-for-vaccination
Join the next #InspiringInventors to learn how Johan Martens and his team developed a solar panel that produces clean hydrogen from sunlight and moisture in the air without ... Show more www.facebook.com/events/274246328915750 #InventorAward #BestInventors #InConversationWith #TalkToInventor #Inventor #Patent #IntellectualProperty
Leuven festival honours 15th-century painter Dieric Bouts: The tribute to the artist will include a major exhibition, performances, club nights and Belgium's ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/670300/leuven-festival-honours-15th-century-painter-dieric-bouts
Mathematicians Discover Long-Sought ‘Dedekind Number’: Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and ...
scientificamerican.com/article/mathematicians-discover-long-sought-dedekind-number/
Three quarters of beggars in Brussels are Roma and are less likely to be given money
thebulletin.be/three-quarters-beggars-brussels-are-roma-and-are-less-likely-be-given-money
KU Leuven professor has bag with exam papers stolen on train: The professor was at the Sint-Niklaas railway station when his laptop bag with 20 student exam ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/580665/ku-leuven-professor-has-bag-with-exam-papers-stolen-on-train
More Roma people begging in Brussels than 15 years ago, survey shows: The survey found that of all the beggars that were questioned, about one in seven begged in ...
brusselstimes.com/brussels/606901/more-roma-people-begging-in-brussels-than-15-years-ago-survey-shows
John O’Hegarty was destined for great things. He studied philosophy in the prestigious University of Leuven in Belgium and had a masters in psycho-analytic ... Show more
Belgian scientists make important brain cancer breakthrough: A new diagnostic test developed by KU Leuven university will allow medical professionals to diagnose ...
brusselstimes.com/health/515939/belgian-scientists-make-important-brain-cancer-breakthrough
KU Leuven accused of concealing truth about student hazing death: "Sanda was singled out due to his skin colour. Reuzegom, an elitist student club ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/536258/ku-leuven-accused-of-concealing-truth-about-student-hazing-death
Hazing killed a Black student. His 18 tormentors avoided prison.: Sanda Dia died after the hazing. 18 members of the Reuzegom fraternity at the Catholic ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/27/sanda-dia-hazing-sentencing/
Sanda Dia trial: Belgium's Justice Minister open to debate on penalties: “The laws are what they are and 300 hours of community service is the maximum ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/537014/sanda-dia-trial-van-quickenborne-open-to-debate-on-penalties-but-there-has-to-be-a-balance
Belgium Sentences Students Over Hazing Death of Sanda Dia: Sanda Dia, a 20-year-old Black student at the Catholic University of Leuven, died in 2018 after ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/26/world/europe/belgium-students-hazing-sentencing.html
Hazing killed a Black student. His 18 tormentors avoided prison.: Sanda Dia died after the hazing. 18 members of the Reuzegom fraternity at the Catholic ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/27/sanda-dia-hazing-sentencing/
This is how Android apps reveal our secrets without us being aware of it: A new investigation uncovers how advertising companies have access to log records left ...
english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-05-22/this-is-how-android-apps-reveal-our-secrets-without-us-being-aware-of-it.html
Sanda Dia, an engineering student at a prestigious Belgian university, hoped to join an elite fraternity. But the members subjected him to brutal hazing ... Show more https://wapo.st/3Carb3O
KU Leuven Continue: Lifelong learning offer improved and expanded: The courses are for those who have work experience but want to explore topics in more depth ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/494593/ku-leuven-continue-lifelong-learning-offer-improved-and-expanded
Passwords of over 500,000 Belgians leaked in data breach: Passwords of over 500,000 people in Belgium have been made public after a data breach ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/542378/passwords-of-over-500000-belgians-leaked-in-data-breach
Fatal student baptism in Belgium: The verdict in the Sanda Dia case: Sanda Dia died after an initiation ritual into a fraternity that seemed like torture ...
tagesanzeiger.ch/belgien-urteil-studententaufe-rassismus-verbindung-ritual-330183390712
New blood test detects cirrhosis earlier in obese people: Scientists at KU Leuven and Newcastle University develop a new blood test that can detect cirrhosis or ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/477232/new-blood-test-detects-cirrhosis-earlier-in-obese-people
Promoted | New Master's Programme at KU Leuven: Master of Management Engineering
brusselstimes.com/429972/new-masters-programme-at-ku-leuven-master-of-management-engineering
KU Leuven to have 4,000 housing shortfalls by 2026: KU Leuven estimates 4,000 housing shortages by the year 2026. The university is working with the city to find ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/453188/ku-leuven-will-have-4000-housing-shortfalls-by-2026
Red card to racism: New report exposes rampant discrimination in Belgian football
brusselstimes.com/belgium/411667/red-card-to-racism-new-report-exposes-rampant-discrimination-in-belgian-football
Great replacement conspiracy: Protesters call for far-right debate at KU Leuven to be scrapped
brusselstimes.com/belgium/402593/migration-as-a-great-replacement-protesters-call-for-far-right-debate-to-be-scrapped
The long, solder-heavy way to get root access to a Starlink terminal: Zapping the satellite board at just the right time can grant deeper access.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/11/the-long-solder-heavy-way-to-get-root-access-to-a-starlink-terminal/
Belgium in Brief: Getting serious about migration, on the ground and in universities
brusselstimes.com/belgium/405708/belgium-in-brief-getting-serious-about-migration-on-the-ground-and-in-universities
We are not ready for manipulative AI – urgent need for action: Chatbots and other human-imitating artificial intelligence (AI) applications ar
euractiv.com/section/digital/opinion/we-are-not-ready-for-manipulative-ai-urgent-need-for-action/
Virologist Marc Van Ranst to be awarded honorary doctorate by Dutch university
brusselstimes.com/belgium/350177/virologist-marc-van-ranst-to-be-awarded-honorary-doctorate-by-dutch-university
'Reassuringly low' Covid-19 levels found in wastewater of flights from China: While the first sample was still too thin and watery, Belgian virologist Marc Van ...
brusselstimes.com/world-all-news/351268/reassuringly-low-covid-19-levels-found-in-wastewater-of-flights-from-china
Flu epidemic officially declared in Belgium: There is officially a flu epidemic in Belgium, according to the weekly flu bulletin of the Sciensano public health ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/341092/flu-epidemic-officially-declared-in-belgium
KU Leuven's Japanese collection honoured in exhibition: A new exhibition at the university library highlights a precious collection donated by Japan in the ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/322800/ku-leuvens-japanese-collection-honoured-in-exhibition
Covid-19 deaths in Belgian care homes varied on size of institution: "The results are clear. We expected an effect, but the clarity of the figures surprised ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/328705/covid-19-deaths-in-belgian-care-homes-varied-on-size-of-institution
Scientists take a step towards industrial production of hydrogen roof panels: "Hydrogen gas will be important as an energy solution of the future."
brusselstimes.com/belgium/314103/scientists-take-a-step-towards-industrial-production-of-hydrogen-roof-panels
KU Leuven rape: Flanders suspends €1.4 million subsidies: "As the largest university in the country, you cannot be first in line to receive Flemish ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/311522/ku-leuven-rape-flanders-suspends-e1-4-million-subsidies
KU Leuven named Belgium’s top university: The Belgian leader of the table, KUL has moved up the ranking since its first appearance in 2011 ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium-education/306990/ku-leuven-named-belgiums-top-university
First 'Cybersecurity' master's programme launched in Belgium: The programme is primarily intended for students who have obtained a master's degree in engineering ...
brusselstimes.com/business/technology/310894/first-cybersecurity-masters-programme-launched-in-belgium
KU Leuven professor sentenced to prison for raping student in Spain: "As a former teacher and promoter of her master's thesis, he grossly abused his ...
brusselstimes.com/justice-belgium/309644/ku-leuven-professor-sentenced-to-prison-for-raping-student-in-spain
KU Leuven keeps on professor despite knowing about student rape: Even after an official complaint was lodged by the student in 2018, the professor stayed on for ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/310845/ku-leuven-keeps-on-professor-despite-knowing-about-student-rape
Coalition members lock horns in the wake of KU Leuven rape controversy: At the centre of the dispute is the case of a KU Leuven lecturer accused of raping one of ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium-education/312845/coalition-members-lock-horns-in-the-wake-of-ku-leuven-rape-controversy
Students plead for culture change to tackle sexual misconduct in universities: "Surely it is clear that open and transparent communication about sexual ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium-education/312602/students-plead-for-culture-change-to-tackle-sexual-misconduct-in-universities
Rik Torfs, Flanders’ best-known professor, retires from KU Leuven: "I don't feel quite at home in the university as it is now. In the long run it has become ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium-education/300259/rik-torfs-flanders-best-known-professor-retires-from-ku-leuven
Belgian parties using parliamentary staff to increase public funding by €84 million
brusselstimes.com/belgium/312711/belgian-parties-using-parliamentary-staff-to-increase-public-funding-by-e84-million
Mixed results for Belgian universities in 2022 world rankings: On Wednesday, Times Higher Education (THE) revealed their World University Rankings for 2022 ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/304904/mixed-results-for-belgian-universities-in-2022-world-rankings
Half of Brussels young people know how to buy cocaine within a day: "There are Whatsapp groups where dealers send how much coke you can buy and at what ...
brusselstimes.com/brussels/297132/half-of-brussels-young-people-know-how-to-buy-cocaine-within-a-day
KU Leuven team finish second in solar-powered car race: The Belgians were narrowly beaten by a Dutch team from Brunel Solar, who were neck and neck with Agoria ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/292338/ku-leuven-team-finish-second-in-solar-powered-car-race
New research reveals link between cancer treatment and cognitive problems: KU Leuven students were able to set up a study in humans for the first time to find an ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/293255/new-research-reveals-link-between-cancer-treatment-and-cognitive-problems
China’s government is mass-collecting DNA from Tibetans: It doesn’t bother to hide its aim: social control
economist.com/china/2022/09/13/chinas-government-is-mass-collecting-dna-from-tibetans
Leuven's students can use De Lijn for free once again: Leuven's city council approves pass allowing students to ride on De Lijn buses for free.
brusselstimes.com/belgium/280265/leuvens-students-can-use-de-lijn-for-free-once-again
Belgium earmarks €20 million for virus bank platform: A virus bank platform to be set up by the Catholic University of Leuven should make Belgium better prepared ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/286910/belgium-earmarks-e20-million-for-virus-bank-platform
UGhent distances itself from Belgian professor's comments on conspiracy talk show
brusselstimes.com/belgium-news/284621/ughent-distances-itself-from-belgian-professors-comments-on-conspiracy-talk-show
Ghent University remains highest-ranked in Belgium, KU Leuven also in top 100: The University of Ghent (UGent) and KULeuven remain the only two Belgian ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/272300/ghent-university-remains-highest-ranked-belgian-university-ku-leuven-also-in-top-100
Leuven biologists make new model of human cell for research: "In the long term, our model will hopefully shed more light on medical challenges such as ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/282199/leuven-biologists-make-new-model-of-human-cell-for-research
Monkeypox: Belgium registers its first death: One Belgian is among 16 persons who have died from monkeypox in the world so far. Global infections worldwide stand ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/281583/monkeypox-belgium-registers-its-first-death
Belgian researchers uncover key cause of deadly fungal infection: 15% of Covid-19 or flu patients in intensive care units are at risk of developing the fungal ...
brusselstimes.com/health/278154/belgian-researchers-uncover-key-cause-of-deadly-fungal-infection
Mandatory face masks will be back in September, predicts Van Ranst : Covid-19 cases have started decreasing again in recent days, but that does not mean that we ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium-news/261557/mandatory-face-masks-will-be-back-in-september-predicts-van-ranst
Belgium in Brief: Are you ready to return to masks?: They were the last measure to be lifted and might be the first to come back as Belgium's top virologist ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/261660/belgium-in-brief-are-you-ready-to-return-to-masks
WHO: Monkeypox declared ‘international emergency,’ but no reason to panic: It is only the seventh time that the WHO has declared this highest form of alert ...
brusselstimes.com/health/261666/who-monkeypox-declared-international-emergency-but-no-reason-to-panic
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