Kortrijk (Eurotoday) – Professor Evelyne Terryn has been appointed the first female vice-rector of Kortrijk, focusing on well-being, sustainability, and academic innovation.
She will take charge of the day-to-day operations of the KU Leuven Kortrijk department and oversee the campus in Bruges, Belgium, starting on August 1.
For 20 years, Professor Evelyne Terryn (50) has been employed at Kulak. For seven years, she served as the dean of the Law and Criminology program as well.
For four years, she also served on the management team under the direction of Piet Desmet, the vice-rector who would soon take Terryn’s place.
“This is an immense opportunity and a great challenge,”
Terryn responds.
“I have enjoyed working at Kulak for 20 years. Together with driven and talented people who together form a close community. To be able to help them determine the course is a great opportunity.”
There will be no major revolutions in policy, but Terryn does want to focus on 3 themes: sustainability, well-being and new developments.
“As far as sustainability is concerned, it is about our own business operations, but we also want to make students aware of the challenges that are coming our way.”
“We already offer electives on sustainability. But ideally, every student leaves here with knowledge about sustainable solutions to climate change and can help make a difference when they graduate.”
“We are already working on well-being within Kulak. We notice an increasing need for support on a psychological level among researchers and students. And we want to continue to excel in education and research. There are also sufficient challenges there, such as artificial intelligence.”
Terryn is the first female vice-rector at Kulak.
“We recently celebrated 60 years of Kulak. When you see 8 photos of 8 male vice-rectors hanging there in retrospect, that made me take the plunge. If you get the chance as a woman and don’t take it, nothing will ever change.”
How will Evelyne Terryn’s new role impact consumer law policies at KU Leuven?
Terryn’s research highlights how consumer legislation may promote sustainable production and consumption, including resolving environmental issues through legislative changes. Under her direction, KU Leuven might put more of an emphasis on consumer law that is focused on sustainability and support laws that promote durability, repairability, and responsible consumption.
She has investigated the ways in which consumer law may
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9 responses to “Evelyne Terryn Appointed as Kulak’s First Female Vice-Rector”
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Who would’ve thought after 60 years of chaps in suits, a woman finally takes the helm at Kulak? Guess it’s time to dust off those photos of the old boys’ club and swap ’em for some gender balance! 😏🍷
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First female vice-rector? Blimey, next they’ll be appointing a cat as chancellor! 😹 Let’s hope she doesn’t turn the place into a sustainability circus! 🎪
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Aye, the first female vice-rector at Kulak, eh? Who’d have thought they’d finally let a lass in the boys’ club, must be running out of options! 😏🎓
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Looks like Kulak finally realized that having a woman in charge might just spice things up a bit, eh? 🚀 Let’s hope she can turn those all-male vice-rector photos into a delightful collage of diversity! 😂
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Just what we needed, another “sustainability guru” at the helm—because clearly, the previous 60 years of male leadership weren’t enough to figure things out! 🍃 Let’s hope she knows her way around a climate change pamphlet better than a Brussels sprout. 😂
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Well, isn’t this just delightful? A woman finally gets the chance to play vice-rector at Kulak—who knew they were keeping the job locked up tighter than a Belgian chocolate shop on a Sunday? 🍫🙄
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So, the first female vice-rector, huh? Just what the academics ordered—because clearly, 60 years of male leadership needed a fresh touch (and a sprinkle of eco-friendliness) to spice things up! 😏
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Looks like Kulak finally decided to let a lady into the boys’ club—who knew they had a sense of humor? 😂 But let’s hope she doesn’t just recycle the same old policies with a new twist!
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Only took 60 years to add a bit of estrogen to the vice-rector lineup—guess it’s time to swap out those dusty old portraits! 😏 Let’s see if she can breathe some life into that “sustainability” nonsense while keeping the lads in check. 🍻
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