1. KU Leuven Frank Baert academic director 25.01.2016

9. International cooperation KU Leuven collaborates with leading universities worldwide. Thus PhD students, researchers and professors get the opportunity to spend a period abroad. o Central bilateral agreements KU Leuven has signed institutional bilateral agreements with partners in Europe, the USA, Asia and South Africa for the exchange of academic staff, PhD students and postdoctoral researchers o Faculty agreements o Erasmus agreements

13. Research (selection of figures: 2013-2014) Researchers expressed in full-time equivalents: Post-docs: 1,177 Doctoral students: 5,238 Research spending: 426 million euro 669 doctoral degrees 105 spin-off companies established since 1979, 87 companies are still running

14. Research: output and impact KU Leuven’s Open Access policy Lirias Bibliometrics Research Data Management Publishing Rankings

18. Faculty of Engineering Technology History 2002: originated from the association KU Leuven 2005: foundation of the associated Faculty of Industrial and Biosciences (GFIBW) 14.11.2011: start of the Faculty of Engineering Technology: all Industrial Sciences programmes (Engineering Technology and Bioscience Engineering Technology) offered by the KU Leuven at campuses throughout Flanders

19. Faculty of Engineering Technology The Faculty in figures 7 campuses (Ostend, Ghent, Aalst, Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Leuven, Geel, Diepenbeek) 2 Bachelor’s programmes 18 Master’s programmes 1 Advanced Master’s programme 2 Postacademic programmes (postgraduate programmes) 7 Technology Clusters 600 staff members 4,700 students

20. Faculty of Engineering Technology Research Technology Clusters Construction Materials Technology Bioengineering Technology Mechanical Engineering Technology Sustainable Chemical Process Technology Computer Science Technology Electrical Engineering (ESAT)

21. Policy priorities Technology Campus Ghent Focus on education in Engineering Technology KU Leuven education in Ghent and Aalst as a distinct faculty with an own profile Keep up and strenghten the regional embedding Technology Campus Ghent County and city councils, companies and organisations, schools, hospitals, … stimulate interdisciplinary cooperation between KU Leuven campuses Pioneer in research and development further elaborate the relation with the industry Live up to the good reputation for education and student coaching

22. Policy priorities Technology Campus Ghent International projects: o cooperation programmes o Erasmus Mundus: SEFOTECH. NUT: European Master of Science in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition o Interreg projects o Tempus projects in cooperation with the Balkans, Georgia, the Ukraine and Armenia o Exchange of lecturers o Research projects Anticipate and answer to the regional knowledge needs: education – research – continuous education Encourage the cooperation between professional (ODISEE) and academic education (cross links) Focus on research transfer

23. Faculty of Engineering Technology Technology Campus Ghent DiplomaMVtotaal ABA industriële wetenschappen (Aalst)66773 ABA industriële wetenschappen68492776 EMM Food Science, Technology and Nutrition122032 MA industriële wetenschappen: biochemie201232 MA industriële wetenschappen: bouwkunde11524139 MA industriële wetenschappen: chemie401252 MA industriële wetenschappen: elektromechanica1021103 MA industriële wetenschappen: elektronica-ICT55257 MA industriële wetenschappen: energie49352 S MA industriële wetenschappen19028218 V MA industriële wetenschappen12416 PGO innoverend ondernemen als industrieel ingenieur415 13492061555 Situation on 21.01.2016

24. Faculty of Engineering Technology Technology Campus Ghent spin-offs: o Indurium Engineering Services (2007) o Fugeia (2008 – participatie met KU Leuven) o Engineering & Solutions for Transport & Logistics (2010) o dyNAVic (2011) o IFAST (2011- participatie met KU Leuven) o MatchID (2015)