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Societal Value Creation Group

Aim

The aim of the faculty societal value creation group is to advise the faculty on matters related to the social impact and relevance of scientific research at the faculty of law and criminology at Ghent University. The valorisation group provides advice on:

  • the extent to which the research at the faculty has or could have societal impact;
  • possible research topics or projects that could generate societal impact;
  • possibilities or channels to achieve social impact with research.

Composition

The group consists of persons and bodies for whom scientific research that is, or could be conducted at the faculty may be relevant and who are willing to engage in the discussion about the societal impact of scientific research conducted at our faculty.

 

  • Ann Lukowiak - Federal magistrate, Federal prosecutor's office
  • Annelies D’Espallier - Ombudsperson gender, Flemish Ombudservice
  • Eddy De Raedt - Policy Director, Federal Police
  • Johan Callewaert - Deputy Registrar, EHRM
  • Julie Dutordoir - Director -General, Institute for Company Lawyers (Instituut voor Bedrijfsjuristen)
  • Maarten De Waele - Project officer radicalization, Association of Flemish Cities
    and Municipalities (VVSG)
  • Monica De Jonghe - Director-General, Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (VBO)
  • Myriem El Kaddouri - Lawyer & content creator VZW Hshoema
  • Stefan Pieters - Board member, Flemish Bar Association (OVB)

 

Upon invitation:

  • Esther De Smet - Research Policy Officer, UGhent
  • Zoë Imhof - UGent Tech Transfer