Name Activity "Behavioural Sciences - Governance" "All concerning the development and implementation of governance, structures and systems to make coworkers committed and motivated to work towards the organizational goals with action research as research methodology " "Cosmopolis Centre for Urban Research" "Bas van Heur" "Cosmopolis is a research centre within the Department of Geography of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and is dedicated to research and teaching in geography, spatial planning and urban design. Committed to pursuing both academic and practice relevant research, Cosmopolis actively engages policy makers, governments, citizen networks and other urban partners to transform knowledge into action." Diversity "Koen VAN LAER" "The research of the unit is organized in three thematic clusters: diversity in employment relations and organizations, in education and in the Belgian society. Examples of research topics are inclusive diversity management practices, the relation between diversity and employment relations, pregnancy-related discrimination at work, work-family balance for female entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurship in ethnic minority communities.  Diversity in education includes research projects about the institutional and organizational mechanisms that create or successfully combat the educational gap between ethnic majority and minority students in schools and higher education.  Within the Belgian society, research is conducted about the perception of equal opportunities among the Belgian population and the integration of ethnic minorities in Flanders." "Identity, Diversity & Inequality Research" "Niet beschikbaar" "Institute for behavioural sciences (SEIN)" "Expertises of the researchteam:SEINs core competence consists of research diversity and equal opportunities; women and the job market; women in managerial positions; government and society; health psychology, stress at work, violence in domestic and professional contexts; human resources management; sociolinguistics (language and gender, language and power)." "Institutional Research Unit" "Most research activity is developed in relation to planning and development of university funtions, oa. : evaluation and development of educational programs; CE programs; education and labour market; teacher education and CE; library management and information science; university management and strategic planning; research management and evaluation; staff development. The main research activity has assisment and development objectives, there is no fundamental research activity." Sociology "The Department of Sociology is responsible for research and education in the field of Sociology. It is home to the research group BRISPO: Brussels Institute for Social and Population Studies that conducts research on the socio-economic, cultural and demographic dimensions of social inequality primarily focusing on Belgium and Europe, while also considering a broader global perspective. BRISPO was established in 2024 through the merger of several research groups, including Interface Demography (ID) and Tempus Omnia Revelat (TOR). This led to the creation of a diverse and multidisciplinary team composed of both senior scholars and early-stage researchers with a background in sociology, demography, economics, psychology, statistics and human geography. BRISPO team members actively engage in the scientific and wider valorisation of their research by helping to shape public policies and contributing to the broader societal debate on the most pressing and current social challenges.  " "Technological, Economical and Social Changes and Labour Market Research" "TESA is the research unit on sociology of work and labour market policy of the VUB. Major Research projects have been carried out on vocational training and qualifications profiles, personnel policy, HRM and flexibility of labour market and industrial relations. Also the relationship between work and non-work (e.g. citizens' income) has received continuous attention. TESA has established links with some of the more influential European networks regarding industrial relations, work and employment. Many of the projects in which TESA has participated have indeed been international comparative studies. This still is the case with the more recent projects. These projects concern the including-excluding effect of participation of labour market and the construction of a European citizenship. Another one is on cross-border European bargaining in the metalworking sector. TESA also develops educational projects. It now constructs a university curriculum for a master degree Employment Relations and Labour Market Systems in the universities of Sofia and Plovdiv in Bulgaria."