Projects
Critical success factors in the activation of people of foreign origin KU Leuven
Approximately one in five people of the potential labour force in Flanders has a foreign origin (Djait, 2015). The labour market integration of this specific group does not always go smoothly, with high unemployment rates as a result. While individual barriers in terms of labour market integration have been researched extensively, there is relatively little research on successful policy strategies in terms of employment ...
The foreign language classroom and language proficiency: the role of teacher practices and learner characteristics Ghent University
While numerous studies have focused on techniques that promote foreign language acquisition in an instructed context, most studies on the effectiveness of instructional techniques have been carried out in controlled lab-based settings. Data on how foreign language teaching is realized in the L2 classroom and how this affects L2 learning are scarce. In this project, we focus on the development of language proficiency in 16-18-year-old Flemish ...
Stylistic appropriateness in English as a foreign language: The acquisition of grammatical formality by translation trainees. University of Antwerp
Recharge - Human rights en Eu external relations and internal policies. KU Leuven
From the Leuven Center for Global Governance Studies we coordinate an application for the FP7 Cooperation Work Program. We work together with a number of leading foreign research groups with specializations in human rights, European policy and globalization, given the multidisciplinary focus of the project. Against the background of the complex, globalized world, the initiative aims to investigate changing patterns and future trends in the ...
Challenging the European Monoculture: Towards a Policy on the Diversification of the European Literary Field. KU Leuven
ExpoVoc: Exposure to English and vocabulary learning: the unique case of young English-as-a-foreign-language learners in Flanders KU Leuven
Building for Belgium: Belgian Embassies in a Globalising World (1945-2020) KU Leuven
In recent decades, architectural historians have increasingly scrutinised the embassy building program of state actors. Framing an embassy to be the physical manifestation of the state, scholars have examined if and to what extent state actors have approached the commissioning of a purpose-built embassy as an opportunity to radiate nationhood abroad and express foreign policy stands and, more importantly, what kind of architecture they saw ...
European diplomatic practices towards hybrid actors: mapping, explaining, learning KU Leuven
Translational research into novel therapies for pelvic floor disorders KU Leuven
Pelvic floor disorders, including pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and genitourinary syndrome of the menopause (GSM) decrease the quality of life of many women. The mainstay of therapy for POP is a surgical correction, either using native tissues or substitutes, usually referred to as mesh. Surgery may however cause complications, in particular when using mesh. The recommended treatment of GSM is hormonal replacement, yet many patients do not ...