International magazine of K.U.Leuven - December 2009

 

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Cover

• Banana liqueur with a dash of academia

Research

• 'Design for All': blind children lead the way to multi-sensorial architecture
• Evolutionary biologist Tine Huyse sets sail in Darwin's tracks

Interview

• Vice Rector Bart De Moor: "Leuven is still Europe's best kept secret"

People

• German pensioner Karl Heinrich Theisen obtains fifth doctorate in Leuven

Development Co-operation

• UNIFOS cares about Congo: University Fund for Development Co-operation

International Co-operation

• K.U.Leuven focuses on Latin America: closer co-operation with seven universities
• Indian Erasmus Mundus students about life in Leuven (extra online article)

Leuven Favourites

• Christmas in Leuven

In short

• First European President is K.U.Leuven alumnus
• Rankings
• Honorary doctors 2010
• New application system
• Look at Leuven

Backchat

• Picture this: Gifts from China
• Snowball fight world record
• CADES student Andrea Moreira participated in a project with street boys in Maputo

Editorial

• Dear reader
  

En Español

• Una bióloga evolucionista, tras los pasos de Darwin

Campus Insight is K.U.Leuven's international news magazine, and publishes on the research, education,
student life, personnel issues, policy matters, continuing education, development cooperation
and many other facets of life in and around the university.
Appearing three times a year, it offers articles in English and Spanish for personnel, students, alumni,
and friends of K.U.Leuven.