Pintra (EN) Blog
A faculty thrives on collaboration, but how do you ensure that colleagues truly feel heard? Tom Breugelmans, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Engineering (FTI), found inspiration on the radio: a daily check-in as a way to connect. Meeting every morning wasn’t feasible, but the idea stuck. The result? Voluntary one-on-one coffee moments between the dean and the FTI ZAP members, arranged by appointment. Now, years later, the initiative is a proven success.
Whereas 1 September 2021 is the first day of school for many children in primary and secondary education, it is also the day on which new or re-elected faculty members started their three-year term of office. Some faculties have elected a new dean and vice deans, while others continue with the current ones. We give you an overview of the complete Executive Committees.
Tom Breugelmans took over from Walter Sevenhans as the dean of the Faculty of Applied Engineering on 1 September. Tom is an engineer, lecturer, spokesman for the ELCAT research group and researcher in the field of electrochemical engineering. And now a dean, too. But who is the man behind the dean?