Research projects

For the next two years we offer the learning network 'Sustainable and professional facilities management in schools', which is open to all educational institutions in Flanders. Through a varied mix of theme days, school visits and do-sessions, we aim to inspire, discover and activate.

In this project we investigate the possibility of using digital work instructions to engage target group employees and workers (customization and day care) in more complex assembly and production processes, as well as in different sectors within the regular labor market to make them more accessible to these target groups.

Are you a researcher, policymaker or social worker, and are your interested in transnational family dynamics? Or are you part of a transnational family yourself? Then join this exciting international network!

YOUNG-D is a European project (Erasmus+) on the prevention and management of anxiety, stress and sleep problems in people with early onset dementia (OED). The overall aim of this project is to increase awareness and knowledge of (future) health care providers in the included EU-partners on psychosocial and behavioral program YOUNG-D in people with early onset dementia in order to prevent and manage anxiety, stress and sleep problems, which in turn increases heart rate variability, wellbeing and quality of life.

In dit vierjarige project willen we de effectiviteit en kosteneffectiviteit nagaan van een functioneel trainingsprogramma voor kwetsbare thuiswonende 70-plussers.

A cross-curricular approach to foster reasoning skills in second stage secondary students.

Cathodic protection as a sustainable repair technique for life extension of existing (civil) concrete constructions. Within DUBiT, we try to provide an answer to the pressing question: how can damage to concrete bridges be tackled in a sustainable manner?

Stairway to SDG 3.0 is a partnership between seven organizations from six European countries. This consortium aims to contribute to the implementation of sustainability education in professional education based on the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In this project, we investigate the perspective and experiences of people who beg, of field workers and of other stakeholders such as shopkeepers, police or passers-by.

Gender diversity in corporate decision-making would lead to a development of economic and social prosperity. Research shows that the positive impact of gender diversity on boards in terms of values and sustainability increases by strengthening the voice of women on boards.

The current, destabilising asylum crisis is also bringing unaccompanied young people and even children to Europe unaccompanied by adults.  Receiving countries are opting for small-scale reception of unaccompanied minors in foster care.  The FORM project aims to develop a model of therapeutic foster care, training for professionals, a database of good practices and policy recommendations that foster care services can use to get started.