The Governing Council

The Governing Council (Conseil d’Administration, CA) is the decision-making body with the widest powers for the management and administration of the university. It is responsible for all affairs that are not expressly reserved by law, or by the General Assembly of the ASBL. It operates on the basis of guidelines and objectives set down by the latter.

In addition to the Vice-Chancellor, who presides it, the Governing Council is composed of the Deputy-Chancellor, the Faculty Deans, the President of the Institute for European Studies, the President and a second representative from each staff committee (academic, teaching support, reasearch and administration), and four student representatives*.

Its responsibilities include: recruitment, the attribution of academic responsibilities; promotions; the renewal of mandates; the budget framework, approving the budget; and annual accounts, which it submits to the General Assembly.

The Governing Council meets at least five times a year.

*Membership of the Governing Council is based on the provisions set out in the decree of 21 September 2012 on student participation and representation in higher education.

List of members

Pierre Jadoul, Rector, President

Aurélie Coppe, Deputy Rector in charge for Education

Bertrand Hamaide, Vice-Rector, Vice-President

Philippe Desmette, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, Languages and Literatures

Abraham Franssen, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Social and Political Sciences and Communication

Dany Etienne, Dean of Marie Haps Faculty of Translation and Interpreting

Denis Duez, President of the Institute for European Studies

Jean-François Fagnart, President of the Academic Staff Committee

Olivier Paye, Second Representative of the Academic Staff Committee

Nissaf Sghaïer, President of the Research and Teaching Support Staff Committee

Juliette Woitchik, Second Representative of the Teaching Support Staff Committee

Corentin Bastin, President of the Administrative and Technical Services Staff Committee

Isabelle De Clerck, Second Representative of the Administrative and Technical Services Support Staff Committee

Victor Petre, Association of students

Nathanaël Ananias, Association of students

Martin Breuls de Tiecken, Association of students

Adriana Mironescu, Association of students

Colienne Lejeune, Déléguée du Gouvernement de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles faisant fonction

Patrick Delaunois, Délégué du Ministre du Budget de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles

The Administrative Secretariat

Catherine Demain 

Nathalie Touwaide