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INTERVIEW WITH IR. MATTHIAS TIPS, HEAD OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS AT THE FACULTY OF BIOSCIENCE ENGINEERING
Ir. Matthias Tips passed on his function as Erasmus coordinator to become head of external relations at the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering: “There is at this moment a lot of ‘international’ activity at the Faculty” says Ir. Tips. The voice caught him for a coffee and a talk!
VoiceMail: Reaction on ‘Plagiarism: a major crime for everyone?’ (The Voice, November 2009)
After reading ‘Plagiarism: a major crime for everyone?’ by Ielse Broeksteeg (November 2009 issue) I thought: ‘well, this would’d been funny, if it weren’t sad.’ I wonder why university students in Belgium don’t have access to Turnitin? Why don’t they have to submit an originality report along with their papers?
Interview With a Victim of Plagiarism
“WE ARE A BIT WORRIED WHY WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYMORE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN”
Mister Ilkka Kantola, currently Member of the Finnish Parliament for the Finnish social democratic party, confirmed the story of Stone’s plagiarism in an interview he gave to The Voice. Together with doctor Olli Hallamaa, chair of Luther-Agricola Society, the publisher of his plagiarized dissertation, he answered our questions and gave us some jaw-dropping answers.
Honorary Doctorate for Dardenne Brothers
“ACTING IS NOT THE SAME AS MIMICKING AN ATTITUDE”
After a demanding schedule of official business regarding their honorary doctorate, film makers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne took the time to endure many questions from cinephiles during a conversation session. The Laboratory for Education and Society (K.U.Leuven), the Centre for Educational Policy and Innovation (K.U.Leuven), the Department of Theory and History of Education (University Barcelona) and Cinema Zed organised this discussion as the kick-off to a series of workshops regarding “Film as exercise of thought and public gesture”.
Education for All
PROFESSOR COLCLOUGH: THE CANDIDATE OF THE STUDENTS
While most students enjoyed the sun abroad or their mother’s cooking at home after an intensive exam period, some students stayed in Leuven to attend the yearly conferral of the honorary doctorates. This year, ‘the child’ was chosen as the theme and K.U.Leuven had the privilege to welcome six prominent persons with noteworthy achievements relating to this matter. One of the candidates, professor Colclough, was nominated and promoted by the students for his vigorous plea to guarantee ‘Education for All’.
