Kris has been working for KU Leuven since 2007, first at the Faculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, then at the Education Policy Services and now at the Faculty of Engineering Sciences.

"I live in Leuven, am married and have 2 daughters. In my spare time I go to the conservatory and walk the dogs while catching some Pokémon on my cell phone as a guilty pleasure."

"I would like to see KU Leuven evolve into an ambitious-but-realistic university. There is nothing wrong with ambitions and policy plans, but they are not (or at least not transparently) calculated. A small sentence in the Education and Examination Regulations can have an enormous impact on the workload in the workplace. Many memoranda and plans state that all noble objectives “can be achieved within the existing staffing and structures”: is that true? We invariably see alarm signals from the Employee Satisfaction Monitor about increased workload for all categories of personnel."

"In our strategic plan, human resources policy remains a blind spot: it is limited to creating a safe environment and focuses on inclusion and diversity, although in my opinion human resources policy should cover much more than that: workload, competitive remuneration such as meal vouchers, internal mobility, you name it."

"I hope to remain a critical voice to ensure that common sense among KU Leuven staff members prevails."