Mission
Through excellent research-based education, the faculty aims to train students to become experts who possess advanced scientific and solution-oriented knowledge, skills and attitudes with regard to living-organisms applications. The faculty wants to contribute to the personal development of young, socially engaged people and help students gradually develop their disciplinary future self.
- Vision and policy (Dutch only)
History
From Agronomisch Instituut (Agronomical Institute) within the Faculty of Science to Faculteit Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen (Faculty of Bioscience Engineering). The faculty has quite a long history, dating back to the end of the 19th century.
- More information
- Bioingenieus “Het Landbouwinstituut: 80 of 140 jaar jong?” (Dutch only)
Contact & location
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Policy-making bodies and councils
KU Leuven’s organisational chart provides more information about policy-making bodies, councils, programme committees and the staff of the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering.
Faculty Senate
Advisory body for education policy
composed of alumni of our faculty..
Network
The faculty and the university are part of various external networks that can strengthen the operation of our faculty in terms of education, research and service.
The campus
The faculty’s main building is the Landbouwinstituut (Agricultural Institute), located in Kasteelpark Arenberg in Heverlee (Leuven). Most of the educational activities take place on Campus Leuven (Arenberg).
Bio-ingenieus –
News from the faculty
Bio-ingenious is the magazine with which we keep our faculty's alumni and employees informed about the ins and outs of the faculty regarding education, research and services.
Each summer edition is in English!