One Student Council for all KU Leuven students!
Student representation at KU Leuven has a rich tradition. In the 1960s, a variety of seperate councils emerged to deal with student representation. The Social Council, one of the best-known councils, represented students within student services as ‘co-government’. It also dealt with broader social issues, organised demonstrations and actions, and grew enormously in popularity as a result.
In addition to the Social Council as co-management, the ‘Kringraad’ was established. This council acquired a voice within the academic bodies of KU Leuven. Besides the Kringraad, numerous other councils were concerned with culture, sports and international students, among others. In May 1969 the umbrella student council ASR (General Student Council) was founded to unite all councils, without loosing their independency. In 1986, ASR dissolved and LOKO (Leuvense Overkoepelende KringOrganisatie) was established in its place. The councils continued to work independently until 2005, after which they were centralised within LOKO.
With the emergence of the multi-campus model in 2013, student representation had to look for a new model. Thus, LOKO split up into an eponymous campus council and the university-wide Student Council KU Leuven (Stura). Now, Stura represents all KU Leuven students at all kinds of meetings and councils.
Chair | Claudia Löwik |
Vice-chair | Andries Verslyppe |
General Administrator | Veronique Beyls |
Campus Coordinator | Gert-Jan Sprangers |
Board Executive Biomed | Oliver Van Oekelen |
Board Executive HUM | Charlotte De Wilde |
Board Executive SET | Mathias Anthonissen |
Education Council | Jan-Baptist Lemair Marijke Vanderschot Matthias Meynen Christof Abspoel Nathalie De Beukelaer |
Diversity | Thomas Cliquet Kenny Dekeyzer Nanxin Sun (sem 1) |
International | Andreas Frans An-Sofie Thonnon Sander Beelaert (sem 1) |
ICTS | Gust Verbruggen |
External affairs | Michaël Rosmane Stefanie Demedts |
Chair | Andries Verslyppe |
Vice-chair | Nathalie De Beukelaer |
General Administrator | Veronique Beyls |
Campus Coordinator | Anneleen De Geest (sem 2) |
Board Executive Biomed | Claudia Löwik |
Board Executive HUM | Charlotte De Wilde |
Board Executive SET | Lieven Verswyvel |
Education Council | Marijke Vanderschot Pieter van den Berghe Jeroen Grouwels Thomas Doms Floriane Hemalsteens (sem 1) Anneke Veldman (sem 2) |
Diversity | Michiel Peeters Brecht Vanackere |
International | Koen Demaegd Andreas Frans |
SLO | Bart Tuts |
ICTS | Joris Gevaert |
Communication | Andreas Waets Gust Verbruggen (sem 1) |
External affairs | Anneke Veldman (sem 1) |
Chair | Joris Gevaert |
General Administrator | Tine Exelmans |
Campus Coordinator | Stef Maelstaf |
Board Executive Biomed | Nathalie De Beukelaer |
Board Executive HUM | Elly Suys |
Board Executive SET | Andreas Waets |
Education Council | Jasper Daniëls Ewoud De Sadeleer Pieter Jan Heymans Kristien Borremans |
Diversity | Martha Verfaillie Maxim Hellyn |
Sustainability | Thomas Doms |
International | Kristoffel Bauweraerts Jonas De Broyer Nathan Reinders |
SLO | Pieter Jan Heymans Jens Warrie |
ICTS | Pieter Van den Berghe |
Communication | Kevin Seurs Florian Smeyers |
External affairs | Axel Vanmeulder |
Chair | Marie Vanwingh |
Vice-chair | Pieter Van den Berghe |
General Administrator | Florian Smeyers |
Campus Coordinator | Joris Gevaert |
Board Executive HUM | Diede Michiels |
Board Executive SET | Enyo Vanmontfort |
Education Council | Elise De Sadeleer Emma Moormann Jasper Daniëls Kevin Seurs Sam Geysens |
Diversity | Margot Van den Broeck |
Sustainability | Tom Merlevede |
International | Roeland Van Roosbroeck Sophie Tielemans |
Culture | Amber Florizoone |
SLO | Pieter Jan Heymans |
ICTS | Toon Deburchgrave |
Communication | Sophie Vervynckt |
External affairs | Axel Vanmeulder |
Institutional review | Joris Gevaert Nathalie De Beukelaer |
Board Executive SET | Axel Vanmeulder |
Education Council | Toon Deburchgrave Robin Panassié Dennis Gelders |
Diversity | Margot Van den Broeck |
Sustainability | Gregg Smits |
SLO | Jorn Hendrickx Jolien Van Walleghem Emma Moormann |
Chair | Robbe Van Hoof |
Vice-chair | Sander Vanmaercke |
Campus Coordinator | Ilse Paepe |
Board Executive Biomed | Lotte Delemarre |
Board Executive HUM | Dennis Gelders |
Board Executive SET | Thibaut Deneus |
Education Council | Lisa Van Eyken Tuur Decaluwe Marie Huyskens Hannes Dewaele |
Diversity | Marnik De Bont |
Sustainability | Reine Spiessens Julie Gaillard |
International | Stijn Carpentier Astrid Maerevoet |
SLO | Audrie Gaillard Jorn Hendrickx (sem 1) |
ICTS | Mathieu Seutin |
Chair | Lotte Delemarre |
Vice-chair | Robin Kelchtermans |
General Administrator | Maarten Claes |
Board Executive HUM | Dennis Gelders |
Board Executive SET | Klaas Collin |
Education Council | Lisa Van Eyken Loïc Vanderput Toon Robberecht |
Diversity | Rianne Brinksma |
Sustainability | Daan Smets |
International | Alexander Clark Thor Deyaert |
Chair | Klaas Collin |
Vice-chair | Dennis Gelders |
Campus Coordinator | Charlotte Devriese |
Board Executive Biomed | Kristof Gielis |
Board Executive HUM | Toon Robberecht |
Education Council | Anke Maes Pepijn Nollet |
Diversity | Sustainability | Karim Rega |
International | Alexander Clark Helena Baeyens |
UNA Europa | Alexander Clark |
Chair | Pepijn Nollet |
Board Executive Biomed | Ben Cools |
Board Executive HUM | Toon Robberecht |
Board Executive SET | Marieke Laenen |
Education Council | Tom Konings Ruben Kindt Giel Ketelslegers |
Diversity | Claire Van de Vorst |
Sustainability | Liesa Vosch |
International | Christiana Galani Robin Kokot Liliia Samchuk |
UNA Europa | Christiana Galani |
Culture | Dennis Gelders |
Student Services (Stuvo) | Marieke Laenen |
EM | Nore Verbelen |
ICTS | Ruben Kindt |
Institutional review | Toon Robberecht |
Chair | Toon Robberecht |
Vice-chair | Hannelore Durt |
General Administrator | Vincent Hofmans |
Campus Coordinator | Matthias D’helft |
Board Executive HUM | Marte Polspoel |
Board Executive SET | Stijn Lapere |
Education Council | Eline Gonnissen Andreas Vandingenen |
Diversity | Yune Paepe Stijn Oosterlinck |
Sustainability | Liesa Vosch |
International | Christiana Galani Robin Kokot Niklas Angelov (sem 1) |
UNA Europa | Marieke Laenen Mascha Graupe |
Culture | Dries Paesen |
Student Services (Stuvo) | Helène Vrielynck Tom Konings |
EM | Aurélie Van delm |
ICTS | Ruben Kindt Rune Vercauteren |