{"id":33274,"date":"2024-07-23T10:41:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T08:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=33274"},"modified":"2024-11-07T14:44:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T13:44:39","slug":"prof-philippe-hiligsmann-joins-universityce-as-new-vice-rector","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/en\/news\/prof-philippe-hiligsmann-joins-universityce-as-new-vice-rector\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Philippe Hiligsmann joins University as New Vice-Rector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<p>The University of Luxembourg is pleased to announce the appointment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/people\/philippe-hiligsmann\/\">Prof. Philippe Hiligsmann<\/a> as Vice-rector for academic and student affairs. The appointment, which will take effect on 1 November 2024, was made by the University&#8217;s Governance Board at its plenary meeting on 22 July 2024, after consultation with the University Council and on the recommendation of the Rector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An internationally recognised researcher in foreign language education, Prof. Hiligsmann has acted as Vice-rector for student affairs at <a href=\"https:\/\/euc-word-edit.officeapps.live.com\/we\/%E2%80%98https:\/uclouvain.be\/en\/index.html%E2%80%99\">UCLouvain<\/a> for the past five years, where he has also been Professor of Dutch language and linguistics since 2011. He has also held positions as Dean of Faculty and brings with him proven management experience at a top research university. His career has been marked by a constant commitment to students and quality of teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Vice-rector for academic affairs of the University of Luxembourg, Prof. Hiligsmann will support the University&#8217;s teaching mission at the level of Bachelor&#8217;s, Master\u2019s, and continuing education. His portfolio will also cover the integration of new technologies into the University\u2019s study programmes, such as artificial intelligence, as well as the overall quality of the student experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are very proud that Prof. Hiligsmann has accepted this crucial role within our institution. His strategic and innovative vision, his experience and his collaborative spirit will be invaluable assets for our academic community\u201d, said the Rector of the University of Luxembourg, Prof. Jens Kreisel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Philippe Hiligsmann expressed his enthusiasm about this new challenge:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-spacer is-spacer-size-sm\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-quote-people\">\n    <div class=\"quote-people\" role=\"group\">\n        <figure class=\"quote-people__body\">\n            <blockquote class=\"quote-people__blockquote\">\n    <span class=\"quote-people__quote\">\u201f<\/span>\n    Students have always been at the heart of my concern, and I look forward to contributing to the development of teaching and student support at the University of Luxembourg.\u201d\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper quote-people__figcaption\">\n<p class=\"quote-people__author wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">Prof. Philippe Hiligsmann<\/p><\/div>\n        <\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p>He will succeed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fhse-en\/people\/catherine-leglu\/\">Prof. Catherine L\u00e9glu<\/a>, whose term as Vice-rector for academic affairs expires on 31 August 2024. The University of Luxembourg would like to express its gratitude to Prof. Catherine L\u00e9glu for her great commitment to the University and its community throughout her term. Prof. L\u00e9glu remains a full professor in Medieval&nbsp;Occitan and French Studies at the University of Luxembourg.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Vice-rector for academic affairs, Prof. Philip Hiligsmann will be responsible for the teaching and education portfolio, as well as for student services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":33275,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_image_focal_point":[],"show_featured_caption":false,"ulux_newsletter_groups":"","uluxPostTitle":"","uluxPrePostTitle":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false},"news-category":[12,16,10],"news-topic":[],"organisation":[233],"authorship":[42],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.3) - 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