<p>In this episode, we’re talking to Rik Van de Walle, our rector, about ‘basic research funding’; a new policy introducing non-competitive research funding for all professors at Ghent University. And of course, this is just a starting point for a broader conversation about research and the core tasks of a University. </p>

In this episode, we’re talking to Rik Van de Walle, our rector, about ‘basic research funding’; a new policy introducing non-competitive research funding for all professors at Ghent University. And of course, this is just a starting point for a broader conversation about research and the core tasks of a University.

<p>In this episode, we’re talking to Rik Van de Walle, our rector, about ‘basic research funding’; a new policy introducing non-competitive research funding for all professors at Ghent University. And of course, this is just a starting point for a broader conversation about research and the core tasks of a University.&nbsp;</p>

The Core Curriculum - Semester 2 - Episode 5 - interview with Rik Van de Walle

This podcast is trying to give voice to thoughts that might have occurred to you since the pandemic or longer: what are the universities core tasks indeed? 

It’s an outgrowth of the ‘core tasks debate’ at Ghent University, in which the urgency of coming to a feasible budget kneecapped the opportunity to take time to come to terms with that question. The medium of a podcast provides an opportunity to create this much needed time for discussion. The aim of the podcast is to alternate interviews with random UGent’ers from all stripes and colors with interviews with critical friends.

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This podcast is trying to give voice to thoughts that might have occurred to you since the pandemic or longer: what are the universities core tasks indeed? It’s an outgrowth of the ‘core tasks debate’ at Ghent University, in which the urgency of coming to a feasible budget kneecapped the opportunity to take time to come to terms with that question. The medium of a podcast provides an opportunity to create this much needed time for discussion. The aim of the podcast is to alternate interviews with random UGent’ers from all stripes and colors with interviews with critical friends.

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The Core Curriculum - Semester 2 - Episode 5 - interview with Rik Van de Walle