Koen Dekeyser

Koen Dekeyser

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    PhD, Policy Officer Sustainable food systems and Climate action

  • Education

    • Ghent University

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      Master's Degree Political Science and Government Master of Science in Political Sciences (Cum Laude)

      Supervised by Prof Dr Koen Vlassenroot and Prof Dr Ing Mieke Uyttendaele;Independent field research on food security in Limpopo Province, South Africa, within the EU 7framework funded Veg-i-Trade project;Visiting researcher at the University of Pretoria;Keynote speaker Food Sovereignty Conference at the University of Pretoria;Exchange student International Relations at Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey (Erasmus); andSpeaker Unity in Diversity at the State University of… Show more Supervised by Prof Dr Koen Vlassenroot and Prof Dr Ing Mieke Uyttendaele;Independent field research on food security in Limpopo Province, South Africa, within the EU 7framework funded Veg-i-Trade project;Visiting researcher at the University of Pretoria;Keynote speaker Food Sovereignty Conference at the University of Pretoria;Exchange student International Relations at Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey (Erasmus); andSpeaker Unity in Diversity at the State University of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Show less

    • University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

      2015 - 2019
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Political Sciences/Political Economy

      Title: Food systems change under large agricultural investments in Kenya and Mozambique;Supervised by Prof Dr Lorenzo Fioramonti and Prof Dr Lise Korsten;Funded by the Andrew M. Mellon Foundation, the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security, AFGROLAND and the University of Pretoria;First authored peer reviewed publications in Food Security and Politics and Governance;Visiting researcher at Aarhus University (Denmark), University of the Western Cape (South Africa), and… Show more Title: Food systems change under large agricultural investments in Kenya and Mozambique;Supervised by Prof Dr Lorenzo Fioramonti and Prof Dr Lise Korsten;Funded by the Andrew M. Mellon Foundation, the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security, AFGROLAND and the University of Pretoria;First authored peer reviewed publications in Food Security and Politics and Governance;Visiting researcher at Aarhus University (Denmark), University of the Western Cape (South Africa), and CETRAD (Kenya);Researcher at the AFGROLAND project; andMember of the European Studies Association of Sub-Saharan Africa (ESA-SSA). Show less

  • Experience

    • UPC KULeuven

      Apr 2009 - Aug 2011
      Logistical employee
    • Ghent University

      Jan 2011 - Jul 2014
      Various logistical
    • University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

      Jul 2013 - Sept 2014
      Researcher

      Researcher at the EU 7FP funded Veg-I-Trade project (http://www.veg-i-trade.org/) .Independent field research on food security in Limpopo Province, South Africa.Presentations at the intra-university think tank on food sovereignty.

    • Ipsos

      Oct 2014 - Nov 2014
      Research
    • Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation

      Jun 2015 - Dec 2021
      • Associate Fellow

        May 2019 - Dec 2021
      • Research Fellow

        Jan 2017 - May 2019
      • Junior researcher

        Jun 2015 - Jan 2017
    • University of Pretoria

      Jul 2015 - Nov 2015
      Academic tutor
    • DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security

      Jan 2017 - Apr 2019
      • Research Fellow

        Jan 2019 - Apr 2019
      • Researcher

        Jan 2017 - Dec 2018
    • The Solutions Journal

      Jun 2018 - Dec 2019
      Consultant
    • ECDPM

      May 2019 - now
      Policy Officer

      Chair of the Works Council (Ondernemingsraad) 2024-25.Member of the Works Council (Ondernemingsraad) 2022-23.Member of the steering group of foodFIRST (http://foodfirst.eu/)

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Professional Certificate in Data Science

      HarvardX - An Online Learning Initiative by Harvard University through edX
      Aug 2021
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    • Certificate of Slovak language

      Comenius University in Bratislava
      Aug 2014
    • Certificate of Turkish language

      Istanbul University
      Sept 2012
    • Systems Thinking In Public Health

      Coursera Course Certificates
      Aug 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • Subsistence Marketplaces (University of Illinois)

      Coursera Verified Certificates
      Mar 2015
      View certificate certificate
    • Model Thinking (University of Michigan)

      Coursera
      Sept 2014
      View certificate certificate
    • International Cooperation

      Belgian Development Agency
      Apr 2014
    • Global Food Governance

      University of Oslo (UiO)
      Jan 2017
    • Internship EUROCONTROL

      EUROCONTROL
      Mar 2008
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Koen Dekeyser
      St Gallen Leader of Tomorrow 2017 University of St Gallen May 2017 http://www.symposium.org/
    • Awarded to Koen Dekeyser
      DST-NRF Centre of Excellence Doctoral bursary DST-NRF Centre of Excellence Jan 2017
    • Awarded to Koen Dekeyser
      St Gallen Leader of Tomorrow 2016 St Gallen Symposium May 2016 http://www.symposium.org/
    • Awarded to Koen Dekeyser
      Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Doctoral bursary Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Jan 2016
    • Awarded to Koen Dekeyser
      University of Pretoria Doctoral bursary University of Pretoria Jan 2015
    • Awarded to Koen Dekeyser
      Scholarship holder Slovak language Comenius University Aug 2014
    • Awarded to Koen Dekeyser
      Scholarship holder Turkish language Istanbul University Aug 2012
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Scouts leader Nederokkerzeel

      Issued by Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen on Sept 2008
      Scouts en Gidsen VlaanderenAssociated with Koen Dekeyser
    • Youth council community Kampenhout

      Issued by Scouts Nederokkerzeel on Sept 2009
      Scouts NederokkerzeelAssociated with Koen Dekeyser
    • Intern

      Issued by OIKOS think tank on Feb 2012
      OIKOS think tankAssociated with Koen Dekeyser
    • Community animator and volunteer

      Issued by Community Kampenhout on Jul 2006
      Community KampenhoutAssociated with Koen Dekeyser