
Koen Dekeyser
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About me
PhD, Policy Officer Sustainable food systems and Climate action
Education

Ghent University
-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 - 2019Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Political Sciences/Political EconomyTitle: 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 2011Logistical employee
Ghent University
Jan 2011 - Jul 2014Various logistical
University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria
Jul 2013 - Sept 2014ResearcherResearcher 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 2014Research
Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation
Jun 2015 - Dec 2021Associate Fellow
May 2019 - Dec 2021Research Fellow
Jan 2017 - May 2019Junior researcher
Jun 2015 - Jan 2017

University of Pretoria
Jul 2015 - Nov 2015Academic tutor
DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security
Jan 2017 - Apr 2019Research Fellow
Jan 2019 - Apr 2019Researcher
Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

The Solutions Journal
Jun 2018 - Dec 2019Consultant
ECDPM
May 2019 - nowPolicy OfficerChair 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
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Professional Certificate in Data Science
HarvardX - An Online Learning Initiative by Harvard University through edXAug 2021 
Certificate of Slovak language
Comenius University in BratislavaAug 2014
Certificate of Turkish language
Istanbul UniversitySept 2012- View certificate

Systems Thinking In Public Health
Coursera Course CertificatesAug 2019 - View certificate

Subsistence Marketplaces (University of Illinois)
Coursera Verified CertificatesMar 2015 - View certificate

Model Thinking (University of Michigan)
CourseraSept 2014 
International Cooperation
Belgian Development AgencyApr 2014.webp)
Global Food Governance
University of Oslo (UiO)Jan 2017
Internship EUROCONTROL
EUROCONTROLMar 2008
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Koen DekeyserSt Gallen Leader of Tomorrow 2017 University of St Gallen May 2017 http://www.symposium.org/
- Awarded to Koen DekeyserDST-NRF Centre of Excellence Doctoral bursary DST-NRF Centre of Excellence Jan 2017
- Awarded to Koen DekeyserSt Gallen Leader of Tomorrow 2016 St Gallen Symposium May 2016 http://www.symposium.org/
- Awarded to Koen DekeyserAndrew W. Mellon Foundation Doctoral bursary Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Jan 2016
- Awarded to Koen DekeyserUniversity of Pretoria Doctoral bursary University of Pretoria Jan 2015
- Awarded to Koen DekeyserScholarship holder Slovak language Comenius University Aug 2014
- Awarded to Koen DekeyserScholarship holder Turkish language Istanbul University Aug 2012
Volunteer Experience
Scouts leader Nederokkerzeel
Issued by Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen on Sept 2008
Associated with Koen DekeyserYouth council community Kampenhout
Issued by Scouts Nederokkerzeel on Sept 2009
Associated with Koen DekeyserIntern
Issued by OIKOS think tank on Feb 2012
Associated with Koen DekeyserCommunity animator and volunteer
Issued by Community Kampenhout on Jul 2006
Associated with Koen Dekeyser
Languages
- enEnglish
- duDutch
- frFrench
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