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Babylon's Scientific Board and Management Team
The scientific board of Babylon consists of director prof. Jan Blommaert and associate director prof. Fons van de Vijver, originating from the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, respectively.
The management team (1.0 fte in total) consists of dr. Korrie van Helvert, dr. Max Spotti and Karin Berkhout. The management team takes care of the scientific, secretarial and logistic support of Babylon.
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prof.dr. Jan Blommaert director of Babylon Webwijs ENG |
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prof.dr. Fons van de Vijver associate director of Babylon Webwijs ENG |
Management Team of Babylon
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dr. Korrie van Helvert Webwijs ENG |
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dr. Massimiliano Spotti Webwijs ENG |
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Karin Berkhout Webwijs ENG |
Visitors Programme
Babylon offers scholars from abroad the opportunity to visit the centre for a short stay aimed at developing international research cooperation. The visitors programme is open to senior researchers and PhD candidates from both European and non-European countries. Read more.






