Koen Vanherle

Koen Vanherle is a teacher, researcher, and international coordinator in the nutrition and dietetics program. His roles focus on education, research, and facilitating international collaborations in dietetic care and related fields.

His research interests include healthy lifestyle promotion, food technology integration in dietetics, international collaboration frameworks in higher education, and the development of standardized processes in dietetic care. He emphasizes nutritional epidemiology and outcome evaluation methodologies to enhance healthcare interventions' effectiveness.

Key projects include the E+DIETing_LAB (2021–2024), a digital lab for experiential learning in dietetics; the OGOLV studies (2018–2022) exploring body composition and dietary habits in healthy elderly populations; and the IMPECD project (2015–2018), a European initiative to improve dietetic education standards across Europe.

While no specific grants or formal advisees are detailed, his work involves collaborative research projects funded by EU initiatives and institutional support. He is involved with the E+DIETing_LAB, a digital platform combining experiential learning and community service in dietetics education.