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Luc Sels has served as Rector of KU Leuven since August 1, 2017, and was re-elected for a second four-year term in May 2021. He is a full professor in the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), where he joined in 1996, became full professor in 2004, and served as Dean from 2008 to 2017. He concurrently holds an honorary professorship at Cardiff University and advisory roles at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, National University of Singapore, and Korea University.
His research centers on labour market projections (employment, skill levels, regional forecasts), active labour market policies, and cooperative entrepreneurship. As Chairholder of the Randstand Chair on Employer Branding, VBO-FEB Chair on Belgian Business Champions, and CERA-Boerenbond Chair on Cooperative Entrepreneurship, he publishes in top journals including Journal of Management and Harvard Business Review. His work bridges academic research and policy impact through the Centre of Expertise in Labour Market Monitoring.
Analysis of Sels' 2021-2025 publications reveals two dominant research streams: human resource management (particularly employer branding mechanics and line manager roles in training effectiveness) and cooperative enterprise dynamics (focusing on social capital in agri-food cooperatives). Methodological innovations in survival analysis for organizational research complement these themes, demonstrating interdisciplinary rigor across management, economics, and policy domains.
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Sels actively supervises doctoral research, including S. Friedel's work on agri-food cooperative legitimacy, A. Billiet's study of member 'voice' mechanisms, K.G. Tamayo's analysis of line manager HRM involvement in Philippine call centers, and S. Ghielen's employer branding equity research. His current funded projects include Intercooperation (2024-2028) examining cross-cooperative legitimacy, Centre of Expertise for Labour Market Monitoring (2021-2025), and Relationships Matter (2019-2024) investigating social capital in agricultural cooperatives.
He conducts research through KU Leuven's Department of Work and Organisation Studies and Leuven Economics of Education Research Centre (LEER), while directing the Centre of Expertise in Labour Market Monitoring for Flemish government policy advising. His cooperative entrepreneurship work operates through the CERA-Boerenbond Chair, integrating academic research with industry partnerships.
