he IMDO is managed by a multidisciplinary Board of academics of the University of Antwerp, educating and researching in the field of the environment and sustainable development. Representatives of the faculties of Sciences, Political and Social Sciences, Medicine, Law and Economics are member of the board of the IMDO.

The day-to-day operation of IMDO is monitored by the Bureau, assisted by a small team. 

IMDO's activities are based on the cooperation of a large group of lecturers and researchers from the University of Antwerp, spread across the various faculties and campuses.

The Chair is Prof. dr. Silvia Lenaerts (Faculty of Sciences), the deputy-chair is Prof. dr. Ilse Loots (Faculty of Political and Social Sciences), and Prof. dr. Pegie Cool (Faculty of Sciences) is the academic secretary.

Bureau

Function

Name

Affiliation

Chair

Prof. dr. Gudrun De Boeck

Biology

Vice-chair

Prof. dr. Kris Bachus

Social Sciences

Team

General coordinator & coordinator sustainability networks

Inge Willems

Staff member

Leen Herrijgers

Domain coordinator education

Dr. Jessica Bots

Education coordinator

Bart Slootmaekers

Research manager interdisciplinary research

Dr. Jan Cools

Junior research manager

Dr. Vincent Bellinkx

Climate coordinator

Matthias Verstraeten