Interview

In an academic environment, where innovation and openness are central, the risks from cyber threats are particularly high. Belgium's largest university, KU Leuven, has been proactively raising awareness and training its more than 15,000 staff members for years. With success, as the e-mune programme has become a strong brand at the university. GÉANT was curious about its approach and visited Sofie Pieraerd, a member of the management team for ICTS – KU Leuven's central IT department – and Karel Titeca, responsible for communications within ICTS.

Since 2016, Belnet has been connecting the Federal Scientific Institutions (FSIs) with the internet and each other using the ScienceMAN network. One of the best known member organisations is undoubtedly the Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI).