Françoise Smets has been elected rector of UCLouvain

ELREC

 

The vote count, completed on Thursday 25 April, and presented here is subject to appeal:

  • Professor Geneviève Schamps: 49,6 %*
  • Professor Françoise Smets: 50,4 %*

* percentage of the number of weighted votes cast excluding blank votes.

The total number of votes cast, including blank votes, was: 8 430

Below, you will find the turnout rate by voter category:

Academic Staff  88,86 % 
Scientific Staff  51,40 % 
Administrative and technical Staff  66,60 % 
Students  13,38 % 

In accordance with Article 26 of the Electoral Regulations : "the candidate who in the second round obtains an absolute majority in accordance with the provisions of Articles 22, 24 and 25 shall be elected."

Therefore, the elected candidate is : Professor Françoise Smets. She will take up her post as UCLouvain Rector on 1 September.

 

Published on April 25, 2024