Elke Thurman has been working at IDEA Consult since 2024. She obtained her Master’s degree in socio-economic sciences from the University of Antwerp in 2023, where she was introduced to the world of policy and socio-economic research. During her Master’s programme, she studied European agricultural policy in depth, explored the possibility of a progressive carbon tax in Flanders and wrote …
Suzanne Tshitenge
Suzanne Tshitenge is a Management Assistant and Office Manager at IDEA Consult. She studied Office Management at Odisee college in Brussels and is currently continuing her studies in communication and marketing at Odisee Brussels. During her studies she has always worked and therefore she has a lot of experience as an administrative assistant and receptionist. During her last job at …
Lode Van Der Schueren
Lode Van Der Schueren is a grant advisor at the Regions & Local Governance department of IDEA. With a background in Public Administration and Management, he supports organizations and local authorities in making the most of available funding opportunities. Within IDEA, Lode focuses on Subsidiemanager and its associated services: from subsidy scans and intake sessions to hands-on grant applications, workshops, …
Lise Nackaerts
Lise Nackaerts has been working at IDEA Consult since March 2021. She uses her expertise in education and training for both policy-oriented research and projects in which she acts as a process supervisor. Her projects focus on themes related to education, the connection between education and the labour market, lifelong learning and the development of future-oriented skills. Lise graduated as …
Lidia Núñez López
Lidia is an expert in innovation and competitiveness at IDEA Consult. Her main interests focus on R&I policies and topics related to human capital for innovation. She obtained a PhD in Social and Political Sciences at the Université Libre de Bruxelles in 2015, where she also worked as post-doctoral researcher on the determinants of institutional reforms in Europe. During her …
Laura Willems
Laura Willems has been a member of the Support team at IDEA Consult since August 2021. She obtained a professional bachelor in Office Management at the University College Ghent, with a specialisation in Business translation and interpreting (French, English & Spanish). During her final year, she went to Valencia for 5 months to improve her knowledge of the Spanish language. …
Laura Lecluyse
Laura Lecluyse is a senior consultant/researcher in the Innovation, Competitiveness and Sustainability team at IDEA Consult and has a broad interest in entrepreneurship, innovation, impact measurement and evaluation. Laura is also a Visiting Professor at Ghent University where she teaches a course on ‘research methods’ at the faculty of economics and business administration. Before joining IDEA Consult, Laura worked as …
Kristof Mertens
Kristof Mertens is senior Expert in the field of “Competitiveness and Innovation”. He has extensive experience in gathering, processing and analysing economic information for various industrial and service sectors. He has also designed different sets of indicators and monitoring instruments. And finally, Kristof is a specialist in administrative cost reduction (measurement) and regulations management. Kristof completed his studies in Applied …
Kris Boschmans
Kris is a senior researcher with almost two decades of experience in policy advice and research. He is passionate about innovation and science, SME and entrepreneurship policy and finance, and has extensive experience in quantitative and qualitative research methods, as well as data management. He joined IDEA Consult in June 2023. Prior to that period, he was a senior researcher …