KU LEUVEN

KU Leuven boasts a rich tradition of education and research that dates back six centuries. The university’s basic research orientation has always been and will remain fundamental research. At the same time, the university remains vigilantly open to contemporary cultural, economic and industrial realities, as well as to the community’s needs and expectations. KU Leuven conducts fundamental and applied research in all academic disciplines with a clear international orientation. In the department of Literary and Cultural Studies, the research unit CS Digital focuses on digital transformation for the sector of GLAM/CHI (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums / Cultural Heritage Institutions). It researches how digital technologies can be implemented in the workflow of such organisations, and experiments both with workshop methodologies as new outreach and publication formats. Finally, CS Digital is responsible for the development of communication strategies in different research consortia. Its main focus is on leveraging photographic heritage for educational reuse and for user engagement.