Luc Soete
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Luc Soete is a Belgian economist, Rector Magnificus Professor of International Economic Relations at the School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University and director of UNU-MERIT
, a joint research institute of the United Nations University
(UNU) and Maastricht University. Luc Soete is also member of the Dutch scientific advisory body Adviesraad voor Wetenschap en Technologie (AWT).
Luc Soete studied general economic sciences and development economy at the University of Gent and started his career as researcher at the Economy Department of the University of Antwerp
. In 1978 he obtained his PhD in Economy at the University of Sussex
. He has closely worked and co-authored several publications with his mentor Christopher Freeman
.
He worked for the Institute of Development Studies and the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), both of the University of Sussex, and at the Economy Department of Stanford University
. In 1986 he became professor at the Rijksuniversiteit Limburg (now Maastricht University), in Maastricht
the Netherlands, where in 1988 he founded the Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT). In 2006 MERIT merged with the UNU Institute for New Technologies (UNU-INTECH, which had been founded in 1990.
As of September 2012, he will become the Rector Magnificus of Maastricht University.
UNU-MERIT
UNU-MERIT is a joint research and training institute of United Nations University and Maastricht University , based in Maastricht in the southeast Netherlands....
, a joint research institute of the United Nations University
United Nations University
The United Nations University is an academic arm of the United Nations established in 1973, which serves purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The UNU undertakes research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of...
(UNU) and Maastricht University. Luc Soete is also member of the Dutch scientific advisory body Adviesraad voor Wetenschap en Technologie (AWT).
Luc Soete studied general economic sciences and development economy at the University of Gent and started his career as researcher at the Economy Department of the University of Antwerp
University of Antwerp
The University of Antwerp is one of the major Belgian universities located in the city of Antwerp. The name is sometimes abbreviated as UA.-History:...
. In 1978 he obtained his PhD in Economy at the University of Sussex
University of Sussex
The University of Sussex is an English public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. The University received its Royal Charter in August 1961....
. He has closely worked and co-authored several publications with his mentor Christopher Freeman
Christopher Freeman
Christopher Freeman was an English economist, the founder and first director of Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Sussex, and one of the most eminent modern Kondratiev wave and business cycle theorists...
.
He worked for the Institute of Development Studies and the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), both of the University of Sussex, and at the Economy Department of Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. In 1986 he became professor at the Rijksuniversiteit Limburg (now Maastricht University), in Maastricht
Maastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
the Netherlands, where in 1988 he founded the Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT). In 2006 MERIT merged with the UNU Institute for New Technologies (UNU-INTECH, which had been founded in 1990.
As of September 2012, he will become the Rector Magnificus of Maastricht University.