dr. Jeroen Bourgonjon
Affiliated member the research group for Media, Innovation and Communication Technologies, Department of Communication Sciences, Ghent University.
Jeroen Bourgonjon is the coordinator of Delta, an interdisciplinary group of Ghent University researchers who want to ensure digital innovation serves both individuals and society, through awareness-raising, intersectoral dialogue and long-term strategy planning. Delta brings together technologists, social scientists, and health researchers to explore and develop sustainable digital innovation that can make our lives happier, safer, and healthier.
As a societal impact evangelist, Jeroen advocates broad, pro-active, sustainable, and long-term collaboration between academia, policy, industry and the public. He has co-founded the Flemish chapter of the Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA Flanders), he is a permanent jury member for the Flemish Audiovisual Fund Games Commission (VAF), and he has been coordinating and supporting society impact creation by Ghent University researchers in De Krook.
As a researcher, Jeroen is studying the interplay between technology, culture and education. His main research interests are video gaming, artificial intelligence, and robotics. His work has been published in several SCCI-indexed academic journals (such as New Media & Society, Computers & Education, and Computers & Human Behavior).
As an educator, Jeroen teaches ‘The Knowledge Society & ICT’ (Ma Engineering), an interdisciplinary course on sustainable digital innovation. He also gives guest lectures in theoretical courses ‘Cultuur & Educatie’ (Ba Educational Studies) and ‘Culture Studies’ (Ma Social Work).
Jeroen holds a bachelor degree in social work (2004), a master in educational sciences (2008), a teacher proficiency degree (2010), and a PhD in educational studies (2015).
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