Master in Laws 1991 at Ghent University magna cum laude (studied also at
University of Osnabrück).
Legal advisor at the Cabinet of the Flemish minister of Education and the Civil Service and at the section Policy Coordination of the Department of Education.
Policy Advisor at the Flemish Parliament 1997-ongoing
Director of the Interuniversitary Centre for Education Law (1999-2003)
Secretary of the editorial staff of the journal "Tijdschrift voor Onderwijsrecht en Onderwijsbeleid" (1999-2003)
Member of the editorial board of "Burger, Bestuur en Beleid" ("Citizen, governance and policy")
Member of the editorial board of "Tijdschrift voor bestuurkunde en bestuursrecht" (Journal for Public Administration and Administrative Law)
Member of the Court of Appeal for the Official Subsidized Education (ongoing)
Part time teaching assistant Department Public Law at Ghent University 2002-2009
Voluntary researcher at Department Public Law at Ghent University 2009-ongoing