Ruben Savels
Assistant
Department of agricultural economics
INSPIRA
Ghent University
Coupure links 653
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9000 Ghent, Belgium
ruben.savels@ugent.be
Bio
INSPIRA
Ghent University
Coupure links 653
Office A1.---
9000 Ghent, Belgium
ruben.savels@ugent.be
Ruben Savels joined the Department of Agricultural Economics as an academic assistant in August 2020. He holds a BSc and a MSc Degree in Bioscience Engineering: Agricultural Sciences from Ghent University.
Following his interest in the sustainability challenges in the nexus of agriculture, food and the environment, his current research focuses on the development of agroecology in Flanders, Belgium.
As an assistant he is involved with the teaching activities of the courses:
- conomics and Management of Natural Resources
- Micro-economic Theory and Farm Management
- Sustainability and Environmental Economics
- Introduction to the Circular Economy, Economics and Management of Natural Resources
- SDG Lab: Environment
- Integrated Sustainable Agriculture
Additionally, he is open to tutoring students for Masterโs dissertations.
Research
In his doctoral research, Ruben investigates the development of agroecology in Flanders, Belgium by trying to unravel the interpretations and perceptions of different stakeholders around the concept of agroecology, while assessing agroecology in the field, exploring its uptake in academic research and education, civil society and policy-making and looking at how the concept is generating change in the agricultural and food system.