Prof. Leo Van Audenhove

Leo van Audenhove is head of the Department of Communication Studies at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He is a researcher at imec-SMIT, VUB and is extra-ordinary professor at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa.

In 2013, he was instrumental in setting up the Knowledge Centre for Digital and Media Literacy in Flanders, of which he subsequently became the director. The centre was established by the government as an independent centre to promote digital and media literacy in Flanders. His research focuses on media and data literacy, digital-inclusion, internet governance and ICT4D (Information and Communication Technologies for Development).

You can find his most recent publications on this page.