VUB rector Jan Danckaert, after his major heart operation: “If the government does not invest further in Flemish universities and higher education, we will reach a precarious tipping point” | Interior

He succeeded Caroline Pauwels, but was soon struck down by health problems. Four months, a heart operation and four bridges later, VUB rector Jan Danckaert (58) is back at work. “If I were superstitious, I would think that there is a curse on the rectorship of the VUB. But I’m not superstitious.”