Luc Sels

Luc Sels (born 1967 in Merksem) is a Belgian sociologist.

Professor Sels was the rector of the KU Leuven from August 2017 to August 2025. Sels won the elections for new rector in the first round on Tuesday 9 May 2017 by beating Rik Torfs with 51.12% to 48.88%. Before becoming rector, he was dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business from 2009 till 2017. On 11 May 2021 Sels got reelected as rector with 64% of the votes against 33% for his challenger, toxicologist Jan Tytgat.

He was succeeded by the first female rector in the history of KU Leuven, Séverine Vermeire, on 1 August 2025. Provided by Wikipedia