Altran has several partnerships with Engineers Associations and leading Belgian universities.

Staying in close contact with universities and alumni associations is for Altran a key facilitator for recruiting the best talents and having Altran known on the market.

In 2007 Altran is the partner in Belgium of, among others, the following institutions:

KVIV, the Flemish engineers association www.kviv.be
Vlerick Leuven Gent Alumni, the association of the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School Alumni www.vlerickalumni.be

Close-up on our Vlerick Alumni partnership

Since 2005, Altran is one of the major sponsors of the Vlerick Leuven Gent Alumni Association. The association has proven to be very dynamic. The alumni activities calendar includes frequent lectures, conferences and other meetings, featuring faculty members, distinguished alumni and prominent business and political figures.

Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School has a long-standing academic reputation. Founded in 1953 by professor André baron Vlerick, the Management School of Gent University and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven offers a unique access to knowledge. The school benefits from the cumulative resources of the two biggest Belgian universities. Furthermore, its close ties with the international corporate world encourage practice-based research made in cooperation with numerous companies and organisations.The school is the only one in Belgium to enjoy a triple accreditation: from EQUIS, AMBA and the American AACSB label. This makes it one of the 20 business schools in the world to hold a triple accreditation. The school offers an International MBA programme and numerous training programmes for company executives, and has literally thousands of graduates operating successfully at top management levels in the manufacturing industry, in consultancy, in services and in the public sector, in over 70 countries.The main reason for Altran Belgium to associate with the Vlerick Alumni Association is that we believe it offers tremendous opportunities to network with very interesting people, potential candidates and clients. As Corporate Sponsor of Vlerick Alumni, Altran has the opportunity to attend several events organized by this prestigious European Business School.

Overview of past events

• 13 March 2007: Lunch debate with Joachim Coens
• 8 April 2007: Lunch debate with Eric Van Zele
• 13 November 2007: Lunch debate withChris Van Doorslaer
• 13 September 2007: Debate evening on tax shelter in the audiovisual sector   

More information on Vlerick Alumni website: www.vlerickalumni.be