Dimokritos Kavadias is professor in the Political Science Department of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). He has hold teaching positions in political science, sociology, comparative politics and different methodology courses at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Universiteit Antwerpen. Since February 2015 he is the director of BRIO – the Centre for Information, Documentation and Research on Brussels. BRIO’s main objective is to increase knowledge about Brussels and its surrounding municipalities through scientific, interdisciplinary and policy supporting research by initiating, developing and distributing scientific research, as well as promoting research cooperation and information exchange. Dimokritos Kavadias has refocused BRIO on working on social integration in Brussels, on educational integration and on urban governance in Brussels. Moreover, he has gained further project management experience with large-scale research projects in collaborative settings.
