People

Tom De Waele

Guest Professor

Professors Cosmopolis Centre for Urban Research Planning & Development Politics & Policy
  • Current position Guest Professor
  • Contact Vrije Universiteit Brussel
    Faculty of Sciences and Bio-Engineering Sciences
    Department of Geography
    Pleinlaan 2
    BE-1050 Brussels
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  • Website www.cosmopolis.be

Tom De Waele is first auditor at the Council of State and guest professor in the MSc in Urban Design and Spatial Planning (STeR*) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He is also teaching assistant at the Ghent University in the area of planning law and the legal and administrative aspects of spatial planning and urbanism.

Current teaching

Spatial planning and environmental law (MSc STeR*)

Educational background

1990: Postgraduate degree in spatial planning, urban planning and development, Ghent University

1988: MA in Law, Ghent University

Previous positions/employment

2001-2010: Auditor, Council of State

2000-2001: Deputy auditor, Council of State

1999-2000: Deputy legal secretary, Council of State

1996-2002: Research assistant, Ghent University

1990-1999: Lawyer at the Bar of Brussels, specialized in cases of spatial planning and urban and environmental development

1989-1991: Researcher, Ghent University