Rik Torfs
| Rik Torfs | |
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Henri Maria Dymphna André Laurent "Rik" Torfs
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| Rector of KU Leuven | |
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Assumed office 1 August 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Waer |
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16 October 1956 Turnhout, Belgium |
| Residence | Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium |
| Alma mater | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
| Profession | Professor of Canon Law |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | http://www.riktorfs.be/ |
Henri Maria Dymphna André Laurent "Rik" Torfs (born 16 October 1956) is a Belgian canon law scholar, media personality, and the current Rector of the Catholic University of Leuven. He is a former Senator for the Christian Democratic and Flemish party in the Belgian Federal Parliament.
He attended the Sint-Gummaruscollege (Lier) and studied law at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and the University of Strasbourg. He specialized in ecclesiastical or canon law. He received his JCD in 1987 with a dissertation on the canonical concept of marriage.
In 1988, Torfs became assistant professor in the Faculty of Canon Law at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. He became full-time professor in 1996. From 1994 to 2003 and 2009 to 2013, he served as Dean of the Faculty. He is a guest professor at the University of Stellenbosch, University of Paris, University of Nijmegen, and University of Strasbourg. Torfs also serves on the academic advisory board for the International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University and is a member of the board of experts at International Religious Liberty Association. He is a former president and board member of the European Consortium for Church and State Research and founder and board member of the Working Group Nederlandstalige Canonisten (Dutch-speaking Canonists). He became a member of the Commission for Intercultural dialogue in 2005, the Commissie ter invulling van de cursus maatschappelijke oriëntatie in 2006, and Les Assises de l’Interculturalité in 2009. He serves as an advisor to the government of Romania regarding the protection of religious minorities.
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