!!Rik Torfs - Curriculum Vitae
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__Education:__
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*1979 Master in Law, KU Leuven\\
*1980 Master in Notarial Sciences, KU Leuven\\
*1981 J.C.L., Master in Canon Law, KU Leuven\\
*1987 J.C.D., Doctor in Canon Law, KU Leuven
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__Academic activities:__
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*Research Assistant Civil Law (1981-1982)\\
*Ph.D. Fellowship (F.W.O.) Canon Law (1982-1987)\\
*Research Assistant Canon Law (1987-1988)\\
*Visiting Professor at Utrecht University (The Netherlands) (1987-1988)\\
*Assistant and Associate Professor at KU Leuven (Belgium) (1988-1996)\\
*Editor of the European Journal for Church and State Research (since 1994)\\
*Member of the Editorial Board of the Revue de Droit Canonique (RDC) (since 1995)\\
*Professor at the University of Strasbourg (France) (since 2000\\
*Visiting Professor at the University of Stellenbosch (South Africa) (since 2000)\\
*Visiting Professor at the University of Nijmegen (The Netherlands) (2003-2007)\\
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More than 300 articles on Canon Law, Law, Church and State relationships\\
Contributor to and organiser of international conferences and symposia in more than 40 countries on 5 continents\\
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__Service to society – participation in public and cultural debate:__
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*Co-founder and President of the Canonica Student Association (1978-1980)\\
*Student Representative in the Academic Council (1979-1980)\\
*Advocate of the Church Tribunal (since 1982)\\
*Coordinator of the ‘Institute for Church and Society’ (since 1990)\\
*Columnist for the Belgian newspaper De Standaard (weekly) (since 2003)\\
*Member of the Commissie voor de interculturele dialoog of the Federal Government (2004-2005) \\
*Member of the Comité d'honneur of l’association internationale pour la défense de la liberté religieuse (AIDLR) (Bern) (since 2005) \\
*Member of the Commissie Inburgering of the Flemish Government (2005-2006) \\
*Member of the Commission for Intercultural Dialogue: Assises de l’Interculturalité (Belgian Government) (2009-2010)