Welcome

The Institute of Leadership and Ethics (ILE) was founded in early 2008, with the vision to provide an opportunity to Christian professionals in the Brussels region to engage in key issues of leadership and ethics. ILE was established as part of the ETF (Evangelische Theologische Faculteit) in Leuven thereby ensuring a deep biblical foundation, quality teaching and provision of resources based on authentic research. ILE thus provides research, teaching and local community services to help equip Christians to make a difference in the world in which we all live.

Our Values

We believe that the Christian scriptures and Christian traditions offer significant resources for understanding and developing justice and sustainability in today’s complex world. We aim to engage in open dialogue with other worldviews, in order to contribute to this debate from an evangelical Christian perspective.
We believe that original scholarship in ethics and leadership is needed to fulfill ILE’s mission with integrity and credibility.
We believe that our scholarship should be interdisciplinary in nature, drawing on theological and social scientific disciplines to further understanding of the nature of leadership and ethics in today’s context.
We believe that salvation, servanthood and stewardship are among the core theological concepts that contribute to a Christian perspective on leadership and ethics.
We believe that we should focus on Christian leaders in business, social, political and religious contexts, since a vision for justice and sustainability is needed in every sector of society.

Our Strategy

Create an academic and professional platform for discussing important themes of leadership and ethics.
Attract and guide students at the Th.M., Ph.D., and post-doctoral levels to research areas of interest for developing ILE’s mission.
Attract steady sources of funding for scholarships, research projects, teaching chairs and administrative support.
Host conferences to stimulate original research into preferred areas of research.
Organize activities for professionals, such as the breakfast seminars and our one or two-day workshops.
Forge alliances with other institutions that work in similar areas to advance the mission of ILE through networking and cooperation.