Career
From August 2005 till July 2009 he was the rector of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Before becoming rector, he was vice-rector of the Human sciences group. On 3 December 2008 the university announced that he would not serve a second term.
On August 1, 2009 Mark Waer became the new rector.
Born in Ieper, Belgium, Vervenne first went to the seminary to become a priest, but quit in 1973. He then started work in the construction industry as lorry driver.
Later, he studied theology in Leuven and in 1986 he received his Doctor of Philosophy in Theology. He"s a specialist of the Old Testament.
He is visiting scholar at the universities of Lille (France) and Kinshasa (Congo).
Marc Vervenne is married to Christine De Roo and they have three children: Hannes (1978), Hilke (1980) and Bastiaan (1983).