Background
Willy Vande Walle was born in Roeselare, Belgium.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Willy Vande
Edit ProfileEducation
He studied Oriental Philology and History at the State University of Ghent and earned his doctoral degree in Oriental Philology in 1976.
Career
His secondary education focused on classical humanities (Greek-Latin) at Klein Seminarie Roeselare (1962–1968). Willy Vande Walle is Professor Emeritus of Japanese Studies at the Catholic University of Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven or KU Leuven) in Belgium. He taught several classes such as Japanese language and literature, history of Japan, art history of East Asia, as well as history of China and Chinese poetry.
The KU Leuven coursework is supplemented with active Internet learning programs linked to Japanese educational partners.
Willy Vande Walle is the Belgian coordinator for projects conducted by the European Association of Japanese Studies.
