HIVA specialises in academic and policy-oriented research. It is a multidisciplinary research institute which is associated with KU Leuven.
HIVA’s expertise encompasses the following research themes:
- Work and Organisation
- Labour Market
- Poverty and Social Integration
- Civil Society and Social Economy
- Migration, civic integration and integration
- Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development
- Education and Lifelong Learning
- Development Cooperation
- Welfare State
- Housing