Willy Vande Walle

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Willy F. Vande Walle (born 21 November 1949) is a Belgian academic, author, Japanologist and Sinologist.

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Willy Vande Walle was born in Roeselare, Belgium. His secondary education focused on classical humanities (Greek-Latin) at Klein Seminarie Roeselare (1962–1968). He studied Oriental Philology and History at the State University of Ghent and earned his doctoral degree in Oriental Philology in 1976. [1]

Career

Willy Vande Walle is Professor Emeritus of Japanese Studies at the Catholic University of Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven or KU Leuven) in Belgium. [1] 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. [2] The KU Leuven coursework is supplemented with active Internet learning programs linked to Japanese educational partners. [3]

Willy Vande Walle is the Belgian coordinator for projects conducted by the European Association of Japanese Studies. [1]

Honors

Main publications

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL): CV
  2. KUV: course summary
  3. Meyvis, Ludo. "Japanologie zoekt nieuwe wegen," Campus krant (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven). May 10, 2004.
  4. Japan Foundation, Japan Foundation Special Prize, 1992.
  5. "2006 Spring Conferment of Decorations: 'Order of the rising sun with gold rays and neck ribbon' - Professor Willy Vande Walle" (PDF). Belgium-Japan Association Trade Flows & Cultural News. September 2006.
  6. "Kansai University Prospectus 2016-17" (PDF). Kansai University. p. 26. Retrieved 2025-09-24.

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