Lazarski Aviation Academy
We are pleased to announce that Lazarski University has entered into a long-term cooperation with Luc Tytgat, who has taken over the position of Chairman of the Advisory Board for Aviation Studies. Luc Tytgat is a recognized expert in aviation, with many years of experience at the highest levels of management in European institutions related to aviation safety.
Who is new Chairman of the Advisory Board for Aviation Studies
In 2023-2024, Luc Tytgat acted as Executive Director and then High Representative of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in Cologne. These functions were the culmination of his career at EASA, which he joined in 2015 as Strategy and Safety Management Director. For many years, Luc Tytgat was responsible for issues related to the management of civil aviation safety, strategy and planning, and international cooperation of the Agency. It was in these areas that strategic directions of action were defined to address the key challenges facing the aviation industry, such as combating climate change, countering new threats, including cyberattacks, and the development and integration of unmanned aviation, for which new regulatory frameworks have been established at the EU level.
His vast experience also includes acting as Director of the Pan-European Single Sky Directorate at Eurocontrol and many years of work at the European Commission, where he exercised the functions of member of the cabinet of the Transport Commissioner and then Head of the Unit in the fields of R&D, EU space programmes and air transport. Before joining the European Commission, he had been an active officer in the Belgian Air Force for 10 years. He graduated from the Belgian Royal Military Academy as an aeronautical engineer and also holds a Master’s degree in Public Management from Solvay Business School in Brussels.
I am extremely honored to have the opportunity to collaborate with Lazarski University and to take on the role of Chairman of the Advisory Board for Aviation Studies – says Luc Tytgat – Lazarski University, which includes Lazarski Aviation Academy (LAA) that brings together all aviation programs at Lazarski University, has ambitious plans, and I am pleased to be able to contribute with my experience to support its development on the international stage.
LAA Directo, PhD Anna Konert's comment
Collaboration with Luc Tytgat is a key step in our development, allowing us to further raise the standards of aviation education and strengthen our position in the international aviation sector. At our first meeting, I was certain that Luc was the ideal person whose vast knowledge and experience could be used for the development of our Academy. I believe that together we will not only enhance the level of education but also prepare future generations of specialists for the challenges presented by the rapidly developing aviation industry – concludes Anna Konert, PhD, Director of LAA, Professor at Lazarski University.
The newly established Advisory Board for Aviation Studies, led by Luc Tytgat, is an international advisory body composed of representatives from the aviation sector. Its goal will be to ensure that the actions taken by Lazarski University meet the needs of the European aviation market, as well as to internationalize these activities.
The invitation to the Board was also accepted by:
– Honorata Hencel, Boeing Managing Director for Poland and Ukraine
– Eamonn Brennan, aviation executive, former Director General of EUROCONTROL
– Sebnem Erzan, Global Head of Travel Sustainability and Transport Partnership at Google
– Piotr Ikanowicz, Vice Chair of the Performance Review Commission (PRC), Eurocontrol
– Joanna Wieczorek, Council Secretary
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