KVIV Information

K VIV - Royal Flemish Society of Engineers The K VIV (now part of ie-net) was founded in 1928 and represents more than 9.500 engineering members. It is the only professional organisation in Flanders uniting the university trained engineers (masters), including agricultural and military engineers, having obtained a degree after 5 years of study. They have graduated from the Catholic University of Leuven, the University of Ghent, the Free University of Brussels or the Royal Military Academy, which have conferred on them the legally protected title of “ingenieur”, abbreviated “ir.”. The K VIV also accepts other engineers graduated from universities which are recognised as equivalent to the universities mentioned above. The K VIV’s main objectives are to: - Improve the professional interests of university trained engineers - Improve the contacts between the university trained engineers - Improve the contacts between the faculties - Improve the technical knowledge of the Flemish people as a whole