Thomas Balbach

Thomas Balbach

I am a PhD candidate at KU Leuven, supervised by Professor Steven Van de Walle. I study how government contracts for policy goals in Belgium, Germany, and the United States, using big procurement data and experiments.

Teaching

Organiseren en financieren van publieke dienstverlening

Master Bestuurskunde B-KUL-S0D07A, Master Program, KU Leuven, 2025

One afternoon teaching students about public procurement, including an online educational game, case study teaching, and instant feedback testing. The class contents are part of their final exam.

Public Innovation

Master of Science PIONEER course B-KUL-S0H07B, Joint program by KU Leuven, University of Münster, TalTech, 2025

Marking assignments and providing individual feedback. Mentoring selected students on their master thesis journey.

Organiseren en financieren van publieke dienstverlening

Master Bestuurskunde B-KUL-S0D07A, Master Program, KU Leuven, 2024

One afternoon teaching students about public procurement, including an online educational game, case study teaching, and instant feedback testing. The class contents are part of their final exam.

Public Innovation

Master of Science PIONEER course B-KUL-S0H07B, Joint program by KU Leuven, University of Münster, TalTech, 2024

Marking assignments and providing individual feedback. Mentoring selected students on their master thesis journey.