People and figures | 2017-2018

Staff members younger than 40 mostly have a contractual position, while older staff members are more often statutory.

The overall male-female ratio was 70% men compared to 30% women.

Only 25% of the female employees are statutory, as opposed to 38% of the male employees.

At the end of 2018, a total of 34 non-Belgians (21% of the staff) worked at the Institute. This brings us to a total of 20 different nationalities (including Belgian) stretching over 3 continents.

For every three staff members, two are contractual.

More than 80% of the personnel has a Master’s degree or Master of Science degree.

BIRA-IASB's scientific activities strongly rely on the support of services such as engineering, IT, communication, administration and infrastructure.