Jan Masschelein is professor of philosophy of education at the Laboratory for Education and Society of the University of Leuven (Belgium). His research mainly concerns the public role of the school and the university. More specifically, he focuses on reinventing their public work and study forms in confrontation with social and technological challenges. Together with students, he is engaged in designing experimental pedagogical practices and places, with a lot of attention being paid to film, cartography and walking.