Rania Alasghar is a consultant in the Research and Innovation line at Technopolis Group Belgium. In her role, she applies a wide range of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, including interviews, surveys, focus groups, workshops, desk research, and policy labs. 

She contributes to DG RTD studies on future research and technology infrastructures, research talent retention, and the alignment of regional priorities with co-programmed partnerships in the road mobility sector. She previously contributed to a DG RTD study on the uptake of advanced materials, as well as to DG CNECT studies on the EU’s critical and strategic digital technologies.

Rania holds a Bachelor’s degree in social sciences from Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Universiteit Gent, and an Erasmus Mundus Master’s degree in public Sector Innovation and e-Governance from KU Leuven, University of Münster and Tallinn University of Technology. Before joining Technopolis Group, she worked as a research assistant and completed a traineeship at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre.