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Leendert Blondeel

IBM Champion and Lector Mainframe technologies at HOGENT

He is currently a Lecturer at HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and serves as the Product Owner of the Mainframe Curriculum. His expertise and dedication in mainframe education and innovation have earned him recognition as an IBM Champion for three consecutive years (2023, 2024, and 2025). He co-authored the IBM z/OS Administrator v3.x – Professional certificate and leads the Competency Framework & Learning Paths Working Group within the Global Mainframe Skills Council. Additionally, he is the founder of IT Campus. His professional experience includes roles at prominent organizations such as IBM Hursley Lab (UK), Solidaris, Colruyt Group, SVB (Netherlands), and Rabobank (Netherlands).