KU Leuven boasts a rich tradition of education and research that dates back six centuries. KU Leuven is currently by far the largest university in Belgium in terms of research funding and expenditure (EUR 532 million in 2020), and is a charter member of LERU. In the Times Higher Education ranking KU Leuven is ranked as the 14th European university, while in the Reuters Top 100 of the World’s most innovative institutions, KU Leuven is listed as the first European university, for the fourth year in a row. In Horizon 2020, KU Leuven takes up the 11th place of European HES institutions, hosting over 100 ERC grants since 2007 confirming that KU Leuven is a breeding ground and attractive destination for the world’s best researchers. Its success in the FP7 and Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions is a manifestation of the three pillars of KU Leuven: research, education and service to society. In Horizon 2020, we are involved in 125 Innovative Training Networks, ranking us first institution of higher education with regard to number of MSCA-ITNs KU Leuven employs 7,296 researchers on its academic staff (2018). The FailProof Fellows will get his technical supervision and training in the KU Leuven LMSD Section which currently counts >100 researchers and is part of the Mechanical Engineering Department, a vibrant environment of more than 350 researchers.