[6] On 14 December 2013 Willem Elias, a professor and dean at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, was elected as chairman for the 2015–2016 term and is expected to succeed Ludo Gelders in his office on 1 January 2015.

The Flemish Academic Centre for Science and the Arts VLAC (Vlaams Academisch Centrum voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten) is an IAS (Institute for Advanced Study) organized and hosted by the KVAB.

Further publications are long term series on historical documents, Academiae Analecta and volumes of contributions based on papers read at scientific meetings (Contactfora) in Flanders.

[13] The edition of the letters of Justus Lipsius and the Nationaal Biografisch Woordenboek (Dictionary of National Biography)[14] in collaboration with the Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde (KANTL) are among the most important activities with regard to Flemish cultural history.

[15] A broad range of scientific and art prizes is awarded each year in different kinds of subjects particularly to promising younger research workers in recognition of their achievements.

Almost 30 years later on, KAWLSK was renamed KVAB (Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten) in 1999.