Overview
Joeri Minnen is Managing Director of hbits, based in Brussels. He joined hbits in January 2015 as a researcher-entrepreneur, a role he continues to hold, and took up the position of Managing Director in November 2018. Since January 2004 he has been a member of the HETUS task force at EUROSTAT-HETUS.
Between October 2002 and December 2014 he was a senior researcher with Research Group TOR-VUB, and from January 2008 to December 2012 he worked as a researcher on an FWO project at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He returned to the Vrije Universiteit Brussel as an expert for the European Commission through SOGETI from October 2017 to June 2021. He was treasurer of the International Association for Time-Use Research from August 2013 to October 2023, carried out expert missions at ONS Algers in mid-2013, and was a member of TUS2013 at FOD Economie / SPF Economie / FPS Economy from July 2012 to December 2016.
He completed a Master in Political and Social Sciences at the University of Antwerp between 1997 and 2002, and studied sociology at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in 2002.
Career history
In the news
- Check out our Webinar! #telework #relocation #timeuse It is today at 2pm.
- MOTUS meets Europe: Modernising Time Use Surveys #TimeUse On 15 October 2026, hbits BV joined forces with Eurostat for a Time Use Survey (TUS) Satellite Event in Kirchberg, Luxembourg, welcoming delegates from 27 EU Member States and associated countries. The mission: demonstrate how MOTUS supports time-use data collection in line with #HETUS guidelines, combining robust survey methodology with smart technology to modernise the respondent experience. 🔹 From survey design to data collection Participants explored MOTUS
- timeuse Respondent Journey via the MOTUS data collection platform. Short 90s movie on keeping a time diary and geotracking through #MOTUS Presented at the Eurostat TUS satellite event, October 15th 2026. https://lnkd.in/e9umwRMT hbits Creative applause for Enak Cortebeeck #IATUR - International Association of Time Use Research WinWin4WorkLife
- HBS #Receiptscanning #COICOP Eurostat 🌍 Bringing #innovation to Household Budget Surveys (HBS)! On 14 October, hbits BV, together with EUROSTAT and Eniel Ninka, organised the HBS Satellite Event alongside the Working Group on Household Budget Surveys at Eurostat in Kirchberg, Luxembourg. Delegates responsible for HBS from EU Member States and associated countries came together to explore how the #MOTUS data collection platform can support the collection of high-quality household budget data, with a particular focus on
- From foundational theory to #practical innovation: How four scholars continue to shape #MOTUS. The MOTUS platform is not built on #technology alone. It is grounded in decades of research into how we #understand, measure, and interpret human activities in time and space. The work of #Szalai, #Zerubavel, #Hägerstrand, and #Juster remains central to how #MOTUS was designed — and how it continues to evolve. 🌍 Alexander Szalai — The importance of standardized, systematic time-use measurement that enables comparisons across
- time use #context #aware ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ What if we could ask people about their experiences as they happen, rather than relying on them to remember them later? ➡️ That was the central question of my presentation at the IATUR Conference in Lisbon (ISEG), 16–18 September, where I shared our work on “Ecological Momentary Assessment for Time-Use Research Through #Context-Aware #Push #Notifications.” Using a case study on peoples experiences with commercials on streaming platforms, we explored how contextual data and relevant events can
- Yes! #timeuse results and a #Fishbowl with some drinks? Check! 🍹 Are you in Barcelona — or would you like to come? JOIN US on 21 October for the WinWin4WorkLife Fishbowl in Barcelona, an official side event of #TUW2026: https://lnkd.in/e66Kynk3 Our goal is simple: bring our findings into conversation with the people who shape and experience working life — #employers, #employees, #policymakers and #researchers. 🏠💻 Can working from home actually help us slow down? 📅 21 October 2026 | 16:00–19:00, followed by a reception 📍 Tech
- You say? #Time and #Money? ⏰💶 Time and money are two fundamental resources that shape people’s lives, opportunities, and social position. But how can we understand how people live, what they do, what they buy, and what they consume — all in one view? This is where #MOTUS comes in. MOTUS is not only a platform for collecting Time Use Survey (#TUS) data. It can also be used to collect Household Budget Survey (#HBS) data, aligned with international statistical frameworks from Eurostat and the United Nations Statistics Division. 📌
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