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‘Belgium’s little Einstein’: The 11 year old boy who is the world’s youngest science graduate

Laurent Simons was just 11 years old when he became the world’s youngest science graduate, generating the instant label of Belgium’s ...

Monday, March 14, 2022
How a coding school is reinventing Molenbeek’s image

When Google CEO Sundar Pichai was recently asked who was building the future in the tech industry, he thought back to a visit he’d made to ...

Thursday, March 10, 2022
27 winners selected in EU translation contest for schools

The European Commission announced on Thursday the 27 young winners, one from each member state, of its annual translation contest for ...

Friday, February 11, 2022
Anthroposophy: “Trust in life and courage to develop despite uncertainties important in times of crisis”

“Children and young people should be given the chance to develop all their interests and talents, whether they are scientific and ...

Monday, January 17, 2022
‘Reinforce the Flemish character’: Extra Dutch-language resources for schools in Brussels periphery

Secondary schools in the Vlaamse Rand will for the first time receive extra funding to support and promote the Dutch language among pupils ...

Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Coronavirus: Universities asked to offer exam modifications to quarantined students

Universities are being asked to show flexibility for students who are quarantining as a result of the coronavirus during the exams period ...

Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Entrance exams required for four extra bachelor degrees

An additional four degrees in Flanders will require an entrance exam for admission, bringing the total number of Bachelors with such a ...

Monday, December 20, 2021
WHO urges countries to keep schools open

The World Health Organisation’s regional European office launched a call on Friday for schools to be kept open, amid a fresh wave of new ...

Saturday, October 30, 2021
Temporary European school opens on Brussels’ former NATO site

A temporary European school has been opened on the site of the former NATO headquarters in Haren, in the north of the Brussels-Capital ...

Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Two Belgian universities included in global academic ranking

Two Belgian universities, the University of Ghent (UGent) and the University of Leuven (KULeuven) have been included in ShanghaiRanking's ...

Sunday, August 15, 2021
International school in public park in Brussels threatened by eviction during COVID-19

Roots and Wings, an inclusive school for mainly expat children in Parc Parmentier, Woluwe Saint-Pierre, has been told by the authorities ...

Saturday, June 5, 2021
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Happiness boils down to these 3 things – study

Good sleep, a gratitude practice and consistent consideration of others are the keys to mental well-being, according to research from Yale ...

Thursday, April 29, 2021
Do universities have a future after the coronavirus crisis?

Just before the outbreak of the crisis, an Israeli university couple published a critical book about the current university model and ...

Monday, December 14, 2020
‘1 in 5 still believe you can catch the virus by kissing an HIV-positive person on the mouth’

The general public has a poor understanding of HIV according to the Brussels based AIDS Prevention Platform. With the World AIDS day ...

Monday, November 23, 2020
MEPs call for digital gap in education to be closed

Members of the European Parliament have called on the member states to make a priority of closing the digital gap in education. The ...

Thursday, October 22, 2020
Pope, Prince William and celebrities unite for the climate

The Pope and Prince William will join activists, artists, celebrities and politicians around the world on Saturday in a climate initiative, ...

Saturday, October 10, 2020
Code yellow: how Belgian universities will start the school year

Just like primary school and high school, universities and colleges in Belgium will start the new school year in "code yellow," but what ...

Sunday, August 16, 2020
Two Belgian universities in top 100 world ranking

Two Belgian universities are listed in the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), otherwise known as the Shanghai Ranking. ...

Saturday, August 15, 2020
Coronavirus: Dutch teenagers no longer have to social distance

Dutch people under the age of 18 are no longer required to abide by the physical distancing rule, Prime Minister Mark Rutte ...

Saturday, June 27, 2020
French community relaxes rules on school absences

The minister for education for the French Community, Caroline Désir, has issued an instruction to schools in Wallonia and Brussels to relax ...

Friday, March 6, 2020

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