Club past activities

The University Foundation organizes lots of activities for the members of the Club. Below you can see short reviews of some past activities. A more complete list can be seen on the French or Dutch web pages.

Causerie "Entrepreneurship and MIT"

- (Mar 15 2022)

Tuesday 15 March 2022: As one of the activities organized by the University Foundation in which members talk about a recently published book about their scientific expertise, we are organizing a talk with Jean-Jacques Degroof about his book: From the Basement to the dome. How MIT's Unique Culture Created a Thriving Entrepreneurial Community (MIT Press, 2021).The speaker will be introducd by Prof. Sophie Manigart (UGent and Vlerick Business School).

Due to the topic, the activity will take place in English.

Causerie followed by a reception.

Participation 15 € per person.Registration form. Register and pay before 12 March.

For more information click "Read more".

Heritage Days Brussels

- (Sep 18 2021 to Sep 19 2021)

New Years Cocktail 2020

- (Jan 30 2020)

The members of the Club van de University Foundation were cordially invited to the New Years Cocktail on Thursday January 30, 2020, at 5.30 pm.

Elections for the European Parliament in a period of uncertainty

- (Mar 12 2019)

Lunch-debate with prof. Dr. Steven Van Hecke (KU Leuven) and prof. Dr. Mario Télo (ULB).

Introductory talks in English, discussion E/F/N.

Moderator prof. Laurent Van Depoele.

Global Finance

- (Nov 15 2018)

Debate on

GLOBAL FINANCE

Migration, population growth and development cooperation

- (Sep 11 2018)

Debate on

Migration, population growth in Sub-Saharan Africa and development cooperation

(part of the lecture cycle "Traveling with Prof. Louis Baeck in the global village",
organized in cooperation with Prof. Dirk Heremans.)

universitaire_stichting_verpoorten_11sept2018.pdf,

bijdrage_berlage.pdf,

pres_nabli.pdf,

pres_platteau.pdf

testfuus.pdf

Activity of Re-Bel

- (Jun 21 2018)

Belgium, a utopia for our times ?

University Foundation, Thursday 21 June 2018, 2-6pm

16th public event of the Re-Bel initiative

coordinated by Paul DE GRAUWE

30 years of student mobility

- (Mar 21 2018)

Wedenesday 21 March 2018 at 12.30 pm.: Lunch debate "Thirty years student mobility in Europe, thanks to ERASMUS" ( in English) with Mrs Sophia Eriksson, director for Youth, Education and Erasmus+ at the European Commission, and Professor Dr. Jan De Groof, professor College of Europe and Tiburg University.

Lunch-debate : "The Brexit and the future of the EU"

- (Nov 09 2016)

Lunch-debate on November 9, 2016, with an indroductory talk by M. Jonatahan Faull, Director-General of the European Commission's Task Force for Strategic Issues related to the UK Referendum.

The speaker:

Lunch debate "The future of Bozar in tomorrow's Belgium"

- (Dec 07 2015)

The debate was introduced by Paul DUJARDIN, General Director of Bozar (in Dutch).

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