The University Foundation organises a variety of activities for the members. For the academic of cultural Club activities the reader is referred to the French or Dutch sections of the Club activities.
On April 29, 2026 at 5 pm, the University Foundationl organizes an event on the theme "Which Restitution Policy for nazi looted art ?". Four speakers will explain different experiences and perspectives about it: Ann Demeester, director of the Kunsthaus Zurich (which houses the controversial Bührle collection), Franciska Vandepitte, senior curator of modern art at the Royal Museums for Fine Art, Geert Sels, journalist at De Standaard, who recently published a valued book on the subject under the title "Kunst voor Das Reich" and "Le trésor de guerre des nazis" (English version to be published soon), and Kim Oosterlinck, director of the Royal Museums for Fine Art, and who devoted several publications to this issue. The event will be introduced and moderated by Michel Flamée, who devoted on the internet at Lootedart.com an extensive study to these issues.
The session will be in English, Dutch and French, at the speaker's choice, however without simultaneous translation.
After the Q&A follows the usual reception.
Participation
35 € p.p. for members of the Club of the University Foundation and theit partner,
45 € p.p. for non-members.
The Ethical Forum 2025 of the University Foundation will be devoted to an exchange of views on the internal restrictions on the academic freedom, with the title
ACADEMIC FREEDOM UNDER ATTACK - ALSO FROM WITHIN?
The Ethical Forum 2025 is organised in a new format, an early evening event from 5 to 7 pm, on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at the University Foundation.
For more information the reader is referred to the EF website.