Programme
Lectures
Lectures take place on Tuesdays from 19:00 till 20:30. It is not a full-time programme. All lectures are held in the building of the Faculty of Arts, Auditorium 3 - Suzanne Lilar (formerly Aud. D), ground floor, Blandijnberg 2, 9000 Gent.
- 13 February 2018: Belgium at a crossroads: the Historical Background of State Reform by Bruno De Wever (Faculty of Arts)
- 20 February 2018: Rubens or Rembrandt? Art, Politics and the Roots of Belgium and the Netherlands in the 16th and 17th centuries by Jonas Roelens (Faculty of Arts)
- 27 February 2018: The Media in Flanders by Sarah Van Leuven (Faculty of Political and Social Sciences)
- 6 March 2018: The Urban Roots of Medieval Europe: the contribution of the cities of Flanders by Marc Boone (Faculty of Arts)
- 13 March 2018: Geography and landscapes of the Low Countries by Marc Antrop (Faculty of Sciences)
- 20 March 2018: The position of Flanders in the Belgian Economy by Marc De Clercq (Faculty of Economics and Business Administration)
- 27 March 2018: Basic introduction to the Dutch language by Jacques Van Keymeulen (Faculty of Arts)
- 17 April 2018: Belgium: at the crossroads of European history by Tom De Paepe (Faculty of Arts)
- 24 April 2018: Ending life and procreating in Flanders and in the Netherlands by Freddy Mortier (Faculty of Arts)
- 8 May 2018: Polyphonic Music in the Low Countries by Francis Maes (Faculty of Arts)
- 15 May 2018: In Molenbeek (Brussels) by Hans Vandecandelaere (Historian)
Extra-curricular activities
- Wednesday 21 February 2018: Guided city walk through Ghent
- Thursday 22 March 2018: Guided visit to the Ghent City Museum (STAM)
- Wednesday 18 April 2018: Belgian gastronomy. The theory and practice
- Saturday 5 May 2018: Excursion to the Flemish countryside (by bus)
Certificate awarding ceremony
is to be held on Tuesday 29 May 2018 (6 pm!) and is followed by a reception.