International

The best start-up incubator in the world is Belgian

25 May 2023

IMEC, the Belgian flagship in the field of nanotechnology and electronic chips, has taken the lead in the world ranking of start-up incubators and accelerators with its imec.istart programme.

Ghent top city for Erasmus exchange 2023!

04 May 2023

At a conference in Romania in April, the European Commission and representatives of various international student associations declared Ghent University the top destination to go on Erasmus.

Belgium is speeding up night trains in Europe

04 May 2023

In the 2000s, the night trains systematically declined, but recently they are appearing more and more often.

Flemish TV show Bestemming X soars abroad

27 April 2023

If even international giants in TV land like the BBC and NBC did not have to think long to buy VTM's Bestemming X, that says something about the quality and appeal of this format, made by Flemish

KU Leuven among best universities in Europe

13 April 2023

For a range of disciplines, KU Leuven is consolidating or even improving its position.

A small country with big ambitions!

Covering some 30,000 km², Belgium is not a big country but through its history and its geographic location it has always held an important place in the world, aware that without bridges to others, it would be unrealistic to want to build a fairer and more prosperous world.

For Belgium, effective action on crucial issues such as peace and security, human rights and the promotion of the rule of law, can only be carried out in a multilateral context. Belgium is therefore a founding Member State of many of the great international institutions such as the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU), the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the Council of Europe.

Belgium makes a significant contribution to the work of these institutions, while Brussels is home to the headquarters of several of them and many Belgian politicians have assumed important responsibilities while heading up such organisations.

Minister Hadja Lahbib

Based on the open and pragmatic Belgian character, Belgian foreign policy covers universal values, focused on democracy, dialogue and regional integration between countries that may have been in conflict. So as human rights improve and poverty declines and a country opens up to a democratic process, if the economy picks up, development cooperation and economic action can be complementary!

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