International

KUL AMONG THE LEADERS OF THE INNOVATION PACK!

04 November 2019

Reuters has published its top 100 most innovative universities in the world. In 7th place is one of our own Belgian universities: the KUL!

TOP GASTRONOMY IN ANTWERP!

31 October 2019

If you wanted to try out one of the world's top kitchens, then look no further! The Jane in Antwerp is among the top 5 in the annual world rankings for the best restaurants.

THE MASTERS OF THE TURNTABLE ARE BELGIAN!

24 October 2019

DJs Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike have been named 'Best DJs in the world' by British magazine DJ Mag.

BELGIUM WINS THE WORLD SOLAR CHALLENGE

18 October 2019

The Belgian Agoria Solar Team, composed of students from KUL, won the world solar cars championship in Australia after a 3,000-kilometre journey.

Ghent's urban food policy wins UN Climate Action Award

18 October 2019

Since 2013, Ghent has regularly launched innovative initiatives aimed at maximising the sustainability of the food chain from start to finish.

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.

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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