Tag: International

In his new book ‘De lengte van een oceaan’ or ‘The length of an ocean’ Bjorn Soenens, the foreign correspondent in the US for VRT, a Belgian news broadcaster, gives his insights in the complex culture of the United States of America.

For 7 euros you can go and see a replica of Stan in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels. Tuesday night a skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex, called Stan, was sold at auction for no less than 28 million euros.

Large consumption of beer and other alcohol may be socially acceptable in Belgium, but public drunkenness not so much. Certainly, don’t get caught in Brussels, or you might have to pay a 350 euro fine.

De coronacrisis gooit ook in de mode-industrie roet in het eten. Paris Fashion Week gaat nog steeds door, maar met een verminderde capaciteit. Ruimte voor livestream? No way!

Studying abroad may not be the most obvious thing to do at the moment, but before the lockdown we talked with 3 students who are currently doing so. Listen to our podcast here.

There are different reasons to move to another country. One of these reasons is love. That’s also the reason for Catherine and Benoît to live in the Netherlands.

De Saint Damian community is een christelijke gemeenschap voor internationale studenten in Leuven. Dertien (doctoraats)studenten wonen er samen op kot en houden er een christelijke levensstijl op na. Hoe combineren zij het studentenleven met hun geloof?

Meritxell Serret is a member of the former Catalan government. She fled to Belgium and talks about her drive for Catalan independence.