2+ hour, 47+ min ago  (396+ words) The five Flemish universities have been tasked with developing a framework for the use of artificial intelligence across the education sector, at the request of Flemish education minister Zuhal Demir (N-VA). The Flemish government is allocating 10 million euros to the…...

23+ hour, 49+ min ago  (306+ words) The VDAB imposed more than 10, 000 sanctions on job seekers last year for failing to attend appointments or not sufficiently cooperating with their job search, Flemish minister of employment Zuhal Demir said on Thursday. Job seekers are required to actively look…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (256+ words) Umbrella organisation Catholic Education Flanders has developed a new tool, known as the "kijkwijzer, designed to help primary schools determine which pupils need to take three extra hours of Dutch in secondary education. The tool forms part of the Flemish…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (300+ words) belganewsagency. eu Police intervene at new Brussels protest against austerity measures French-speaking education Following the disturbances that took place on Thursday during the protest against the austerity measures in French-speaking education, the Brussels police were again called upon to intervene…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (288+ words) Yves Demaeght (60) has been appointed chief executive of the Flemish employment agency VDAB for a six-year term, Flemish employment minister Zuhal Demir (N-VA) announced on Thursday. He will take over in September from interim head Joris Philips, who stepped in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (320+ words) More than 4, 500 students and university staff, including 1, 100 professors, have called on Belgian universities and colleges to sever academic ties with Israel. The demand was made in an open letter published on Wednesday and signed by academics, students and public figures,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (268+ words) Belgium has introduced stricter rules for non-European students who want to study in the country or extend their student residence permit, the government announced. The measures are aimed at preventing abuse of the system. Under the new rules, foreign students…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (350+ words) Flemish education minister Zuhal Demir has said the Flemish government will have to look for alternative savings after plans to reform religious and philosophy education were shelved following a negative opinion from the Council of State. The planned reform was…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (317+ words) More than a thousand school principals from Dutch-speaking primary and secondary schools have signed a petition accompanying an open letter to Flemish Education minister Zuhal Demir. In it, they ask for a greater say in the development of new education…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (251+ words) Flemish Education minister Zuhal Demir has called for schools to place more focus on pen-and-paper learning after a new study found widespread use of artificial intelligence among teenagers. The Apenstaartjaren study showed that 77% of secondary school pupils use AI tools…...