6th Public Event of the Re-Bel initiative
Thursday the 22nd of December 2011 from 2 to 6pm
Dutch, French, English and other foreign languages in the school curriculum
School registration and admission policies
Programme
13.30 Registration
14.00
Introduction: Philippe VAN PARIJS (UCLouvain & Oxford)
Dutch, French, English and other foreign languages in the school curriculum:
experiments and policies in Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels.
Lead piece: Alex HOUSEN (VUB) and Laurence METTEWIE (FUNDP)
Comments: Christiane BLONDIN (ULg) and Ludo BEHEYDT (UCL)
Chair: François MANIQUET (UCLouvain)
15.45 Coffee break
16.15
School registration and admission policies:
challenges and experiments in Belgium’s urban areas
Lead piece: Estelle CANTILLON (ULB)
Comments: Bernard DELVAUX (UCL), Dimo KAVADIAS (VUB), Jean-Pierre VERHAEGHE (UGent)
Chair: Bea CANTILLON (UA)
Conclusion: Paul DE GRAUWE (K.U.Leuven & LSE)
18.00 Reception
Background Documents & Contributions
Topic 1. Dutch, French, English and other foreign languages in the school curriculum
• Challenging Language Education in Belgium, by Alex HOUSEN and Laurence METTEWIE
Topic 2. School registration and admission policies in Belgium’s urban areas
• School choice regulation in practice: Lessons from Antwerp, Brussels and Ghent, by Estelle CANTILLON