Belgium Center Paderborn: New opportunities through international network!

Belgium Center Paderborn: New opportunities through international network!

The Belgium Center (Belz) of the University of Paderborn has reached an important milestone: it was included in the widely respected "Network of University France and Francophon Centers". This was announced on December 19, 2024. In this network, university centers combine in Germany, which specialize in research and exchange with France and the French -speaking world. The Belz is unique because it focuses exclusively on Francophone Belgium. The recording was confirmed according to a multi -stage application process and shows the high quality of the university's scientific work, as Prof. Dr. Sabine Schmitz, the first chairman of the Belz, highlighted. She described membership as "an honor" and emphasized that it will significantly increase the international visibility of the university in Francophone space. This integration is reinforced by the support of the Belgian region of Wallonia and the Wallonie Brussels Federation, which work together as part of "Wallonie-Bruxelles International" (WBI) to promote international networking.

Scientific exchange and future prospects

Membership in the network enables the Belz to develop a new research focus "European Francophony" together with the Franco-German course "European Studies / Études Européennes" at the University of Paderborn. This is a significant step towards promoting research on Francophone cultures and their connections to European Francophony. At a ceremony in Brussels, a support and networking contract was also signed, which will also secure outstanding cooperation opportunities with partners in Belgium in the future.

The Belz offers a variety of programs and events to challenge citizens, teachers and scientists in language, literature and cultural studies in his examination of Belgium. The multifaceted capital Brussels and the country's trilingualism are the focus of these initiatives, which deal with the complex social and political negotiation processes in Belgium. According to kw.uni-paderborn.de , the diversity and multilingualism of the country offers enormous potential for interdisciplinary and didactically oriented digital platform, which should further promote the exchange and understanding between cultures.