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When Belgian University Cleaners Swept Out Their Boss
In 1975, over thirty women cleaners at Belgium’s newly created Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve (UCL) went on a ...
Minnesota Daily7d
Stem Cell Institute’s director will leave the U for a Belgian university
An outspoken advocate of both embryonic and adult stem cell research, Verfaillie said she plans to set up a research institution at her alma mater, the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. Over ...
Rwanda Cuts Ties With Belgium Over Congo Conflict and E.U. Sanctions
Belgium, Rwanda’s former colonial ruler, pushed for the European Union to impose sanction against Rwandan officials over ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency5y
Belgian university uses hooked nose gesture for ‘Jew’ in sign language dictionary
(JTA) — A gesture signaling a hooked nose is how one Belgian university described “Jew” in its online sign-language dictionary. The University of Ghent compiled the dictionary and features ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency9mon
European students are calling on their colleges to divest from Israel. In many cases, they’re winning.
It’s the latest in a crop of universities across Europe — including schools in Spain, Ireland, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom — that have agreed to divest from ...
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Belgian 9-year old genius child, on track to becoming the youngest university graduate
With an IQ of 145, the Belgian boy wonder is on track to become the world's youngest university graduate when he completes a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at Eindhoven's University o ...