On the occasion of the 450th anniversary of Pieter Bruegel the Elder's death, the city of Brussels is organising an exhibition on a few of the master’s original drawings as well as a unique series of prints based on these drawings. Thanks to the KU Leuven research project Fingerprint we can now have a phenomenally detailed look at the documents.

More info on the KU Leuven website. 

Investor Urbain Vandeurzen leads a capital round to finance a new superlab, a joint initiative of KU Leuven and UZ Leuven. The new lab should be operational in 2020. 

More info on De Tijd (Dutch).

Researchers at KU Leuven and imec have successfully developed a new technique to insulate microchips. The technique uses metal-organic frameworks, a new type of materials consisting of structured nanopores. In the long term, this method can be used for the development of even smaller and more powerful chips that consume less energy. The team has received an ERC Proof of Concept grant to further their research.

More information on the website of Leuven Mindgate.

The "Belgian Beer. Tested and Tasted", authored by Miguel Roncoroni and Kevin Verstrepen is unique: it reports on an amazing nr of Belgian beers, not just tasting, but from a scientific perspective. Dr. Verstrepen is a scientist at the KU Leuven, and is Science Director at the VIB (Institute of Biotechnology). He studied bioengineering in Leuven and worked at MIT and Harvard for several years before coming back to Leuven.

The book is published by Lannoo and can also be obtained on e.g. Amazon. 

New series of events! See our community page.

More info on the event website

Read the press release.

A first event has already happened, and now, with the move of our Treasurer, Tom Ceusters, our new Regional Chapter is there to stay. 

The Regional Chapter has a dedicated web page.

We are currently seeking volunteers to make it a success. Stay tuned!

On Saturday March 16, the Brussels Philharmonic will play for the first time in the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York. The orchestra will be conducted by Stéphane Denève.

It is the first time in 30 years that a Belgian orchestra will perform in Carnegie Hall. 

More information and tickets. 

The World Bank is delighted to announce that the World Bank Young Professionals Program will be opened for applications from June 14 – July 31, 2018.

WB Young Professionals Program opens for application on June 14^th - The World Bank Young Professionals Program is a premier global recruitment program and is a unique opportunity for exceptionally talented young professionals (born on October 1, 1986 or after) with a passion for international development to contribute to solving some of the world’s most pressing problems.  We are looking for candidates that have a Master’s Degree plus three years of relevant experience or candidates that are in their last year of a PhD.  The Program is designed for highly qualified and motivated individuals skilled in areas relevant to the World Bank's Operations such as:  economics, finance, education, public health, social sciences, engineering, urban planning, and natural resource management.