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The Belgian
University Foundation
(French:
Fondation Universitaire
; Dutch:
Universitaire Stichting
) was founded in 1920. The goal of the Foundation, as was put forward by
Emile Francqui
, is to promote scientific activity at
Belgian universities
.
Goals
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- To provide grants and study loans to students from less privileged families.
- To help university research centres and laboratories to attract young researchers.
- To stimulate contacts and collaboration between the different Belgian research institutions by supporting scientific publications.
- To organize a
Club Universitaire
as a meeting place for Belgian and foreign academics.
History
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The money for the foundation came from the remaining funds from the
Commission for Relief in Belgium
(CRB) and the
National Committee for Help and Food
. The help to the
Belgian
people during
World War I
had been organized by
Herbert Hoover
and
Emile Francqui
On 28 August 1919, Herbert Hoover proposed to Emile Francqui, President of the National Committee for Help and Food, and to
Leon Delacroix
, Prime Minister of Belgium, to use the funds, roughly 150 million Belgian francs, to support university education. The Belgian government decided to give twenty million to each of the four universities, and to use 55 million francs to establish the University Foundation. The remaining funds were used to set up the
Belgian American Educational Foundation
(BAEF). The first president of the Foundation was Emile Francqui.
Building
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The building is located in Brussels (Rue d'Egmont 11) also houses a club, a hotel and a restaurant. There are other institutions located on the premises of the University Foundation like the
Belgian American Educational Foundation
(BAEF), the
Olivaint Conference of Belgium
, the
Coimbra Group
,
UNICA
, the
Organisation of European Cancer Institutes
(OECI), the
European Nuclear Education Network
,...
See also
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Other Belgian clubs
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