Flamenco is the acronym of: Flanders Agency for Mobility and Cooperation in Higher Education. The mission of the agency is to contribute to the internationalisation of Flanders’ higher education, by visualising its qualities.
is a project run by Flamenco (Flanders Agency for Mobility and Cooperation in Higher Education). Study in Flanders provides information on higher education in Flanders, Belgium.
is an electronic online publicatie (in Dutch) of Flamenco (Flanders Agency for Mobility and Cooperation in Higher Education). The information in the book concerns internationalisation of higher education, and focuses on the Flemish higher education policy, regulations and good practices.
is an information portal (in Dutch) for Flemish students who want to study abroad. The information is available on a website as an online electronic handbook.
is a project cluster of Flamenco (Flanders Agency for Mobility and Cooperation in Higher Education). Under this heading the advice, formulated by Flamenco, the studies and statistical analyses are clustered. The documents are published on the Flamenco website.
During the Flamenco fora specific subjects and actual themes concerning the internationalisation of the Flemish higher education are discussed and / or presented. These fora can be organised on a limited scale (brainstorm, discussion, ...) or a broader scale (presentation of advice, new information tools, ...).
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Flanders is well served by three airports: Brussels International Airport at Zaventem, Antwerp Airport in Deurne and Ostend Airport on the coast. Brussels International Airport is one of Europe’s largest. Antwerp Airport has regular passenger flights to London, Geneva, Dublin, Hamburg and Munich. Ostend Airport is steadily growing into a fully-fledged airport for freight and passenger transport to intercontinental destinations.
Railways
The Flemish railway network – run by the Belgian State Railways (NMBS) – has almost 3600 km of track, with direct daily cargo and passenger services to neighbouring countries. NMBS subsidiaries Eurostar and Thalys offer high-speed services to the Netherlands, France, Germany and the UK.
Other public transport
Public transport is well organised, with frequent tram, bus and trolley services in accordance with strict timetables. All areas of the main cities are well served. All Flemish institutions for higher education are frequently served by regular public transport services.
