Varied programme at Paderborn University and in Paderborn city centre
The Belgium Centre (BELZ) at Paderborn University is celebrating its eighth Belgium Day on Wednesday, 15 May with discussion panels, a museum case competition, a raffle and a concert in Paderborn Cathedral. Under the motto "Belgium in the EU", the BELZ will be focussing on the role of the Kingdom in the European Union. All interested parties are invited to take part in the varied programme in the university, Paderborn city centre and the cathedral. The complete programme can be found on the website of BelgienNet, the information platform of the BELZ.
Belgium is currently holding the Presidency of the Council of the EU for six months for the thirteenth time. "The country is a founding member of the EU, hosts the EU Parliament, is the driving force behind many innovations and exemplifies how the comprehensive participation of regions and communities in the Presidency can succeed. On the occasion of the European elections in June, we would like to discuss with our guests what young people can, should and may expect from the EU," says Prof Dr Sabine Schmitz, Chair of the BELZ Executive Board.
Discussion rounds and tombola
The Belgium Day begins at 10 a.m. on the university campus with welcoming remarks in room Q0.101. In a subsequent panel discussion, moderated by Prof Dr Christoph Ehland and Schmitz from the BELZ, experts will discuss Belgium's role in the EU from an academic perspective. There will also be a museum case competition on the topic of "Belgian Symbolism at your fingertips". For the museum cases, which were on display at the Clemens Sels Museum in Neuss until the beginning of March, students from the university travelled to Flanders and Brussels in the footsteps of artists George Minne and Léon Spilliaert. During the subsequent lunch break, the university canteen offers a Belgian menu.
The afternoon programme starts at 2.15 pm with a panel discussion at the Gymnasium Theodorianum on the importance and significance of the EU in the everyday lives of young citizens. Dr Linn Selle, Head of the Europe Unit at the Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the Federal Government, will moderate the event, which will be attended by pupils from the secondary school, Prof Dr René Fahr, Vice President for Knowledge and Technology Transfer at Paderborn University, Prof Dr Johannes Süßmann, Lennart Van Hirtum and Schmitz from BELZ and H.E. Geert Muylle, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., there will also be numerous prizes on the town hall square as part of a raffle in aid of the child protection outpatient clinic at the Paderborn Children's Hospital.
Concert in Paderborn Cathedral
An organ concert with trombone accompaniment will take place in Paderborn Cathedral at 6 pm. The Belgian musician Benjamin-Joseph Steens (organ) and his son Paul-Emmanuel Steens (trombone) will perform works by Franz Liszt, Antonio Vivaldi and Johann Sebastian Bach, among others. The Archbishop of Paderborn, Dr Udo Markus Bentz, and H.E. Geert Muylle will welcome the guests.
About the Belgium Centre at Paderborn University
The Belgium Centre was founded in 2016 and is an interdisciplinary academic institution of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Paderborn University. At the centre, researchers explore the cultural, historical, social and economic characteristics of Belgium and its communities and regions.
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