News

02-04-2026

Alef conference 2026

Names of lecturers:

Prof. Dr. Jan Danckaert: (VUB Rector)
Prof. Dr. Mohamad Osama Radoun: (President of Aleppo University)
Mr. Qaisar Hijazin: (Secretary General Arab Belgian Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce)
Prof. Dr. Abied Alsulaiman, (KU Leuven)
Prof. Dr. Andrea Facchin (Ca' Foscari University of Venice)
Prof. Dr. Jill Surmont (VUB)
Dr. Feyza Altınkamış (VUB)
Dr. Sayf Shems (ULB)
Dr. Manhal Makoul (ULB - UCLouvain)
Mr. Elias Hanna & Mrs. Nesrin Alghazi (From the Arabic Language Teachers Unit in Linköping Schools - Sweden)
Dr. Jacqueline Couder (Director international Relations office at the VUB)
Conference moderator: Prof. Dr Najib Awad.
conference coordination: Mrs Hala Aboud & Mr Sami Azar

A Lecturer Stands In Front Of Their Class In Front

12-12-2025

Alef Training day for Arabic Teachers 2025

Dr Darine Samou from the University of Aleppo
Dr Saussan Khalil from the university of Cambridge
Dr. Fatima Housseini from Mohammed V university
and
Mr. Sami Azar coordinator Alef Programme at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
will give several lectures and workshops about teaching Arabic for the children in Europe.