Dies Natalis 2012: Europe is the future
Against the background of a turbulent period for the EU, the Dies celebration presented a positive image of the benefits of Europe. President of the Executive Board Paul van der Heijden mentioned in particular the benefits of Europe to education. Both the address given by Dies lecturer Professor Alex Geert Castermans and the Honorary Doctorate awarded to Walter Van Gerven are motivated by European law. And it can hardly be a coincidence that the winner of the LSr Teaching Prize, Isabelle van de Calseyde, is a lecturer in French.