Save the date: 15/9/2016

Education Conference with Professor Wouter Duyck

Professor Wouter Duyck

Venue: Antwerp, Wijnhandel Despert, Zagerijstraat 25, 2960 Sint Job in ‘t Goor

Timing: 19.30h

Public: The conference is for everybody interested in education in Belgium.

Some of the highlights:

• an investment in education of underpriviliged children yields a return of 7 % per year
• a child of 16 y in Wallonia knows as much as a Flemish child of 15 y
• what works for weak students, also works for good students
• immigrants in the Flemish education system perform better than the European average
• to study good and well, makes you and society rich
• it is possible to predict with 95% certainty who will fail and who will succeed at University
• only 6 out of 10 teachers in the secundairy eductation system (12 – 18y) has the requested diploma