Brussels Excursion

EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Directorate-General : Education and Culture

PROGRAMME

information visit of

HOGESCHOOL INHOLLAND

Brussels, Wednesday 23 January 2002

conference rooms

European Commission, VAN MAERLANT-building, 2 / 2
Rue Van Maerlant 2
1040 Brussels

organisation

Mrs Karin VAN ABSHOVEN
Directorate-General : Education and Culture
telephone 02 299 90 25

hostess

Mrs Marijke VAN DAELE
telephone 02 299 91 40

Visit no. 220024 Rue de la Loi 200 - B-1049 Brussels - Belgium
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telephone (direct line): 02 299 90 25 fax: 02 299 92 13 e-mail : Karin.van-Abshoven@cec.eu.int

A. Accompanying lecturers: Dr. A. Doedens, Drs. H.A. Mekel, Drs. P.A.'t Lam, Mr. P. de Vos. Also will Ms. Kraakman (who is doing research on the EU and dir.-gen. Youth and Education) be joining us. On Wednesday 23 ms. Hanny Westrik and Mr. Don Ropes will strengthen our party with their presence.
B. Be on time everywhere, as indicated below!
C. Information about where to go in the free evenings will be gathered by Mr. Doedens and Mr. Mekel on January 21 and divulged in the following days.
D. Address etc. Youth Hostel: Hotel: Generation Europe, 4 Rue d'Elephant, 1080 Brussels. See also: http://www.laj.be/en/hostels/brussels_europe.htm
Tel: 00-32 (0)2 4103858

Programme Excursion Brussels

Thursday 17:
A. 10.00 Lecture by Mr. Booij and Ms. Filippi of the Dutch For. Off.
about the Netherlands and the EU (room B215)

Tuesday 22:
A. 11.00 meetingpoint Amsterdam Central Station
B 11.23 departure train
C. 14.10 arrival Brussels
D. 15.00 arrival at Hotel Generation Europe
E. 16.00 city walk Old Brussels by Huib Mekel
F. 17.30 end of City Walk at Grote Markt
G. Evening: free (information about "where to go" will be divulged at the end of the city walk

Wednesday 23:
A. 7.15: Rise and shine!
B. 9.15: Morning: lectures at European Commission (see: attachm.)
(Mr. Ohm on Multilingualism and mr. Nieuwenhuis on Enlargement)
C. 12.45: Lunch: European Commission (see attachment)
D. Afternoon: free to do the group assignments
E. 17.00 Lecture by Mr. Kemperman, Spokesman Dutch Govmt.
Coreper (in YH) followed by some group presentations)
F. 18.00 Lecture by journalist Agence France Presse.

Thursday 24:
A. 7.30: Rise and shine
?B. 11.00 Meeting with EP-member Lousewies van der Laan (in YH)?
C. 14.00 Afternoon till 16.00: European Parliament (from
D. 15.00- onwards: meeting with EP-member Lagendijk)
E. 17.00 Possible guest lecture and group presentations (in YH)

G. 19.45 Evening free

Friday 25:
A. 8.30 Rise and shine!
B. 10.00 Complete IS-party ready to leave for station
C. 10.50 Departure from Brussels CS
D. 13.39 Arrival at Amsterdam CS