Programme

The congress programme will include plenary sessions, panels, parallel sessions and posters.

Click here to download the programme.

Keynote speakers:

• Miriam Shlesinger (Bar-Ilan University, Israel)
• Luuk Van Waes (University Of Antwerp, Belgium)

Special tourist offer for TTT participants

Discover two top attractions in Leuven

• The unique town Hall of Leuven :  The Town Hall (Dutch: Stadhuis of Leuven, Belgium, is a landmark building on the city's Grote Markt (Main Market) square, across from the monumental St. Peter's Church. Built in a Brabantine Late Gothic style between 1448 and 1469, it is famous for its ornate architecture, crafted in lace-like detail.
• The great beguinage :  Beguinages are very typical for Flemish cities. They are complexes of little houses around a square and were created at the time of the crusades to house the widows of the crusaders. Later, they turned into an alternative female community system for women who wanted to lead a monastic life of prayer and service without being tied to a monastery with strict vows. These women became known as 'Beguines'.
  The Leuven Beguinage was founded in 1232 for ladies and girls from the city and the surrounding area. It was closed in 1796 by the French occupants, but shortly afterwards it was re-opened. By 1962, the original function had long since ended and the entire complex was bought by the university of Leuven. Professor Raymond Lemaire started an important renovation campaign. The old 16th and 17th century houses were transformed into modern flats for students and academic staff. Even after the transformation the Beguinage kept its original look as a city within the city. Most houses are still in brick and are decorated with a little garden on the outside. In-between the houses are cobble stone streets. The Beguinage church, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist has also been renovated. The church was built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Gothic style. The plain and austere exterior contrasts heavily with the lush Baroque interior that comes mostly from the 17th and 18th centuries. During renovations, wall paintings from the 14th and 17th centuries were discovered. Inside the church are about 90 tombstones of priests and beguines.

Will be held on: Saturday afternoon 25 Sept.

Price: € 9 per person

Belgian Beer Tour

BELGIAN BEER!! That is our common interest. Everyone in this pub loves Belgian Beer!!!

But as well as Belgian beer, everyone here also loves many other things in life.

Stroll through Leuven, visit a couple of pubs with us and taste one of our famous Duvels....Leffes....Deugeniets....Trappists..... and so much more.

Will be held on: Thursday evening 23 Sept.

Price € 15 per person: includes several drinks and some tasty snacks in some famous Leuven locations....

Contact

Marc De Marrée
Platte-lostraat 640
3010 Kessel-lo
België

Fax +32 16 437228
GSM +32 477 955982
marc.de.marree@telenet.be / marcdemarree@axontravel.be