The Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF) is an educational charity. It supports the exchange of university students, scientists and scholars between the United States and Belgium. The foundation fosters the higher education of deserving Belgians and Americans through its exchange-fellowship program. Since 1977, Dr. Emile Boulpaep is the president of the BAEF.
During World War I, from October 1914, Herbert Hoover organized the Committee for Relief in Belgium (USA) and the Commission for Relief in Belgium (Belgium). After the war, the University Foundation, and on 9 January 1920, the B.A.E.F., were founded with the budget remaining in the hands of the commission after five years of relief work. The Belgian American Educational Foundation became the heir of the Commission for Relief in Belgium.
After World War I, the BAEF invested in land and buildings for the Université libre de Bruxelles (Solbosch campus) and also for rebuilding the library of the Catholic University of Leuven. In 1925, the BAEF founded the Hoover Foundation for the Development of the University of Brussels and the Hoover Foundation for the Development of the University of Leuven. The BAEF started providing scholarships for students study abroad.
^"Fondation Hoover pour le développement de l'Université libre de Bruxelles". Crossroad Bank for Enterprises.
^"Stichting Hoover voor de ontwikkeling van de Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven (K.U.Leuven) en van de Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)". Crossroad Bank for Enterprises.
^"History of the BAEF – BAEF". Retrieved 2023-05-25.
^"History of the BAEF – BAEF". Retrieved 2023-05-25.
Further readingedit
Bertrams, Kenneth (2015). "The domestic uses of Belgian–American 'mutual understanding': the commission for relief in Belgium educational foundation, 1920–1940". Journal of Transatlantic Studies. 13 (4): 326–343. doi:10.1080/14794012.2015.1088325.
Huistra, Pieter; Wils, Kaat (2016). "The Exchange Programme of the Belgian American Educational Foundation: An Institutional Perspective on Scientific Persona Formation (1920-1940)". BMGN - Low Countries Historical Review. 131 (4): 112. doi:10.18352/bmgn-lchr.10267.
External linksedit
Belgian American Educational Foundation
December 14, 2023
belgian, american, educational, foundation, baef, educational, charity, supports, exchange, university, students, scientists, scholars, between, united, states, belgium, foundation, fosters, higher, education, deserving, belgians, americans, through, exchange,. The Belgian American Educational Foundation BAEF is an educational charity It supports the exchange of university students scientists and scholars between the United States and Belgium The foundation fosters the higher education of deserving Belgians and Americans through its exchange fellowship program Since 1977 Dr Emile Boulpaep is the president of the BAEF BAEF Logo Contents 1 History 2 Notable alumni 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory editDuring World War I from October 1914 Herbert Hoover organized the Committee for Relief in Belgium USA and the Commission for Relief in Belgium Belgium After the war the University Foundation and on 9 January 1920 the B A E F were founded with the budget remaining in the hands of the commission after five years of relief work The Belgian American Educational Foundation became the heir of the Commission for Relief in Belgium After World War I the BAEF invested in land and buildings for the Universite libre de Bruxelles Solbosch campus and also for rebuilding the library of the Catholic University of Leuven In 1925 the BAEF founded the Hoover Foundation for the Development of the University of Brussels and the Hoover Foundation for the Development of the University of Leuven The BAEF started providing scholarships for students study abroad Today the Hoover Foundation is still divided into two entities one is still dedicated to the Universite libre de Bruxelles ULB and Vrije Universiteit Brussel VUB in Brussels 1 and the second and biggest one is dedicated to the development of the University of Louvain UCLouvain primarily in Louvain la Neuve and Brussels and the KU Leuven in Leuven 2 Notable alumni editGeorges Lemaitre Emile Boulpaep Karel Bossart Lotte Brand Philip Eva Brems Albert Claude Alexander De Croo Gaston Eyskens Mark Eyskens Corneille Heymans Jean Charles Snoy et d Oppuers Denis Wirtz Pierre Wigny Paul van Zeeland 3 Charles du Bus de Warnaffe 4 See also editEmile Francqui Herbert Hoover Prince Albert Fund Olivaint Conference of Belgium Paul Dana Academic mobility American Relief Administration ARA Commission for Relief in Belgium EducationUSA Effect of World War I on Children in the United States ERASMUS programme European Union Fulbright Program United States Hoover Chair Jean Cattier Felicien CattierReferences edit Fondation Hoover pour le developpement de l Universite libre de Bruxelles Crossroad Bank for Enterprises Stichting Hoover voor de ontwikkeling van de Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven K U Leuven en van de Universite catholique de Louvain UCLouvain Crossroad Bank for Enterprises History of the BAEF BAEF Retrieved 2023 05 25 History of the BAEF BAEF Retrieved 2023 05 25 Further reading editBertrams Kenneth 2015 The domestic uses of Belgian American mutual understanding the commission for relief in Belgium educational foundation 1920 1940 Journal of Transatlantic Studies 13 4 326 343 doi 10 1080 14794012 2015 1088325 Huistra Pieter Wils Kaat 2016 The Exchange Programme of the Belgian American Educational Foundation An Institutional Perspective on Scientific Persona Formation 1920 1940 BMGN Low Countries Historical Review 131 4 112 doi 10 18352 bmgn lchr 10267 External links editBelgian American Educational Foundation Hoover s legacy in Belgium Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Belgian American Educational Foundation amp oldid 1187246477, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
