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43-622: Formed in 1986, BIEN held its first international conference in Louvain-la-Neuve in September of that year. It expanded its scope from Europe to the Earth in 2004. From 1988 BIEN published a paper newsletter three times per year; later replaced by an electronic NewsFlash Archived 2017-06-06 at the Wayback Machine , distributed first six and now twelve times per year. Since 2011, BIEN has sponsored

86-412: A Chair and a Vice Chair: Postholders as follows: Louise Haagh (Chair, 2018–), Sarath Davala (Vice Chair, 2018–). This article about an international organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Louvain-la-Neuve Louvain-la-Neuve ( French pronunciation: [luvɛ̃ la nœv] , French for New Leuven ; Walloon : Li Noû Lovén ) is a planned town in

129-526: A fresco by 2Shy. Tyrsa and Ilk sign their work @Tyrsamisu and @Ilk Flottante in the upper right corner. Other frescos, created by the Collectif Art Osons , were located on opposite the opposite side. They have completely disappeared following the construction of the Agora Urban Resort: these frescos, signed Horor, Nortone, Nexer and Kaiser, depicted a bionic man and horse, a horse ridden by

172-477: A full list of congresses, see BIEN's website. Papers given at the congresses can also be found on the organisation's website. BIEN recognises a number of national and regional affiliated networks across the world. BIEN's secretaries have been Walter Van Trier (1986–1994), Philippe Van Parijs (1994–2004), David Casassas (2004–2014), Anja Askeland (2014–2016), and Julio Aguirre (2016–). In May 2016, BIEN appointed Malcolm Torry as its General Manager. Chairing of BIEN

215-627: A graphic designer in the 1930s. The museum houses a temporary exhibition gallery, which is updated every few months to host new exhibitions (with diverse titles such as Tintin, Hergé and Trains and Into Tibet with Tintin ). Aula Magna (UCLouvain) The Aula Magna is a postmodern building of the University of Louvain located in Louvain-la-Neuve , a section of the Belgian city of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve , in Walloon Brabant . It holds one of

258-647: A large cinema complex, and five museums, it is beginning to grow beyond its academic roots. Louvain-la-Neuve was born as a result of the Leuven Crisis , which led to the split of the Catholic University of Leuven . Following the elections prompted by this affair, the expansion of the French-speaking part of the Catholic University of Leuven was voted upon and approved on 18 June 1968. A few weeks later,

301-464: A move to the agricultural plateau north-east of Ottignies in current-day Walloon Brabant, where it built an entirely new university town from 1970 onwards. Three major construction phases followed one another until 1981. The Aula Magna, built between 1999 and 2001, is part of an ulterior and additional phase with the aim to expand the city in the direction of the Louvain-la-Neuve lake, together with

344-694: A news website, called Basic Income News . The main founders of BIEN are Yoland Bresson, Philippe Van Parijs , Karl Widerquist , Alexander de Roo , Guy Standing and David Casassas . Every two years until 2014, and every year since 2016, BIEN has organised an international congress gathering academics and activists for basic income. The 2016 Congress took place in Seoul, South Korea; the 2017 Congress in Lisbon, Portugal; The 2018 congress took place in Tampere, Finland; The 2019 BIEN congress takes place at Hyderabad, India. For

387-528: A rider waving a standard and a bird covered in a breastplate. The Raymond Lemaire square, in front of the Aula Magna, is decorated with a 13-metre high fresco entitled the Infinite Tower , created in 2010. Belgian comic strip artist François Schuiten drew the basic design and the life-size fresco was painted by the artist Alexander Obolensky . The fresco, freely inspired by Breughel 's painting, represents

430-454: Is constant as many more of the characteristic small two to five floor buildings made of red bricks are erected. Due to the large student population that leaves the town during weekends and holidays, Louvain-la-Neuve can be quite empty during those periods. Nevertheless, the student life both day and night is well developed, centered around Student Unions, "project flats" ("kot-à-projet"), regional pubs, etc. Celebrating its 40th edition in 2017,

473-466: Is placed on environmental-friendliness, as well as the quality of the premises and their surroundings. The main area of activity are: Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park is now home to more than 130 innovative companies and their 4500 employees, 1 business incubator and 3 business centres. The Hergé Museum is dedicated to the life and work of the Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi (1907–1983), who wrote under

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516-602: Is the biggest one in Wallonia (the French-speaking part of Belgium ). It covers 2.31 square kilometres spread over the area of the town of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve and the municipality of Mont-Saint-Guibert (30 km away from Brussels ). From the outset, the objectives pursued by the development of Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park were to develop cooperation between industry and the Université catholique de Louvain and to contribute to regional economic development. Particular emphasis

559-580: The 24 heures vélo (24-hour bike ride) is the biggest student party in Belgium. The event, which regularly draws upwards of 40 000 students to the city, is organized by a student group called the CSE Animations (Centre Sportif Etudiant) and runs annually from 1:00pm Wednesday to 1:00pm Thursday usually during the fourth week of October. Due to the recent terrorist attacks in Europe and the existing risk of new ones,

602-625: The Catholic University of Leuven , the institution was split into the Dutch language Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), which remained in Leuven , and the Université catholique de Louvain. To a great extent, it still lives following the rhythms of the university that is its raison d'être . However, with the construction of L'Esplanade shopping complex, the Aula Magna exhibition centre and auditorium,

645-590: The Province of Walloon Brabant and Jean-Luc Roland, Mayor of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve . Students in political science , international relations , public administration and European studies from Saint-Louis University, Brussels , UCLouvain FUCaM Mons , KU Leuven and the Royal Military Academy also participated to the debate. The Aula Magna is both an academic and a multi-purpose auditorium . It has

688-511: The Tower of Babel , which represents for the author the symbol of diversity and knowledge of UCLouvain. A labyrinth and roads entering a basement represent the urban characteristics of Louvain-la-Neuve as an underground city, at the bottom of the fresco. East of the Aula Magna, Place Montesquieu houses a vast blue stone sculpture, created by sculptor Pierre Culot in 1980 and entitled Ronde des menhirs , made of stone blocks 40 to 300 cm high forming

731-641: The UGC cinema complex and opposite the hotel and the Resort Urbain Agora residential and hotel complex. The Aula Magna has received the status of Registered monument and is included in the Inventory of immovable cultural heritage of the Walloon region under reference 25121-INV-0078-01. Forced to leave the city of Louvain (Leuven) after the Leuven crisis of 1968, the Université catholique de Louvain starts planning

774-678: The University of Louvain (UCLouvain) to four recipients: the writer of Lebanese origin Amin Maalouf , the German painter and photographer Gerhard Richter , the Spanish musician Jordi Savall and the Czech scenographer Josef Svoboda . According to the newspaper La Libre at the inauguration in 2001, "this vast glass ship moored at the Louvain-la-Neuve Lake symbolizes the completion of the transfer of

817-492: The 2016 edition was cancelled. The starting concept was simple, to race for 24 hours on a bike. Nowadays, competitors are separated in three categories: Racers, that race seriously; folk bikes, including decorated bikes and home built contraptions; and charity racers raising money for humanitarian causes. The festival is an occasion for the numerous student associations in the town to compete in building silly bikes, set up some related activity, or simply provide beer and music to

860-730: The Aula Magna complex is located between the Place Raymond Lemaire (with a main entrance on n°1), the Rue des Frères Lumière, the Traverse Comte Yves du Monceau and Cours Michel Woitrin. On the city's underground, car-based level, the Aula Magna is enclosed within the Boulevard André Oleffe, the Aula Magna exit strip ( Quai 10 ) and the Terrasse de l'Aula, where the ground-level entrance is located (on n°1). The building stands next to

903-406: The Aula Magna will abort successively in 1996 (architect Risho Kurokawa), in 2003 (architect Philippe Samyn ), and in 2011 (American office Perkins+Will associated with the Belgian firm Émile Verhaegen ). Since its opening in 2001, the Aula Magna has been managed by a private limited company (S.A.) whose managers were members of the University of Louvain . This changed in 2018 when the S.A.

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946-493: The French-speaking part of the university to the Walloon Brabant site". The new building was to be the signal for an extension of the city that was entirely dedicated to culture: it was to be flanked by a complex of thirteen cinemas and the new Louvain-la-Neuve University Museum , but only the cinema would be built (opened 2001). Indeed, three successive projects for a new museum on the shores of Louvain-la-Neuve Lake or near

989-550: The Resort Urbain Agora complex (2015-2019). Other planned constructions, like a new university museum, have never been carried out. The Aula Magna was inaugurated on 2 May 2001, the year of the 575th anniversary of the University of Louvain, in the presence of the authorities of the Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven (KU Leuven), invited for the occasion, during a session to present the insignia of Doctor honoris causa of

1032-449: The conception and planning of the town. They decided that the town should not be only inhabited by students, but rather draw a diverse community as is found in any classic town. Moreover, one of the main points of the urban design of Louvain-la-Neuve was to make it people- rather than automobile-centred. As a consequence, the town centre is built on a gigantic concrete slab, with all motorized traffic travelling underground. This allows most of

1075-480: The country's largest auditoria , with a maximum capacity of 1050 seats, and Wallonia 's largest stage. Inaugurated in 2001, the complex was designed by Philippe Samyn . The Aula Magna is located southwest of the Louvain-la-Neuve Grand-Place, between that and the Louvain-la-Neuve lake, of which it constitutes the northern point. On the upper-level, open air pedestrian level of Louvain-la-Neuve ,

1118-414: The direction of Raymond M. Lemaire , Jean-Pierre Blondel and Pierre Laconte , this urbanistic project saw the first students and inhabitants arrive in 1972. At this time, there were only around 600 permanent residents of the town, who were joined during the day by some students of Applied Sciences, the first faculty to open. With the completion of university buildings and the ongoing residential development,

1161-582: The first stone of the museum was laid. Two years later, in June 2009, the museum opened its doors to the public. The Hergé Museum contains eight permanent galleries displaying original artwork by Hergé, and telling the story of his life and career. Although his most famous creation, The Adventures of Tintin , features prominently, his other comic strip characters (such as Jo, Zette and Jocko , and Quick and Flupke ) are also present. The exhibitions also include examples of Hergé's diverse and prolific output working as

1204-454: The ground level of the town centre to be car-free. Most buildings are built on the slab ( la dalle ), and the pedestrian area is expanding even far from the town centre featuring many mixed use overpasses and traffic calming solutions. This constitutes an early example of the 15-minute city , with the Agora, Main square and train station in a tight central triangle reachable by foot within 15-20' from

1247-510: The largest stage in Wallonia , and includes an orchestra pit . The complex comprises a 1050-seat main theatre, and additional rooms and stages: the Foyer du Lac with 300 seats, the Foyer Royal with 250 seats, a dozen of meeting rooms and a vast 1700 m hall for banquets of up to 1700 people. In total, the Aula Magna can handle 3300 visitors or conference participants simultaneously. According to

1290-401: The municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve , Wallonia , Belgium , situated 30 km southeast of Brussels , in the province of Walloon Brabant . The town was built to house the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) which owns the entire territory of the town; following the linguistic quarrels that took place in Belgium during the 1960s, and Flemish claims of discrimination at

1333-416: The neighbouring Grand-Place, and with the architecture of Louvain-la-Neuve in general, where brick and concrete dominate. Several frescoes were created on the basement wall of the Aula Magna during the 2015 Kosmopolite Art Tour, an international festival of street art and graffiti that produced collective murals in three Belgian cities: Brussels , Louvain-la-Neuve and Alost . These frescoes were in

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1376-471: The open air when they were created in 2015 but are today confined in the tunnel of Louvain-la-Neuve's Central Ring (Boulevard André Oleffe) following the construction of the Resort Urbain Agora hotel and residential complex. Three frescoes follow one another: Utopia by Tyrsa and Ilk, which illustrates the imposed theme of the Kosmopolite Art Tour 2015, then a fresco by Delicious Brains and, finally,

1419-406: The other parts of the town. Louvain-la-Neuve's location 30 km (19 mi) south of Brussels at the crosspoint of several important roads makes it easily reachable by car. Moreover, a train extension has been built from the nearby station of Ottignies , which allows passengers to travel to or from Brussels in under an hour. Louvain-la-Neuve is now a thriving, growing town. Construction work

1462-429: The outermost districts. The town is clustered around this center in four districts: Biéreau, Lauzelle, Hocaille and Bruyères . A fifth district, Baraque , that was not planned by the university has expanded on the north side of the town. It is distinct from the rest of the town in the willingness of its inhabitants to live outside of the common architectural framework (small cobblestoned and pedestrian streets) used in

1505-469: The pen name Hergé , creator of the series of comic albums, The Adventures of Tintin . It is located in the centre of Louvain-la-Neuve, on the edge of a green park, Le Parc de la Source. This location for the museum was originally chosen in 2001. The futuristic building was designed by the Pritzker Prize -winning French architect Christian de Portzamparc . On 22 May 2007 (the centenary of Hergé's birth),

1548-542: The separation was made official. It resulted in the creation of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), the Dutch-speaking university, that would stay in Leuven , and the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), which had to move to the future site of Louvain-la-Neuve, except for the French-speaking medical faculty, which moved to Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (often called "Louvain-en-Woluwe"), in

1591-477: The suburbs of Brussels . The first blueprints of Louvain-la-Neuve were made in a hurry and under dramatic times. After much deliberation, the university administration agreed on a building site near the town of Ottignies , in the French-speaking part of the Province of Brabant (today's Walloon Brabant ). They bought a 9 km plot of beetroot farmland, which became the site from which the new town would arise. Construction started on 20 January 1969. Put under

1634-442: The tens of thousands of students coming from all over Belgium. In the morning, the activities end with a concert by some famous singer in the main square. This event gives a hint at how student life and traditions have developed on the newly born campus, reviving some long lost customs as the traditional Catholic Belgian students hat, the calotte . The 24 hours have also been at the center of some more political issues. In 1999 it

1677-466: The terms of the Inventory of immovable cultural heritage of the Walloon region , the Aula Magna is a "large parallelepiped made of transparent glass and steel, about thirty metres high and seventy metres long". Still according to the Inventory, "two innovative construction techniques were used: the double skin process and hanging from the top of the façade". The building contrasts with the buildings on

1720-430: The town experienced rapid growth, with 10,477 inhabitants recorded in 1981. The final goal is to reach 30,000 inhabitants, in addition to the 15,000 students living in town during the academic year. The town was created with the sole purpose of hosting the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain). As such all the grounds are property of the university. Consequently, the university was able to play an important role in

1763-723: Was a flexible matter during the early years: Those chairing were Peter Ashby, Claus Offe , Guy Standing (1986–88), Edwin Morley-Fletcher, Guy Standing (1988–1996), Edwin Morley-Fletcher, Ilona Ostner, Guy Standing (1996–1998), Ilona Ostner, Guy Standing (1998–2004). In 2004, a revision of the previously sketchy statutes established that there would be either a Chair and Vice chair, or two Co-chairs. Following 2004, posts were held as follows: Guy Standing, Eduardo Suplicy (co-chairs 2004–2008), Ingrid Van Niekerk and Karl Widerquist (co-chairs 2008–2014), Louise Haagh and Karl Widerquist (co-chairs 2014–2018). The new constitution of 2018 provided for

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1806-424: Was cancelled due to the death of a drunken student who had fallen from the dalle in 1998. This happened again at the 2006 edition when a student was found dead in the early morning in the streets of "the dalle". The event was also threatened in 2005 and 2006 because of a student associations strike and other organisation problems. Created in 1971, Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park is the first of its kind in Belgium and

1849-480: Was dissolved and replaced by a non-profit association whose mission was to manage the Aula Magna, now directly under the control of UCLouvain. On 20 November 2018, French President Emmanuel Macron and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel met UCLouvain students at the Aula Magna to discuss the future of Europe . They were welcomed by UCLouvain Rector Vincent Blondel , Gilles Mahieu , Governor of

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