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38-782: The academy is headquartered in the Academy Palace ( Paleis der Academiën ), Hertogsstraat 1, 1000 Brussels . The mission and goals of the society is the practice and promotion of science and arts in Flanders. To achieve that goal a number of scientific and cultural activities is organized. Also the academy enhances and encourages the collaboration between the Flemish universities, it attracts and encourages foreign scholars to develop research activities and delegates representatives to international organisations and meetings. In addition, it advises on matters of social importance on behalf of

76-744: A certain period of time in order to get as a fellow in residence access to excellent working conditions and to do research in an outstanding environment. VLAC is a member of NetIAS, the European network of IAS centres. In addition, since 2012 VLAC has been taking part with its Brussels centre in EURIAS, the newly developed EU-supported fellowship programme. The KVAB has been publishing twenty monographs annually since 1939. Further publications are long term series on historical documents, Academiae Analecta and volumes of contributions based on papers read at scientific meetings (Contactfora) in Flanders. The edition of

114-423: A professor and dean at Vrije Universiteit Brussel , was elected as chairman for the 2015–2016 term and is expected to succeed Ludo Gelders in his office on 1 January 2015. To perform its numerous tasks the academy can rely on an administrative office staffed by ten collaborators and managed by a permanent secretary ( vast secretaris ). Between 1997 and 2010 this task was fulfilled by Niceas Schamp while since 2010

152-512: A referendum on the position of King Leopold III was held. The Royal Question was whether he should be allowed to return to the throne, in view of his position during World War II. Nationally, 58% of voters supported the restoration of Leopold III. However, there were strong regional differences. Of those who voted, 72% percent of the people in Flanders were in favor of his return, but 56% in Wallonia and 52% Brussels opposed his return. With

190-580: A work with a dog and a turtle by Jean-Baptiste Van Heffen (1869). Around the pond, on the side of the Rue de la Régence / Regentschapsstraat , there are three statues on high pedestals: a replica of The Discobolus by Mathieu Kessels (1867), The Victor by Jean Geefs  [ nl ] , and Cain Cursed by Louis Jehotte (1850). The garden is enclosed by a balustrade . At the entrance, two monumental allegorical lion sculptures by Félix Bouré flank

228-624: Is a Federal State which consists of communities and regions”. During the fourth state reform, the responsibilities of the Communities and the Regions were expanded again, their resources were increased and they were given more fiscal responsibilities. Other major changes included the direct election of the parliaments of the Communities and the Regions, the splitting up of the Province of Brabant into Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant , and

266-510: Is limited to 40 persons under the age of 65. To keep in contact meetings are organized on a regular basis and in 2011 the total number of ordinary and honorary members of all classes amounted to 240. The Flemish Academic Centre for Science and the Arts VLAC ( Vlaams Academisch Centrum voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten ) is an IAS (Institute for Advanced Study) organized and hosted by the KVAB. VLAC

304-881: The Academy House . The palace is situated on the Rue Ducale / Hertogstraat in the Royal Quarter (eastern part of Brussels' city centre ), next to the Place des Palais/Paleizenplein , the Royal Palace of Brussels and Brussels Park . This area is served by Brussels-Central railway station , as well as by the metro stations Parc/Park (on lines 1 and 5 ) and Trône/Troon (on lines 2 and 6 ). The rather austere neoclassical palace and its stables were built between 1823 and 1828 for Prince William II of Orange in recognition of his brilliant action on

342-547: The Catholic University of Leuven . The university had for long been French-speaking, but Dutch played an increasingly important role in the 20th century. The tensions caused by the continued presence of a French-speaking section of the university grew through the 1960s and led to Flemish students rioting, supported by the population of the Flemish city of Leuven . A comment by a French-speaking social geographer of

380-884: The French Community and the German-speaking Community . Two regions were established as well in 1980: the Flemish Region and the Walloon Region . However, in Flanders it was decided in 1980 to immediately merge the institutions of the Community and the Region. Although the creation of a Brussels Region was provided for in 1970, the Brussels-Capital Region was not established until the third state reform. During

418-683: The Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (Dutch: Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten or KVAB); and the Dutch-speaking Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium (Dutch: Koninklijke Academie voor Geneeskunde van België ), also founded in 1938. Since 10 October 2001, the palace has been listed as a protected monument by the Monuments and Sites Directorate of

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456-527: The battlefield at Waterloo , from funds granted by the nation. It was the joint work of two architects, Charles Vander Straeten  [ fr ] and Tilman-François Suys , at a total cost of 1.2 million florins. The princely family of William of Orange and his princess, Anna Pavlovna , sister of tsars Alexander I and Nicholas I , occupied the palace a scant two years before the Belgian Revolution of September 1830 forced them to flee to

494-572: The first state reform in Belgium in 1970, the officially bilingual Royal Academy was dissolved in 1971 and replaced by a solely French-speaking academy, ARB, for the French speaking community and a solely Dutch-speaking academy, KAWLSK, for the Flemish community. Almost 30 years later on, KAWLSK was renamed KVAB ( Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten ) in 1999. Academy Palace The Academy Palace or Palace of

532-498: The 25 National Scientific Committees and the international activities in Belgium. A broad range of scientific and art prizes is awarded each year in different kinds of subjects particularly to promising younger research workers in recognition of their achievements. On 22 October 2013 the KVAB celebrated its 75th anniversary as independent Flemish academy. From 1772 til 1938 an independent Flemish academy didn't exist and Flemish scientists and scholars of that period used to be members of

570-577: The Academies ( French : Palais des Académies ; Dutch : Academiënpaleis or Paleis der Academiën ) is a neoclassical palace in Brussels , Belgium. It was originally built between 1823 and 1828 for Prince William II of Orange . Nowadays, it houses five Belgian academies including the Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium (RASAB). In English, it is also often called

608-522: The Brussels-Capital Region. The Academy Palace is surrounded by a garden adorned with quite a few sculptures, including a statue of the astronomer Adolphe Quételet by Charles-Auguste Fraikin (1880), busts of the chemist Jean Servais Stas by Thomas Vinçotte on a pedestal designed by Victor Horta (1897), and the lawyer and politician Jules Destrée by Armand Bonnetain  [ fr ] (1937), as well as The Surprise ,

646-734: The French-speaking Université catholique de Louvain , united within a common governing body. In 1970 was a first state reform, which resulted in the establishment of three cultural communities: the Dutch Cultural Community, the French Cultural Community and the German Cultural Community. The communities assumed responsibility for all cultural matters. Most importantly, they took over control of broadcasting and

684-521: The Lambermont and the Lombard accords. During the fifth state reform, more powers were transferred to the Communities and the Regions, with regard to agriculture, fisheries, foreign trade, development cooperation, auditing of electoral expenses and the supplementary financing of the political parties. The Regions became responsible for twelve regional taxes, and local and provincial government became

722-588: The Netherlands. After housing the 1st Regiment of Chasseurs-Carabiniers in 1848–1852, and having been refused by the Duke of Brabant when offered to him in 1853, the palace remained in use for public festivities. The architect Gustave De Man  [ nl ] , a member of the Académie Royale de Belgique ("Royal Academy of Belgium"), was entrusted with transformations, finished in 1862, which fitted

760-518: The Netherlands. From 1830 to 1839, the palace was under sequestration by the newborn Belgian State , and a detailed inventory was drawn up. The public was allowed to tour the palace, and its interiors were considered the most sumptuous that had ever been seen in Belgium. An agreement on 5 November 1842 ceded the structure to the Belgian State, while its contents, adjudged the personal goods of William, were shipped to his Palace of Soestdijk in

798-702: The building to house the Musée Moderne ("Modern Museum"). Through a royal decree issued on 30 April 1876, the palace was put at the disposal of the two existing French-speaking Belgian academies: the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium (French: Académie royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique ), which had been founded in 1772, and the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium (French: Académie royale de Médecine de Belgique ) founded in 1841. In 1892, it

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836-425: The conflicts between Flanders and Wallonia , the two main regions of the country. Widespread discrimination against Flemings, symbolized by the bad treatment of Flemish soldiers during World War I , made the Flemish organise against the mostly French-speaking government. After World War II , the differences between Dutch-speaking Belgians and French-speaking Belgians became clear in a number of conflicts. In 1950,

874-484: The cuts and against the government. They felt that a more regionalized system was needed to take the measures that Wallonia needed and that the Walloon interests were hurt by a Flemish majority in Belgium. They spoke of un état belgo-flamand , a Belgian-Flemish state. In response to the strikes, the government announced a regionalization of socio-economic policies. Another tension between the language communities involved

912-664: The different segments of the Belgian population, mostly between the Dutch-speakers of Flanders and the French-speakers of Wallonia . In general, Belgium has evolved from a unitary state to a federal state with communities, regions, and language areas . The tensions between the communities of Belgium arose around a struggle between the two main language communities of the country: Dutch and French . That resulted in extensive language legislation but did not solve

950-472: The end of "La Belgique de papa". The second state reform took place in 1980, when the cultural communities became communities . The communities assumed the authority of the cultural communities with regard to cultural matters and became responsible for the 'matters relating to the person', such as health and youth policy. From then on, these three Communities were known as the Flemish Community ,

988-483: The entrance gates. A young Auguste Rodin also contributed to the execution of the sculptural group on a pedestal, symbolising Science , Trade and Agriculture , by Antoine van Rasbourg  [ nl ] (1874). State reform in Belgium State reform , in the context of Belgium , is the ongoing process of seeking and finding constitutional and legal solutions to the problems and tensions in

1026-564: The government, industry, educational establishments and research centres and finally the academy awards prizes to talented and promising researchers and artists. The academy is governed by a Management Committee consisting of 14 members. Every second year a new chairman ( voorzitter ) is elected. Since 1997 the following people have been chairman: Marcel Storme , Yvan Bruynseraede , Carl Van de Velde, Mark Eyskens , Jef Van Landuyt, Frans Boenders , Dominique Willems, Pierre Jacobs and Ludo Gelders (current chairman). On 14 December 2013 Willem Elias,

1064-659: The letters of Justus Lipsius and the Nationaal Biografisch Woordenboek ( Dictionary of National Biography ) in collaboration with the Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde (KANTL) are among the most important activities with regard to Flemish cultural history. Since its foundation in 2001 the KVAB has been a member of RASAB ( The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium ) along with its French-speaking sister-academy ARB in order to coordinate and promote

1102-486: The officially bilingual Royal Academy of Belgium. In 1938, however, the independent Dutch-language Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van België was created and from then on until 1971 Flemish scientists were either member of the Dutch-language Flemish academy or member of the officially bilingual ARB. This situation created confusion sometimes. As a consequence of

1140-657: The reformation of the Federal Parliament 's bicameral system and the relations between the Federal Parliament and the Federal Government . The first direct elections for the parliaments of the communities and the regions took place on 21 May 1995. Two accords came into effect following two special laws enacted on 13 July 2001. In 2001, a fifth state reform took place, under Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt ( Verhofstadt I Government ), with

1178-577: The support of greater than half of Belgians, Leopold III returned to the throne. Following his restoration, anger among Leopold's opponents in Wallonia and Brussels grew into rioting that the government had struggled to contain. Pressure from the government forced Leopold III to abdicate . In 1960, the Catholic – Liberal government of Prime Minister Gaston Eyskens introduced a number of budget cuts. French-language trade unions went on strike against

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1216-440: The task of permanent secretary has been given to Géry van Outryve d'Ydewalle . The academy is divided into four major divisions (called Classes ). These four classes or divisions represent the core activity of the academy and assemblies are held monthly: Each class is composed of Ordinary Members ( Gewone leden ), Honorary Members ( Ereleden ) and Foreign Members ( Buitenlandse leden ). The maximum number of members in each class

1254-412: The third state reform in 1988 and 1989, under Prime Minister Wilfried Martens , the Brussels-Capital Region was established with its own regional institutions, as well as Dutch and French institutions for community matters. The Brussels-Capital Region remained limited to 19 municipalities. Other changes included expanding the competencies of the communities and the regions. One notable responsibility that

1292-533: The university, who suggested that Leuven be included in the officially bilingual Brussels area, caused demonstrations from Flemish citizens and politicians; their main slogan was "Leuven Vlaams – Walen Buiten!" (Leuven Flemish, Walloons Out!) The tensions caused the collapse of the government of Prime Minister Paul Vanden Boeynants ; the university was split into the Dutch-speaking Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and

1330-522: The use of the community language. This reform was a response to the Flemish demand for cultural autonomy. The constitutional revision of 1970 also laid the foundations for the establishment of three Regions , which was a response to the demand of the Walloons and the French-speaking inhabitants of Brussels for economic autonomy. On 18 February 1970 Prime Minister Gaston Eyskens announced

1368-939: Was founded in 1999 to stimulate and promote scientific research in Flanders and to create unique research conditions similar to those at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton , the Wissenschaftskolleg in Berlin, the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in Uppsala or at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in Wassenaar . Each year between 10 and 20 Academy Award Fellowships are awarded to mostly young foreign scientists for

1406-476: Was transferred to the Communities during the third state reform is education. The fourth state reform is called the "Sint-Michiels agreement" and took place in 1993 under Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene . This reform consolidated the previous state reforms and turned Belgium into a full-fledged federal state. The first article of the Belgian Constitution was amended to read as follows, “Belgium

1444-624: Was used as venue for that year's International Monetary Conference . Three further academies came to share the space in the 20th century: the French-speaking Royal Academy of French Language and Literature of Belgium (French: Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises de Belgique or ARLLFB) founded in 1920; the Dutch-speaking Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium (Dutch: Koninklijke Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van België ) founded in 1938 and called since 1999

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