UHasselt’s professor Koen Van Laer leads solidarity campaign for Gaza’s education crisis

At the University of Hasselt, Professor Koen Van Laer leads efforts to raise awareness about the Gaza humanitarian crisis through lectures, film screenings, and protests, aiming to foster community support and dialogue about the urgent needs in Gaza, particularly in education. UHasselt’s campaign includes various activities to engage and inform the community, such as public lectures by experts, film screenings, and protests by students and professors expressing support for Gaza’s people. A recent lecture discussed how violence in Gaza affects higher education, emphasizing the destruction of Palestinian universities and the need for global universities to consider how they can help, highlighting UHasselt’s commitment to open and constructive dialogue on the issue.

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