Haute Ecole Galilée – IHECS (Institut des Hautes Etudes des Communications Sociales

National Network
Belgium
Address

Rue de l’Etuve, 560; B-1000 Bruxelles
B-1000 Brussels
Belgium

Telephone
+32-2-512.90.93
Fax
+32-2-512.38.97
E-Mail
john.van.tiggelen@galilee.be
E-Mail (2)
jean.francois.raskin@galilee.be
Mobile Phone
1248.814
Mobile Phone (other)
922.999
Organisation Type
Other
Year of Establishment
1958
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
  2. Media
  3. Others
  4. Youth and education
General Information
Structure: Higher educational Establishment asbl. Staff: about 1.300 students in initial formation, about 120 employees (staff and teachers) Fields: communication applied, journalistics, public relations, publicity, sociocultural animation & further education, medias, (radio, TV, photography, infography, multimedia) Grades: Bachelor, Master, DESS, Continuous training Sources of funding: public financing + registration fees Modalities of action: teaching with professional and practical vocation; formation combining general courses, practises in media, professional courses and foreign languages. Mobility in studying and teaching. Main partners: Arhus, Jyväskylä, Dortmund, Dublin, Utrecht, Zwolle, Lisbonne, Bucarest, Madrid, Göteborg, Paris. In Belgium: Université Catholique de Louvain, Faculté universitaires St-Louis à Bruxelles. Co-founding member of EJTA Member of Théophraste Network
Mission and Objectives

Higher education of long type and university level, subsidized and recognized by the French Community of Belgium.
3 missions:
- formation initial (bachelor, master, 3rd cycle and continuous training
- research on communications and journalism
- service in the community
Also in the meaning of a department of continuous training.

Main Projects / Activities

- Implementation of the structure Bologna 3+5 in progress since 2004
- Installation of collaborations and partnership with institutes and universities in Belgium or abroad in the field of media-communication and journalism
- Development of formation-modules continuing in Brussels on European questions (partnership with european institutes in Brussels).

Contact (1) Full Name
John VAN TIGGELEN, Recteur
Head of the organisation
John VAN TIGGELEN, Recteur
Contact (2) Full Name
Jean-François RASKIN, Administrateur général; Pierre de VILLERS, Directeur du département IHECS-Formation