Lange Gasthuisstraat 15
2000 Antwerpen
Belgium
- Youth and education
The City Education of Antwerpen (Stedelijk Onderwijs Antwerpen - AGSO) is one of the largest educational providers in Flanders. The City Education provides education to more than 55.000 pupils and students (between 2,5 and 82 years). Every day, the City Education of Antwerp can count on 6.000 teachers, staff members (both subsidized by the Flemish Government as non-subsidized) 140 schools, academies and adult education centers, spread over 250 locations in the city of Antwerpen. The yearly budget of the AGSO in 2012 was 79 million Euro. The main sources of funding are the Flemish Government and the City Of Antwerp. A large portion of the immigrants in Antwerp are from Maghreb/Middle Eastern origin. This evolution is reflected in a "super diverse" school population. This "super diversity" challenges the teachers to a great extent. Together with many partners from the civil society, we are working on the social cohesion of Antwerp and educate learners to become global citizens.
Mission: The City Education of Antwerp offers fair development opportunities with a focus on each individual. We give students and learners the space and resources to develop talents and skills. So they can grow into responsible global citizens who want to build the city of tomorrow. Vision: Through innovative teaching in a warm environment, we want to motivate and inspire our students for life.
Apart from many other educational projects, the AGSO is particularly involved in educational exchange projects with Morocco. Twinning projects and an educational traineeship programme for teachers, students and professors form the backbone of a strong mutual cooperation between Antwerp and (mainly) the Oriental region in Morocco. The following partners contribute to the success of this cooperation: Steunproject vzw, Imane vzw, Ibn Sina vzw, Imams vzw, University of Antwerp, Artesis Hogeschool, Karel De Grote Hogeschool, Association Safaa, Centre de Formation des Instituteurs Oujda, Collège Allal El Fassi, Ecole primaire à Bni Kitoune, Académie Régionale de l'éducation Oujda
With our large experience in cooperating with Morocco, we would like to share good practices with the other ALF members. We are always seeking for partnerships to strengthen existing projects and establish new projects and programmes that foster international understanding and intercultural sensitivity. We believe that the Anna Lindh Network forms an ideal platform for sustainable partnerships and long term cooperation.
In our cooperation with the Maghreb region, and Morocco more specifically, we encounter both successes and challenges. In the ALF network, we would like to share our successes and also seek advice, information and funds to overcome our challenges.