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The National Union of Students in Flanders (VVS) is the umbrella organisation of student unions at Flemish universities and hogescholen.At the same time it can provide consultation among the hogescholen The Council gives advice and makes proposals to the Flemish government with regard to the education in the hogescholen. It was founded during the academic year 1996-1997 and represents the hogescholen. A similar body has been established for the institutions of non-university higher education - the Flemish Council for hogescholen (VLHORA).It acts as a defender of the universities and as an advisor to the Flemish government on university issues (consultation, advice and recommendations). The Flemish Interuniversity Council (Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad - VLIR) is an autonomous body of public utility with its own corporate status.The SERV plays an important role in the relationship between education The Flemish Socio-Economic Council (Sociaal-Economische Raad van Vlaanderen - SERV), composed of representatives of employers and employees, gives advice on all draft decrees, including those in the field of education.The general council is composed of representatives of the organising bodies, school staff, parents and socio-economic organisations, university experts and Education Department representatives. The VLOR consists of a general council and separate councils for primary, secondary, higher and adult education. Furthermore, the VLOR can give advice to the Flemish government on its own initiative.
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All draft decrees in the field of education must be submitted to the VLOR. It is the advisory and consultative body for all educational matters.
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New legislation made the former state universities autonomous and gave them almost the same responsibility as the ‘free’ universities. The Flemish government wanted to treat all institutions on an equal basis. In general, there are two types of institutions: universities and university colleges or "hogescholen". This led to a new higher education legislation in the early 1990s and to a policy based on the principles of deregulation, autonomy and accountability. The Flemish government wanted to do things ‘differently and better’. 9.3 Interesting programmes for Virtual CampusesĪs a result of the constitutional reform in Belgium the Dutch speaking and the French-speaking higher education systems were separated.8 Country's HEIs in the information society.5 Higher education reform - The Bologna Process.2 Flemish higher education system - Universities and Polytechnics.