The NGI participates in the festive open days at the Royal Observatory

01/10/2026

Last weekend, on 26 and 27 September 2026, the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB) held an open weekend for the general public. During this festive event, the ROB celebrated 200 years of dedication to science. The sunny weather brought between 8,000 and 9,000 enthusiastic visitors to Uccle. The NGI, which celebrates its own significant 50th…

PRESS RELEASE: 200 years of astronomy. 50 years of geography. One coin.

28/09/2026

Federal Public Service Finance presents Belgian 2-euro coin to mark 50th anniversary of National Geographic Institute and 200th anniversary of Royal Observatory of Belgium To mark the 50th anniversary of the National Geographical Institute (NGI) and the 200th anniversary of the Royal Observatory of Belgium, the FPS Finance, through the Royal Mint of Belgium, has…

The first edition of the BeNeLux Geography conference: a new exchange platform for the geographic community

15/04/2026

The first edition of the BeNeLux Geography conference took place in Leuven between the 8th and the 10th of April, 2026. This initiative, bringing together the geography communities of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, is a continuation of the Belgian Geography Days and Dutch Geographers Days, while extending their reach. Its aim is to provide…