Science tailored to you

Learn where and when you want

The Hannah Arendt Institute brings science closer to professionals, policymakers and citizens. Education and training are essential to this. We make researchers’ insights accessible to you, so you can put them into practice. We focus on themes such as citizenship, diversity and urban life. Several of our training courses are available on this digital learning platform. So you can learn when and where you want. Below you can read more about how our Arendt Academy works: the learning platform for thinkers and doers. 

What can you find on Arendt Academy?

A focused course on a specific method or an in-depth learning path on a particular theme. Here you will find short and longer online courses that bring theory in line with practice.

Our regular webinars can be watched again here. Getting to the heart of a topic in less than an hour? It’s possible. For doers with a passion for knowledge. 

Looking for inspiration? In these accessible videos, researchers talk with practitioners or share their insights in interviews, tutorials and debates.

Why Arendt Academy?

Scientific foundation

Five Flemish universities join forces to make their insights useful to society. That is why our courses are based on scientific research.

Tailored to practice & policy

We develop our courses together with people in the field, so they respond to real challenges and concrete needs.

Exchange with experts and colleagues

The platform gives users the opportunity to exchange ideas with scientific experts and with other users working in the same field. A community that learns from each other.

Certificate at the end

At the end of the online course, you receive a certificate confirming the knowledge and skills you have acquired.

How does Arendt Academy work?

quick and easy

Arendt Academy is open to everyone, and most courses are free. With an account, you get access to the knowledge and the network.

Creating a profile is easy. It gives you access to the various online courses and webinars. Videos are publicly available.

Click ‘Sign up’ at the top right of this page to create your profile.

Browse the catalogue and choose the course that appeals to you. Most courses are free. 

We offer in-depth learning paths as well as short online courses. You can choose by theme or by length.

  • Start learning where and when you want. 
  • You are guided through the course automatically and get an overview of your progress.
  • You can stop and pick up again at any time. 
  • You can ask questions and share suggestions in a forum. 
  • Test your knowledge with a quiz.

For most of our courses, you receive a certificate on completion. A single click on the button is all it takes.