Program 2026

09:30 - Registration and welcome coffee

10:00 - Opening of the 10th Forum (plenary session)

Welcome and introduction: Jozef Goebels, ADR-Vlaanderen

10:10 - Decentralized Cooperation and People-to-People Diplomacy

What and how? EU context: Introduction and welcome by Mr. John Cornet d’Elzius, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Romania, Mrs. Andreea Pastarnac, Ambassador of Romania to the Kingdom of Belgium, Mr. Viorel Cibotaru, ambassador of Moldova to the Kingdom of Belgium.

10:30 - Gezondheidszorg

Health Diplomacy: follow up of the Round Table at the Romanian parliament „Value based care in the health care system – an integrated approach of health, education and social services inspired by the Belgian system” and the preliminary study visit in Belgium concerning the evolution in “Integrated Care” and the importance of empowering nurses.

• Importance of value based care – integrated care: Adrian Pană, Cristina Vladu.

• The role of the nurse in the 2 health care systems – Belgium and Romania; how it can support value based care: Bart Cooreman, Ioan Suru, Mariana Zazu.

• The Belgium experience in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating and disseminating integrated care: Belgium expert on integrated care.

11:30 - Seniors 'ACTION Erasmus+ project': The importance of Senior Clubs Belgium, Romania, Moldova:

The Community Pill. ‘The pill that brings people together’: Martin De Loose, NEOS. Short introduction, Q&A.
Aging Around the World: Jef Van Hecken. Short introduction, Q&A.
How can we design a village where older adults can thrive?: Claudia and Edward Fron, ADR-Vlaanderen. Short introduction, Q&A.
ACTION Erasmus+ Project: Patrick Van den Nieuwenhof, ADR-Vlaanderen. Short introduction of the project “Setting up Senior Clubs in Romania” and presentation of the manual.

12:30 - Sandwich lunch & networking

13:30 - First round workshops on different topics, short introductions, Q&A

Health – Planning for change. How to mainstream higher value based services (i.e. effective and accessible home care, prevention care, medical-social center / service center / ADAMS-HUB Ro.) into the Romanian health care system: Adrian Pană, Ioan Suru, Cristina Vladu.
Youth – how AGLT started and how it works now. How can bilateral cooperation on youth work be established here?: Peter Andriessen and Bart Wynants (ADR-Vlaanderen), Maria Pruteanu (AGLT Romania), Barbara Cleynen (JINT).
CIRCLE Erasmus+ project – connecting nature, heritage and community through walking. LimPRo/TON: short introduction of the project and presentation of the results by Jos Stappers (LimPRo), Cristina Chert (TON), Luna Cuypers (De Merode) and Joris Quintens, (CVO De Verdieping).

14:30 - Coffee break

15:00 - Second round workshops on different topics, short introductions, Q&A

Seniors – Presentation and discussion on Good Practices regarding senior clubs in B – Ro – MD: Tom Langmans, OKRA, Belgium.
Circle project – TON/Limpro. The project in practice – A trip to Nossegem, with plenty of stories along the way: Patrick Van den Nieuwenhof, ADR-Vlaanderen.
Health – Planning for change. How to mainstream higher value based services – continuation with effective action planning, identification of legal framework changes needed: Adrian Pană, Ioan Suru, Cristina Vladu.