In which year was Ghent University officially transformed into the first entirely Dutch-speaking higher education institution in Belgium?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 1930
Answer: 1930. Why not the others: 1898 was the Equality Law; 1914 was the start of WWI; 1968 was the crisis splitting the Catholic University of Leuven.
- Step 1: Founded in 1817 under King William I, the State University of Ghent taught courses exclusively in French throughout the nineteenth century.
- Step 2: Following decades of mobilization by the Flemish movement, the Belgian parliament enacted legislation in 1930 establishing Dutch as the sole language of instruction at Ghent, celebrated on the university's centenary of independence.
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