International Democratic Education Conference

IDEC@EUDEC 2025 Belgium

August 1 to 7, 2025

De Kluis, Sint-Joris-Weert, Belgium

Venue: De Kluis

The conference will take place at De Kluis, a youth residence located within the beautiful Meerdaalwoud forest near the historic university town of Leuven.

Address

Kluis 1, 3051 Sint-Joris-Weert, Belgium

Website venue

How to get to the venue?

Public transport

The nearest airport is Brussels Airport. From the airport, you can take a train to Leuven (Louvain), which takes about 13 minutes. From Leuven, take another train to Sint-Joris-Weert, which also takes around 13 minutes. There is no need to book tickets in advance; you can purchase a train ticket from the airport to Sint-Joris-Weert at the ticket machines in the airport. This ticket is valid for any train to Leuven and Sint-Joris-Weert.

Once you arrive at the Sint-Joris-Weert station, it’s a 1.6 km walk. Upon exiting the station, turn right. At the railway crossing, turn right again, and then turn right once more at the next street, Molenstraat. Continue along Molenstraat until you reach Polderstraat on your left. Turn onto Polderstraat and walk to the end.

Car 

GPS Enter ‘Polderstraat’. De Kluis is located at the end of this street.

From Leuven: On the ring road around Leuven, follow the signs for Naamsepoort towards Namur. On Naamsesteenweg, turn right just before the railway crossing, then take the next street on the left. Continue along this road until you reach the center of Sint-Joris-Weert. After passing the church, turn left onto Molenstraat. Take the first street on the left (Polderstraat) and continue straight until you reach De Kluis parking lot.

From E40 Brussels-Liège: Take exit 23 (Haasrode – Waver – Oud-Heverlee) and follow the signs for Waver. At the first traffic lights, turn right, then immediately turn left towards Zoet Water/Oud-Heverlee. Follow this road until you reach Zoet Water. At the first intersection after the ponds, turn left towards Sint-Joris-Weert. After passing the church, turn left onto Molenstraat. Take the first street on the left (Polderstraat) and continue straight until you reach the Kluis parking lot.