Establishment
The Dutch Language House Brussels was established by decree in 2004, together with Dutch Language Houses in every Flemish province and in the cities of Ghent and Antwerp.
All of them shared one common task: not to teach themselves, but to decide on the course or pathway that is best suited for Brussels residents who want to learn Dutch.
From the outset, the Dutch Language House Brussels had 3 further tasks:
- Language promotion: Encouraging inhabitants of Brussels to learn, practise and use Dutch
- NT2 support: Matching Brussels language courses and other initiatives to the people and the city of Brussels
- Language policy: Supporting Brussels services, organisations and companies with questions about Dutch in their operations
Later the other Dutch Language Houses were also assigned these tasks.