{{Short description|Student organisations in Belgium}} {{Multiple issues| {{More citations needed|date=June 2022}} {{More footnotes|date=August 2022}} }} {| class="toccolours" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 .5em .5em; width: 25em; font-size: 90%;" cellspacing="5" |- | colspan="2" bgcolor="blue"| |- ! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: larger;" | '''Liberaal Vlaams Studentenverbond''' |- | colspan="2" bgcolor="blue"| |- | colspan="2" style="padding: 1em 0; text-align: center;" | |- | colspan="2" | |- style="text-align: left;" | '''Establishment''' | * December 8, 1930 (Ghent)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Historiek |url=https://www.lvsvgent.be/historiek |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Liberaal Vlaams Studentenverbond Gent |language=nl-BE}}</ref> * January 7, 1937 (Brussels)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prosenioren – LVSV Brussel |url=https://www.lvsv-brussel.be/prosenioren/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |language=nl-BE}}</ref> * 1939 (Antwerp)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2020-04-08 |title=Geschiedenis |url=https://lvsvleuven.be/geschiedenis/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=LVSV Leuven |language=nl}}</ref> * December 29, 1972 (Leuven)<ref name=":1" /> * December 4, 2009 (Hasselt)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-12-03 |title=First Tweet by LVSV Hasselt |url=https://x.com/lvsvhasselt/status/6318433626 |website=x.com}}</ref> |- style="text-align: left;" | '''Ideology''' | Liberalism/Libertarianism |- | colspan="2" bgcolor="blue"| |- style="text-align: left;" | '''President''' | Yearly rotation (currently held by the president of LVSV Antwerp - 2025-2026) |- | colspan="2" bgcolor="blue"| |- style="text-align: left;" | '''European organisations''' | ESFL |- | colspan="2" bgcolor="blue"| |- style="text-align: left;" |'''Website''' | [https://web.archive.org/web/20170912042550/http://lvsv.be/ www.lvsv.be] |}
The '''LVSV''' '''(Liberaal Vlaams StudentenVerbond''' (Dutch) or '''Liberal Flemish Students' Association)''' unites all Dutch-speaking classical-liberal and libertarian students in Belgium. The values they uphold are individual freedom, freedom of speech, free trade and human rights, with focus on the non-aggression principle. The LVSV opposes big government in any meaning (both right-wing and left-wing). They are an independent organisation, not affiliated to any political party. The LVSV organises political activities (debates, discussions,...) as well as typical student activities (visiting pubs, organising a cantus,...) in five cities: Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Hasselt and Leuven. The national presidency of the association rotates between the local presidents every year.
The first LVSV branch was founded on December 8, 1930 by Max Cosijns as a result of the “Dutchification” of University of Ghent.<ref name=":0" /> In 1932 LVSV Ghent joined the Liberal Flemish League. In 1937 another branch was founded in Brussels by Raymond Schepmans who was elected as their President on January 20, 1937.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neohumanisme 10/1937 pagina 2 van 8 |url=https://zoeken.liberas.eu/detail.php?nav_id=0-1&index=9&id=1048437 |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Liberas |language=nl}}</ref> Both branches would later join the Belgisch Liberaal Studentenverbond/Fédération des Étudiants Libéraux (BSVL/FEL) which oversaw all liberal student associations from both the Dutch- and the French-speaking region of the country. In 1972 all LVSV branches discontinued their partnership with the BSVL/FEL with the reason being that only French was spoken at the conferences held by the BSVL/FEL. This led to the establishment of LVSV National which would take over the responsibilities from the BSVL/FEL.
Famous former members include Guy Verhofstadt (Open VLD), Bart De Wever (N-VA), Zuhal Demir (N-VA), Willy De Clercq (Open VLD), Karel De Gucht (Open VLD) and Egbert Lachaert (Open VLD).
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == *[https://web.archive.org/web/20170912042550/http://lvsv.be/ LVSV national board] *[http://www.lvsvgent.be/ Ghent chapter] *[http://www.lvsvleuven.be/ Leuven chapter] *[http://www.lvsv-brussel.be/ Brussels chapter] *[http://www.lvsvantwerpen.be/ Antwerp chapter] *[http://www.lvsvhasselt.be/ Hasselt chapter] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120211144253/http://www.libertyseminar.be/ LibertySeminar.be] *[https://www.liberas.eu/ Liberas]
==See also== * Olivaint Conference of Belgium
Category:Student organisations in Belgium