Short bio

Aurelia Bijnens holds a master’s degree in Criminology (Ghent University, 2016) and is an education coordinator in two Belgian Prisons. As an education coordinator Aurelia is responsible for developing and implementing the prison-based education programme. She supports people in detention regarding their educational questions and needs, and she is a point of contact for various services and organisations involved. Aurelia became a practitioner teaching assistant at the University of Ghent, in 2022.

Work details

  • EMAIL: aurelia.bijnens@ugent.be
  • TELEPHONE: +32 9 264 84 61
  • TELEPHONE SECRETARIAT: + 32 9 264 69 30
  • ADDRESS: Universiteitstraat 4, Ghent, Belgium

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  • Prison

  • Prison education

  • Detention houses

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