Be education.be

What Be education.be does

Be education is a Belgian non-profit association (ASBL) founded in 2019 that operates as a curated network of approximately 46 member associations and innovative societal initiatives working to improve the quality of Belgium's school system for students aged 3-18. Headquartered at BeCentral in Brussels and operating across Wallonia-Brussels Federation and Flanders, the network focuses on four impact domains: reducing inequalities and school dropout, strengthening STEM and 21st-century skills, combating bullying and improving well-being, and fostering responsible citizenship. Its membership spans diverse education sub-verticals including dyslexia support, coding, music inclusion, libraries, tutoring, STEM pedagogy, entrepreneurship education, teacher communities, and youth mentorship.

The organisation's core offering to members consists of three service lines: (1) access to sector resources and news delivered through an online toolbox and bimestrial newsletter, (2) capacity-building training and workshops, and (3) networking, coworking, and co-creation opportunities at the BeCentral hub in central Brussels. Membership is gated through a twice-yearly board evaluation process; approved organisations sign a membership charter and pay an undisclosed annual fee. The technology footprint is light — a WordPress-based tri-lingual website, online resource library, and email newsletter — with no proprietary software platform described.

Be education is financially sustained by a mix of recurring membership fees and grants from philanthropic foundations including Le Fonds Lokumo, the King Baudouin Foundation, and the Astralis Foundation. It was founded at the initiative of a philanthropic foundation and is governed by an 8-member board of administrators that includes foundation representatives and, since 2023, two seats reserved for member-initiative representatives under a shared-governance model. The organisation employs a small core team of three (Director Adélie de Gerlache, Community & Communication Manager Coline Ponthière, Head of Development Flanders Yvette Umuhire) plus the volunteer board, and operates with no disclosed commercial revenue or external equity funding.

Name

Be education.be

Legal name

ASBL Be education

Website

https://beeducation.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Be education is a Belgian ASBL founded in 2019 that operates a curated network of 46 member associations working to transform the Belgian school system for students aged 3-18, providing members with resources, training, networking, and coworking at BeCentral in Brussels.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Be education collects annual membership fees from its member organisations. New members sign a membership charter and pay a cotiation annuelle after board approval.
2. Philanthropic foundation support: Be education was founded in 2019 at the initiative of a philanthropic foundation and continues to receive financial support from foundations including Le Fonds Lokumo and the King Baudouin Foundation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Be education.be is a Brussels-based non-profit association (ASBL) that convenes 46 Belgian educational associations and innovative initiatives to collectively improve the education system for students aged 3 to 18. It offers member associations visibility, access to shared resources and sector news, training and workshops for teachers and educational actors, and networking facilitated through its physical hub at BeCentral.

Product overview

Be education is a non-profit association network (ASBL) launched in 2019 that serves as a collaboration platform for approximately 45 member organizations working to improve Belgium's education system. The network operates through four impact areas: reducing inequalities and dropout rates, strengthening STEM and 21st-century skills, improving well-being and fighting harassment, and encouraging responsible citizenship. The core offering consists of network membership providing access to an online resource toolkit and sector newsletters, training and workshop programs, and a coworking space at BeCentral for networking and collaboration. The network connects societal initiatives with schools and pedagogical teams serving students aged 3-18 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Be education Network Membership Annual membership for Belgian educational associations and innovative initiatives serving students aged 3-18, providing collective representation, visibility, and access to network benefits (now comprising 46 member organizations).
• Access to Resources and Sector News Distribution of sector news, pedagogical resources, and information to member associations via digital channels such as newsletters and shared resources.
• Training and Workshops for Educational Actors Training sessions and workshops offered to teachers and educational actors of member associations to support professional development and pedagogical practice.
• Networking and Coworking at BeCentral Physical coworking and meeting space at BeCentral in Brussels, enabling member associations and educational actors to convene, collaborate, and host events.

Quantifiable outcome

• 46 member organisations as of February 2026, up from 31 in 2020
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BeCentralcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeCentral provides the physical coworking space at 10-12 Cantersteen, Brussels, where Be education hosts its team and member community. This is the primary physical infrastructure for the network's operations.
• Toolbox (toolbox.be)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerToolbox (toolbox.be) is listed as a partner, providing methodological or resource support to the Be education ecosystem.
• Agir pour l'Enseignement (APE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPE is listed as a partner of Be education, collaborating on education improvement initiatives.
• SDWorxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSDWorx, a Belgian HR and payroll services company, is listed as a partner supporting Be education.
• Semlex for EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSemlex for Education is listed as a partner, providing educational technology or support to Be education's ecosystem.
• Pacte pour un Enseignement d'ExcellenceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Pact for Excellence in Education (Wallonia-Brussels) is referenced as a policy framework aligning with Be education's mission, supporting systemic education reform.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Beeducation.be
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/be-education-be
• Instagraminstagram.com/beeducation.be/?hl=fr

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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