{"id":412,"date":"2026-02-24T09:55:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belgiumpatent.be\/training-committee\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T17:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:01:12","slug":"training-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/belgiumpatent.be\/en\/the-institute\/training-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Training Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/12&#8243; el_class=&#8221;statuts&#8221;][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;president&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774875339123{margin-bottom: 10px !important;padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;4\/12&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1813&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776099514555{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;8\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774885243643{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Koen Vanhalst<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774864002546{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; 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