Veerle De Smedt works as a linguistic and pedagogical adviser for Dutch as a Foreign Language (NT2) at Linguapolis, the University of Antwerp’s language institute. She teaches NT2 language courses, develops course materials, takes intake and placement tests, gives didactic training courses, courses in professional communication and administers the Interuniversitaire Taaltest Nederlands voor Anderstaligen (ITNA). Linguapolis believes in the power of language to enhance talents. We offer and organise language courses, Academic English and Dutch, language testing and translations.