Alden Biesen is a state cultural centre, a conference and seminar centre, is part of the Ministry of Culture, Art & Heritage agency of the Flemish government, and is based in a historic castle with a European mission. The centre aims to be an international cultural and educational centre and has high quality infrastructure, boarding and meeting facilities. The centre is also famous as a touristic place and for its high level international cultural events: open air opera, international storytelling festival etc. 

Alden Biesen is a European education hub. The centre organizes and runs national and international courses, seminars and conferences and in-service training days for teachers and adult education trainers on European issues, self-evaluation, international project management, networking and on European citizenship issues and heritage for adults and adult learners.

The Alden Biesen European education team is very active in international projects. Through participation in these projects the centre gains up to date innovative knowledge, practice and expertise which is then spread through a number of national and international training activities the centre is engaged in.