Dr.Qabaha was welcomed and hosted by a group of professors who share him similar ‎academic ‎interests, including Prof Philippe Humble, Prof Arvi Sepp and Prof Elisabeth Bekers. During the ‎series of ‎meetings he had there, Dr Qabaha discussed various models of collaboration between the ‎English ‎departments at An-Najah and the VUB. He talked about the possibility of joint supervision and ‎‎examination of MA students at both departments, academic exchanges for both students and ‎‎professors and also research work. Dr Qabaha, Prof Humble and Prof Sepp exchanged various ideas ‎‎about themes that are interdisciplinary in nature, and they considered working on a research paper on ‎‎exile, language and translation.

Dr.Qabaha also shared with the mentioned professors the latest news ‎‎of the English department at An-Najah. He solicited the feedback from the professors on the MA ‎‎program in comparative literature, and he invited them to the conference that the faculty of ‎‎humanities, in cooperation with the English department, is organizing. During his visit to the VUB, Dr.‎‎Qabaha also had a meeting with a group of Palestinian students and professors; they exchanged ideas ‎‎about the similarities and differences between education in Palestine and Europe and about the ‎‎concerns and visions of the Palestinian universities. They also discussed ways in which these academic ‎‎exchanges can improve the quality of education in Palestine and enhance the connections and ‎‎reputations of the Palestinian academic institutions. Before he ended his travel to Belgium, Dr.Qabaha ‎‎had joined Prof Humble’s trip to Catholic University of Leuven Library, which is one of the most famous ‎‎and amazing university libraries in the world.‎