The central councils consist of:

Academic policy support councils

The Academic Council is supported in its powers by the following councils:

  • Education Council
  • Research Council
  • Innovation and Valorisation Council
  • International Policy Council

Advisory Committees Board of Directors

  • Audit Committee
  • Governance Committee
  • Ethics Committee
  • Remuneration and Nomination Committee

Advisory Committees Management Committee

  • Art and Culture Advisory Committee
  • ICT Council

University Hospital Jette

The UZ Brussels, the university hospital of VUB, has its own board in which the VUB Rector assumes the role of chairman. The day-to-day management is in the hands of the managing director (CEO) and the executive committee.

What is an organisational charter?

The functioning of the central and support councils is described in the organisational charter of our university. This document is a kind of constitution of VUB, in which the elementary provisions regarding the fundamental values and core mission of the VUB are described. It also contains principles that are close to the heart of the VUB community, such as the principle of Free Research. Because the VUB is an institution governed by private law, the VUB can shape its own organisational charter. The document also takes into account the general principles of good governance, which are set out in a Charter Good Governance.

Download the organisational charter 

Download the Charter Good Governance (only in Dutch)