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"Education should be about how society secures its future"

World First: Testicular Tissue Transplant Aims to Restore Fertility in Man After Childhood Cancer Treatment

Immature Frozen Testicular Tissue Reimplanted After 16 Years

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"In Mechelen, children as young as 15 or 16 were sent straight to concentration camps"

VUB alumni expose painful truths in Mechelen 1940-1945: Biography of a City at War

"We can go the extra mile in industrial research"

Vice- Rector for Innovation Peter Schelkens foresees a major change in direction in academia due to global developments

Zicht op open landschapskantoor op tweede verdieping van het gerenoveerde Braemgebouw (foto H. Hermans)

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The Rectorate Building of the VUB Restored to Its Former Glory - PART 3: FUTURE

"By restoring the building to its original splendor while giving it a contemporary update, it has become an even stronger symbol of the VUB community today."

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Nom de Dieu: criticism, blasphemy, satire ... ?

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Belgian-led Team of Researchers Brings Back Impressive Haul of Meteorites during Antarctic research expedition

Asteroid impact sulfur release less lethal in dinosaur extinction

New VUB Chair Explores Future-Proof Transport Infrastructure

Construction of the Martial Arts Expertise Center Begins on VUB Campus

700 Schoolchildren in Brussels and Flanders Receive VUB-ALEF Certificate for Arabic Language Classes

VUB Research Saves Lives on the Road with Innovative Blind Spot Sensors

Press Invitation: VUB Research Saves Lives on the Road with Innovative Blind Spot Sensors

VUB Raises Awareness About Online Violence Against Women

Elementary School Children Become University Students for a Day at VUB

VUB Organizes Symposium on Sleep and Sleep Medicine

VUB Hosts Final Round of X2O Badkamers Trofee Once Again

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Vrouwelijke studente test AI Robot uit tijdens AugmentX

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AI: A Man’s World?

The Limitations of Generative Artificial Intelligence

Press

Belgian-led Team of Researchers Brings Back Impressive Haul of Meteorites during Antarctic research expedition

Asteroid impact sulfur release less lethal in dinosaur extinction

New VUB Chair Explores Future-Proof Transport Infrastructure

Construction of the Martial Arts Expertise Center Begins on VUB Campus

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Student Maximiliaan: Balancing university life with caring for his sister

"Op mezelf focussen is moeilijk; het is toch mijn kleine zus, hè."

"Death is a social event with a medical component, not the other way around"

VUB Professor Liesbeth De Donder on a compassionate community

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V of VUB

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“Humo had to be cool and grab you by the throat”

Guy Mortier to receive honorary doctorate

Free as a VUBer

Engineer-architect and researcher Aurélie Van Wylick, and marketing professor and researcher Nanouk Verhulst, on the ‘V’ in VUB.

Free as a VUBer

Dr Elisabeth De Waele, clinical nutrition specialist, and palaeoclimatologist Dr Niels de Winter on the “V” in VUB

Free as a VUB’er

Cancer researcher Damya Laoui and gynaecologist Anne Verougstraete on the 'V' of VUB

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"Education should be about how society secures its future"

British anthropologist Tim Ingold, who advocates shifting the Enlightenment's doctrine of progress towards a focus on sustainability, visits the VUB

Science and research

"In Mechelen, children as young as 15 or 16 were sent straight to concentration camps"

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"The figure of Jesus has been depicted naked for centuries"

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"The best weapon against drugs is a compassionate society"

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Everything you want to know about the VUB

Facts & Figures 2023-2024

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“As a teacher, you can have an enormous impact on the life path of young people”

VUB alumnus Kilian Vandenhirtz studied political science and now teaches

Alumni

“Great joy contrasted with deep concern – those two words best sum up my student years”

VUB Alumni Talks

Society and engagement

"Just because you’ve lived in a refugee camp doesn’t mean you can’t achieve great things."

Refugee Abdulazez Dukhan earned a master’s degree in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at VUB.

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Nom de Dieu: criticism, blasphemy, satire ... ?

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Testerep and the sunken Ostend

12/02 - 2025

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Europe: player and playground? - ERC Inaugural lecture by Luis Simón

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek

16/02 - 2025

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Soudal Brussels Universities Cyclocross- X2O Badkamers Trofee 2025

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"Education should be about how society secures its future"

World First: Testicular Tissue Transplant Aims to Restore Fertility in Man After Childhood Cancer Treatment

Immature Frozen Testicular Tissue Reimplanted After 16 Years

"In Mechelen, children as young as 15 or 16 were sent straight to concentration camps"

VUB alumni expose painful truths in Mechelen 1940-1945: Biography of a City at War

"We can go the extra mile in industrial research"

Vice- Rector for Innovation Peter Schelkens foresees a major change in direction in academia due to global developments

The Rectorate Building of the VUB Restored to Its Former Glory - PART 3: FUTURE

"By restoring the building to its original splendor while giving it a contemporary update, it has become an even stronger symbol of the VUB community today."

Not to be missed

Nom de Dieu: criticism, blasphemy, satire ... ?

Most recent

Belgian-led Team of Researchers Brings Back Impressive Haul of Meteorites during Antarctic research expedition

Asteroid impact sulfur release less lethal in dinosaur extinction

New VUB Chair Explores Future-Proof Transport Infrastructure

Construction of the Martial Arts Expertise Center Begins on VUB Campus

700 Schoolchildren in Brussels and Flanders Receive VUB-ALEF Certificate for Arabic Language Classes

VUB Research Saves Lives on the Road with Innovative Blind Spot Sensors

Press Invitation: VUB Research Saves Lives on the Road with Innovative Blind Spot Sensors

VUB Raises Awareness About Online Violence Against Women

Elementary School Children Become University Students for a Day at VUB

Elementary School Children Become University Students for a Day at VUB

VUB Organizes Symposium on Sleep and Sleep Medicine

VUB Hosts Final Round of X2O Badkamers Trofee Once Again

Artificial intelligence

AI: A Man’s World?

Diversity as the Key to Ethical and Socially Responsible Technology

Press Invitation: VUB and ULB Open the FARI Brussels Conference 2024

Exploring EUTOPIA Artificial Intelligence with Geraint Wiggins

"Paying the Price for Our Digital Assistant"

The Limitations of Generative Artificial Intelligence

Press

Belgian-led Team of Researchers Brings Back Impressive Haul of Meteorites during Antarctic research expedition

Asteroid impact sulfur release less lethal in dinosaur extinction

New VUB Chair Explores Future-Proof Transport Infrastructure

Construction of the Martial Arts Expertise Center Begins on VUB Campus

Compassionate university

Student Maximiliaan: Balancing university life with caring for his sister

"Op mezelf focussen is moeilijk; het is toch mijn kleine zus, hè."

"Death is a social event with a medical component, not the other way around"

VUB Professor Liesbeth De Donder on a compassionate community

V of VUB

“Humo had to be cool and grab you by the throat”

Guy Mortier to receive honorary doctorate

Free as a VUBer

Engineer-architect and researcher Aurélie Van Wylick, and marketing professor and researcher Nanouk Verhulst, on the ‘V’ in VUB.

Free as a VUBer

Dr Elisabeth De Waele, clinical nutrition specialist, and palaeoclimatologist Dr Niels de Winter on the “V” in VUB

Free as a VUB’er

Cancer researcher Damya Laoui and gynaecologist Anne Verougstraete on the 'V' of VUB

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Climate

Mental health

Fertility

Public programme

"Education should be about how society secures its future"

British anthropologist Tim Ingold, who advocates shifting the Enlightenment's doctrine of progress towards a focus on sustainability, visits the VUB

"In Mechelen, children as young as 15 or 16 were sent straight to concentration camps"

"The figure of Jesus has been depicted naked for centuries"

"The best weapon against drugs is a compassionate society"

Alumni

Everything you want to know about the VUB

Facts & Figures 2023-2024

“As a teacher, you can have an enormous impact on the life path of young people”

VUB alumnus Kilian Vandenhirtz studied political science and now teaches

“Great joy contrasted with deep concern – those two words best sum up my student years”

VUB Alumni Talks

"Just because you’ve lived in a refugee camp doesn’t mean you can’t achieve great things."

Refugee Abdulazez Dukhan earned a master’s degree in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at VUB.

Events with impact

Nom de Dieu: criticism, blasphemy, satire ... ?

Testerep and the sunken Ostend

Europe: player and playground? - ERC Inaugural lecture by Luis Simón

Soudal Brussels Universities Cyclocross- X2O Badkamers Trofee 2025

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