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

"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

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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."

Science and research

VUB Legend Raymond Hamers: From Dromedary Blood to Nanobodies

VRT documentary shows how VUB Researcher transformed biotech

Society and engagement

“I am angry, but I do not hate. Hatred cannot be erased with hatred”

Nobel Prize-Nominated Palestinian Doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish Visits VUB

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28/11 up to and including 15/02 - 2025

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

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VUB Research Team Presents Innovative Local Treatment for Osteolytic Bone Disease in Multiple Myeloma

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VUB Study Reveals Origins of Lunar Water and Its Connection to Earth's Early History

Tailored Cancer Treatment: VUB Research Predicts Which Patients Benefit from Immunotherapy

VUB Research: Today’s Lonely Youth Are Tomorrow’s Lonely Elderly

Arts and culture

Archaeologists, including a VUB researcher, find evidence of an early violent confrontation in the Bronze Age

Wim Thiery Named Laureate of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts

Third Language Barometer for the Flemish Periphery Highlights Growing Linguistic Diversity and Policy Challenges

Science and research

Everything you want to know about the VUB

VUB and HELIOS Foundation Launch STEAM Chair for Young Entrepreneurial Talent in Sustainable Technology

Science and research

A new era of allergy treatment: scientists unveil the early molecular key to curing life-threatening allergies

Therapeutic potential of a novel mixture of mRNA in nanoparticles overcomes tumor progression

"The fall of Assad is an unexpected opportunity not just for Syrians"

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Artificial intelligence

Vrouwelijke studente test AI Robot uit tijdens AugmentX

Science and research

AI: A Man’s World?

AI debate at VUB: The Future of Journalism

Press

VUB Research Team Presents Innovative Local Treatment for Osteolytic Bone Disease in Multiple Myeloma

VUB Study Reveals Origins of Lunar Water and Its Connection to Earth's Early History

Tailored Cancer Treatment: VUB Research Predicts Which Patients Benefit from Immunotherapy

VUB Research: Today’s Lonely Youth Are Tomorrow’s Lonely Elderly

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Health

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

Society and engagement

“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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Science and research

"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

Arts and culture

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

Society and engagement

"The best weapon against drugs is a compassionate society"

Society and engagement

Philosopher Johan Braeckman on the Lecture Series CTRL-SHIFT-DELETE

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Everything you want to know about the VUB

Facts & Figures 2023-2024

Alumni

“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.

Public programme

Events with impact

28/11 up to and including 15/02 - 2025

Exhibition

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

21/12 up to and including 20/04 - 2025

Exhibition

Testerep and the sunken Ostend

13/01 - 2025

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Hannah’s Book Club: Thoughts on Politics and Revolution

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17/02 - 2025

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Social museology: museums as agents of social change

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

"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."

VUB Legend Raymond Hamers: From Dromedary Blood to Nanobodies

VRT documentary shows how VUB Researcher transformed biotech

“I am angry, but I do not hate. Hatred cannot be erased with hatred”

Nobel Prize-Nominated Palestinian Doctor Izzeldin Abuelaish Visits VUB

Not to be missed

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

Most recent

VUB Research Team Presents Innovative Local Treatment for Osteolytic Bone Disease in Multiple Myeloma

VUB Study Reveals Origins of Lunar Water and Its Connection to Earth's Early History

Tailored Cancer Treatment: VUB Research Predicts Which Patients Benefit from Immunotherapy

VUB Research: Today’s Lonely Youth Are Tomorrow’s Lonely Elderly

Archaeologists, including a VUB researcher, find evidence of an early violent confrontation in the Bronze Age

Wim Thiery Named Laureate of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts

Third Language Barometer for the Flemish Periphery Highlights Growing Linguistic Diversity and Policy Challenges

Everything you want to know about the VUB

VUB and HELIOS Foundation Launch STEAM Chair for Young Entrepreneurial Talent in Sustainable Technology

A new era of allergy treatment: scientists unveil the early molecular key to curing life-threatening allergies

Therapeutic potential of a novel mixture of mRNA in nanoparticles overcomes tumor progression

"The fall of Assad is an unexpected opportunity not just for Syrians"

Artificial intelligence

AI: A Man’s World?

Diversity as the Key to Ethical and Socially Responsible Technology

Exploring EUTOPIA Artificial Intelligence with Geraint Wiggins

"Paying the Price for Our Digital Assistant"

The Limitations of Generative Artificial Intelligence

AI debate at VUB: The Future of Journalism

Press

VUB Research Team Presents Innovative Local Treatment for Osteolytic Bone Disease in Multiple Myeloma

VUB Study Reveals Origins of Lunar Water and Its Connection to Earth's Early History

Tailored Cancer Treatment: VUB Research Predicts Which Patients Benefit from Immunotherapy

VUB Research: Today’s Lonely Youth Are Tomorrow’s Lonely Elderly

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

"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

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

"The best weapon against drugs is a compassionate society"

Philosopher Johan Braeckman on the Lecture Series CTRL-SHIFT-DELETE

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

Hannah’s Book Club: Thoughts on Politics and Revolution

Social museology: museums as agents of social change

Looking for a news article?

Discover more news

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Throwback to our graduation ceremonies

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