Université libre de Bruxelles

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Université libre de Bruxelles
Free University of Brussels (francophone)
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motto Scientia Vincere Tenebras
founding 1834
place Brussels , Belgium
Rector Yvon Englert
Students 24,000 (as of 2016)
Employee 5,000
Networks IAU
Website www.ulb.ac.be

The Université libre de Bruxelles ( ULB ; German Free University of Brussels ) is a French-speaking university in Brussels . Its Dutch- speaking counterpart is the Vrije Universiteit Brussel .

history

In 1830 Belgium became independent after the Belgian Revolution after a short period of belonging to the United Kingdom of the Netherlands . The newly founded state had 3 imperial universities (at that time all taught in Latin): Ghent , Liège and Leuven . On the initiative of liberal-minded citizens, namely Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen and Auguste Baron , a new university was founded in the capital of the newly founded state, which began its academic teaching on November 20, 1834. The university was named Université libre de Bruxelles ("Free University") to emphasize its religious independence. As in the other universities and secondary schools in Belgium, the language of instruction was exclusively French. The Flemish dialect of Dutch, spoken by the majority of the population in Brussels at that time, had only a low status, was considered the language of the common people and was only taught in elementary schools. Increasingly, however, a Flemish self-confidence developed, which ultimately led to Dutch becoming more and more equal to French. From 1935 onwards, events were also held in Dutch, but it was not until 1963 that all events were completely bilingual. Over time, the Dutch- speaking north ( Flanders ) overtook the French-speaking south ( Wallonia ) of Belgium in terms of both population and economic output, and the language conflict intensified. In 1968 the oldest university in Belgium, the University of Leuven , founded in 1425, was divided into a French-speaking and a Dutch- speaking university , and on October 1, 1969, the University of Brussels was also divided into the French-speaking Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Dutch- speaking Vrije Universiteit Brussel .

During the entire First World War and in the Second World War from November 1941, the university remained closed of its own accord in order not to have to cooperate with the German occupiers.

University campus

University building in Brussels

The ULB is divided into 3 campuses : the Campus de la Plaine in Ixelles , the Campus du Solbosch in Brussels and Ixelles, and the Erasme campus with the medical faculty in Anderlecht next to the Erasmus hospital ( Hôpital Erasme ). There are other university buildings and university events in Charleroi , Parentville , Treignes and Nivelles .

The buildings house 12 museums in 6 locations ranging from natural sciences to art history. They organize their own exhibitions with external exhibits and show the university's collections.

Faculties

The ULB is divided into the following faculties, institutes and administrative units:

  • Architecture ( faculté d'Architecture )
  • Humanities ( faculté de Philosophie et Lettres )
  • Law ( faculté de Droit / Ecole des sciences criminologiques )
  • Social, economic and political sciences ( faculté des Sciences sociales, politiques et économiques )
  • Solvay Business School
  • Psychology and Education ( faculté des Sciences psychologiques et de l'Education )
  • Natural Sciences ( faculté des Sciences )
  • College of Bioengineers ( école interfacultaire de bioingénieurs )
  • Medicine ( faculté de Médecine )
  • Hygiene and public health ("public health", école de Santé publique )
  • Institute for Motor Skills and Movement Therapy ( institut des Sciences de la Motricité )
  • Pharmacy ( institut de Pharmacie )
  • Engineering, Polytechnic ( faculté des Sciences appliquées / école polytechnique )
  • European Studies ( institut d'études européennes )

Well-known graduates or university professors

See also

Web links

Commons : Université Libre de Bruxelles  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Latin : Conquering the darkness through science
  2. ↑ chiffres provisoires 2012-2013 , website ulb.ac.be (last accessed: 11.06.2016)
  3. ↑ Law of May 28, 1970 on the division of the universities in Brussels and Leuven
  4. ↑ Réseau des musées de l'ULB. In: les musées de l'ULB. Université libre de Bruxelles, accessed on March 30, 2020 (French).
BelgiumBelgium Universities in Belgium


Dutch speaking

University of Antwerp  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel  • University of Ghent  • University of Hasselt  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

French speaking

University of Namur  • Université Saint-Louis - Bruxelles  • Université catholique de Louvain  • Université libre de Bruxelles  • University of Liège  • University of Mons

Individual faculties on an equal footing with universities

Faculty of Protestant Theology  • Evangelical Theological Faculty

Post University

College of Europe (Bruges)  • Instituut voor Tropical Geneology  • Vlerick Business School  • ICHEC Brussels Management School

military

Royal Military Academy

Cross-border universities

Transnational University of Limburg