Vrije Universiteit Brussel
| Vrije Universiteit Brussel Free University of Brussels |
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| motto | Scientia Vincere Tenebras |
| founding | 1970 |
| Sponsorship | Free University (independent) |
| place | Brussels , Belgium |
| Rector | Caroline Pauwels |
| Students | 15865 (as of 2017) |
| Employee | 3257 (as of 2017) |
| Networks | University Association Brussels, UNICA , TIME |
| Website | www.vub.ac.be |
The Vrije Universiteit Brussel ( German Free University of Brussels ) is the largest Dutch-speaking university in the Belgian capital, Brussels .
It is one of the five universities officially recognized by the Flemish Parliament and was created in 1970 when the Université Libre de Bruxelles was split into a French-speaking and a Dutch-speaking part. The VUB-ULB has so far produced five Nobel Prize winners. It is considered a very research-oriented university and ranks 189th worldwide. This makes it a leader in Flanders.
The VUB extends over three different campuses in Etterbeek (Elsene), Jette and Kaai ( Anderlecht ).
history
When Belgium gained independence in 1830 , the country had three imperial universities in Ghent , Liège and Leuven , but no university in the capital. A number of leading intellectuals - including Auguste Baron and Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quételet - advocated the establishment of a university in Brussels, but the state did not meet with enthusiasm because of the large financial burden. When a Catholic university was founded in Mechelen in 1834 , this gave the liberal movements new impetus, which demanded a free university that should be independent of church and state. Auguste Baron, member of the Masonic Lodge Les amis Philanthropes , succeeded in convincing Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen , the Lodge's president, of the project. After the financial basis was secured through donations, the Université Libre de Bruxelles was opened on November 20, 1834. The early days turned out to be difficult for the young university, which received no government aid and was solely dependent on donations and tuition fees.
After classes were initially held exclusively in French , Dutch also found their way into the university in 1935. However, it was not until 1963 that all faculties offered courses in Dutch. On October 1, 1969, the university was finally divided into two sister universities, the French-speaking Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Dutch-speaking Vrije Universiteit Brussel. By law of May 28, 1970, the two universities were officially divided into two legal entities .
organization
The university is free and non-denominational . The leading positions are filled by election by the academic staff. However, the university also receives substantial grants from the Flemish government, albeit less than other Flemish universities. As at all Flemish universities, the study programs at VUB are organized as bachelor's and master's degrees . The tuition fees vary, but be for full-time students from the EU in general is currently about 900 euros per year. All lectures are given in either Dutch or English . In particular, many master’s courses are offered in English.
Principles
The university sees itself as an open, tolerant and pluralistic university. Its central principles are based on those of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the principles of free research . The latter is usually supported by a quote from the French mathematician and philosopher Henri Poincaré :
“Thought must never submit to a dogma, a direction, a passion, a prejudice or whatever it would be, except for the facts; because with its submission it would cease to exist. "
campus
Seven of the eight faculties are located on the main campus in the central district of Etterbeek . At the Institute for European Studies and the Brussels Institute for Contemporary China Studies (BICCS), the VUB also offers advanced courses and advanced training. The campus in Etterbeek also houses the library , computer rooms , a sports center and the cafeteria. The medicine and pharmacy facilities as well as the university clinic, the UZ Brussel , are located on the campus in the northwestern district of Jette .
There are eight faculties :
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The faculties have extensive autonomy with regard to the design of their academic offer; however, their decisions must comply with the university statute and be approved by the central administration.
Nobel Prize Winner
- Henri La Fontaine (1854-1943)
- Jules Bordet (1870-1961)
- Albert Claude (1899-1983)
- Ilya Prigogine (1917-2003)
- François Englert (* 1932)
Alumni
Some of the former students were:
- André Delvaux (1926–2002), Belgian director
- Jef Geeraerts (1930-2015), Belgian writer
- Louis Tobback (* 1938), Belgian politician
- Erik Pevernagie (* 1939), Belgian painter
- Barthold Kuijken (* 1949), Belgian flautist and conductor
- Jean Bourgain (1954–2018), Belgian mathematician
- Johan Vande Lanotte (* 1955), Belgian politician
- Ingrid Daubechies (* 1954), Belgian mathematician and physicist
- Karel De Gucht (* 1954), Belgian politician
- Axelle Red (* 1968), Belgian singer
- Sébastien Godefroid (* 1971), Flemish sailor and world champion
Web links
- Official homepage ( Dutch and English )
- German Homepage ( German )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Latin : Conquering the darkness through science
- ↑ VUB celebrates 50 years , website vub.ac.be (last accessed: 07.06.2019)
- ^ VUB: Rector. Retrieved August 4, 2019 .
- ↑ FACTS & FIGURES VUB 2017 , PDF (last accessed: 09.03.2018)
- ↑ FACTS & FIGURES VUB 2017 , website vub.ac.be (last accessed: 09.03.2018)
- ↑ According to the 2012 QS World University Rankings . QS Education Trust. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ↑ MS Visser, N. Rons, HF Moed, AJ Nederhof: Bibliometric study van Onderzoeksdisciplines aan de Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1992-2001 . Center for Science and Technology Studies, University of Leiden, Leiden 2003.
- ↑ About the University: Culture and History (as of February 18, 2008)
- ↑ Law of May 28, 1970 on the division of the universities in Brussels and Leuven (as of February 18, 2008)
- ↑ Welcoming the World . Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels ( Online [PDF; accessed August 15, 2013]).
- ^ German homepage: Studying in Brussels. Retrieved March 27, 2015
| 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 |
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College of Europe (Bruges) • Instituut voor Tropical Geneology • Vlerick Business School • ICHEC Brussels Management School |
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