Opening hours
Front desk opening hours:
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday: 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.
As of Monday 4 August 2025, the opening hours will change to 9.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Outside these hours, the front desk is accessible by appointment only. Please send a proposed day and time to faces@vub.be.
Availability by phone:
Monday to Friday between 9.00 a.m. and 11.00 a.m.
+32 2 614 83 83
Address:
Pleinlaan 5, 3rd floor (PL5.3.07a)
1050 Brussels
Closing days:
The faculty will be closed and unavailable by phone from Monday 21 July to Friday 1 August 2025 (summer closure), and on Friday 15 August 2025 (Assumption Day).
Closing days during the 2025–2026 academic year
The faculty will be closed and unavailable by phone on the following days:
- Monday 10 November 2025 – Bridge day
- Tuesday 11 November 2025 – Public holiday (Armistice Day)
- Thursday 20 November 2025 – VUB closure day (Saint Vé)
- Friday 21 November 2025 – Bridge day
- Friday 19 December 2025 – Internal activity
- Thursday 25 December 2025 to Friday 2 January 2026 – Winter holidays
- Monday 6 April 2026 – Public holiday (Easter Monday)
- Friday 1 May 2026 – Public holiday (Labour Day)
- Thursday 14 May 2026 – Public holiday (Ascension Day)
- Friday 15 May 2026 – Bridge day
- Friday 22 May 2026 – Internal activity
- Monday 25 May 2026 – Public holiday (Whit Monday)
- Thursday 25 June 2026 – Internal activity
- Summer closure – To be announced as soon as possible
Faculty Office
Joël Branson
Dean, faculty of Social Sciences & Solvay Business School
Caroline Buts
Vice-dean, faculty of Social Sciences & Solvay Business School
Diane Breesch
Academic Director, faculty of Social Sciences & Solvay Business School
Kim Willems
Academic Secretary, Faculty of Social Sciences & Solvay Business School
Didier Caluwaerts
Additional member Faculty Office Faculty of Social Sciences & Solvay Business School
Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe
Additional member Faculty Office Faculty of Social Sciences & Solvay Business School
Marc Janssen
Faculty Secretary, faculty of Social Sciences & Solvay Business School
Saskia Van Hoyweghen
Faculty Secretary, faculty of Social Sciences & Solvay Business School
Ombudsperson
Joke Bauwens
Ombudsperson faculty of Social Sciences & Solvay Business School (all social sciences programmes)
Stefanie Ceustermans
Ombudsperson faculty of Social Sciences & Solvay Business School (all economic programmes)
Marc Jegers
Ombudsperson Faculty Social Sciences & Solvay Business School for PhD students
VUB Main Campus
Our campus can be found in Etterbeek, on the border with Ixelles, Auderghem and next to our sister university ULB. This is the home base of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Solvay Business School and the other faculties that organise non-medical training. The campus contains numerous facilities to combine living and studying in a pleasant way: student rooms, sports infrastructure, a restaurant, library, tutoring…