23/09 - 2025
Campagnebeeld Academische Opening
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Academic Opening Ceremony: Open mind. Open science. Open campus.

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek
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Difference Day 2025

Fake news
Critical thinking

"Disinformation is the greatest global risk"

Tawfik Jelassi of UNESCO speaks at World Press Freedom Day in Brussels about the impact of AI on press freedom
Zelfportret Lectrr
Critical thinking

“If you believe in freedom of expression, you have to be able to handle criticism”

Cartoonist Lectrr takes part in the debate on “Where to draw the line” on Difference Day
Cecilia Anesi
International

“Investigative journalists aren’t popular in Italy”

IRPI (Investigative Reporting Project Italy) is one of the 2025 Difference Day laureates
Karel Van den Broeck
Society and engagement

"It’s fashionable to portray journalists as spreaders of fake news"

Journalist Karl van den Broeck on the importance of Difference Day
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Cancer research

Onderzoeker in een labo

Biotech company Spica Therapeutics and VUB join forces to fight cancer, autoimmune diseases, and chronic inflammation.

Researchers at the VUB Health Campus are developing technology to precisely visualize diseased immune cells.
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Science and research

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

VUB Research Team Presents Innovative Local Treatment for Osteolytic Bone Disease in Multiple Myeloma
Onderzoekers in labo met microscoop voor Wereld Kankerdags bij UZ (Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel)

Tailored Cancer Treatment

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Climate

Mental health

Fertility

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Peter Singer
Science and research

Peter Singer: “For the price of a vacation, you can save lives in a poor country”

VUB awards honorary doctorate to one of the most influential thinkers of our time
Caryl Phillips
Society and engagement

From Slum Landlord to Empathy: Shifting Perspectives in Migration Literature
Zelfportret Lectrr
Critical thinking

“If you believe in freedom of expression, you have to be able to handle criticism”
Cecilia Anesi
International

“Investigative journalists aren’t popular in Italy”

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Stories of our

Alumni

Afschied Luigi's
Alumni

Luigi’s: Thanks for everything

The café where generations of VUBers felt at home closes its doors
Luigi's uitbaters Marc en Monique
Alumni

Legendary Café Luigi’s is closing its doors, but not without a party

Luigi’s bids farewell with a series of goodbye parties for VUB alumni
VUB-aula
Alumni

Tax law alumni inspire VUB students: “It felt like coming home”

Students get a taste of real-life tax law practice
Sara Blondeel
Alumni

“I find it both challenging and motivating to work in a male-dominated world”

VUB alumna Sara Blondeel forges commercial partnerships in professional football
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Events with impact

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Mix

Academic Opening Ceremony: Open mind. Open science. Open campus.

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek
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Film

Film screening: Up on the Mountain

Cinema RITCS
03/12 - 2025
Performance

Ode to wonder / Ode aan de verwondering

KVS
05/03 - 2026
Performance

Ode to wonder / Ode aan de verwondering

CC Mechelen
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VUB honorary doctorates ceremony 2025

Uitreiking VUB-eredoctoraten 2025
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