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Hugo Thienpont bids farewell as vice-rector for Innovation and Valorisation

“You can’t get a degree in being an inventor. The closest is engineering”

Slapende vrouw
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“A lot of research on dreams has long been on the wrong track”

VUB psychologist Aurore Roland explores the limits of dreamland

Ão
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‘A free spirit also means letting go of the expectations of the outside world’

Ão to perform at the Celebration of the Open Mind

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Caroline Pauwels awarded posthumous honorary doctorate in South Africa

VUB honorary rector celebrated for her sustained contribution to society by the University of the Western Cape | Follow the presentation via livestream on Friday at 18.30

Elisabeth Lucie Baeten
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“I don’t attack people personally. That’s where I draw the line.”

Elisabeth Lucie Baeten is a guest speaker at the Celebration of the Open Mind.

Sara Leemans
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“People should have the right to make mistakes and later change their minds or broaden their perspectives”

Sara Leemans to speak at the Celebration of the Open Mind

Christophe Busch
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“I was given every opportunity and freedom to become an atheist”

Christophe Busch to speak at the Celebration of the Free Spirit

Femke Lakerveld
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“People have rights, ideas do not. Religion should not be exempt from criticism either”

Femke Lakerveld receives honorary doctorate at the Celebration of the Open Mind

Dena Vahdani
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“An artist can say anything on stage, as long as their intentions are right”

Dena Vahdani to speak at the Celebration of the Open Mind

Rudi Vranckx
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“Freedom of expression and the quest for truth are the frontlines of our time”

Rudi Vranckx to speak at the Celebration of the Open Mind

Guy Mortier
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“Humo had to be cool and grab you by the throat”

Guy Mortier to receive honorary doctorate

Academische opening 2024
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel kicks off new academic year by celebrating open minds

Honorary doctorates for Guy Mortier and Femke Lakerveld

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