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Academic opening 2025: Open mind. Open science. Open campus.

Joeri Van Mierlo MOBI VUB
Science and research

"100,000 parked cars become one giant battery for green energy"

VUB research group MOBI leads Europe’s catch-up race with Chinese electric vehicles
Christophe Snoeck
Innovation

"Even in cremated teeth, we discover what prehistoric people ate"
Harry Olde Venterink
Innovation

"Even rabbit droppings change their role in nature under climate change"
MICROLAB
Innovation

"Medical tests are getting smaller, smarter and more accurate"
Rondleiding Research Valley
University

A Journey of Discovery on Campus
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Our pioneers

VUB pionier Sylvain Loccufier in het Braemgebouw
University

"My greatest contribution is that, as rector, I have been able to contribute to the university’s growth, from 750 to 2,000 students."

New science awards named after VUB pioneers: the Sylvain Loccufier Prize
Elisabeth Rabaey en Pieter Ballon in het Braemgebouw
Science and research

"Researchers who win awards become role models for others"
Ingrid Daubechies
University

"I discovered mathematical formulas for wavelets, which can be used to compress images without any loss of quality"
Inge Liebaers
Science and research

“Be thorough in your research, but don’t lock yourself away in your own little corner"
Andre Van Steirteghem
Science and research

"What appeared to be a “failed attempt” in mice led to the birth of a baby"
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Academic Bicycle Challenge

VUB Bewegingswetenschapper Dirk Aerenhouts op de fiets
Sport

“Cycling is the smartest shortcut to health”

VUB will take part in the Academic Bicycle Challenge this October
Afdelingshoofd Sport & Beweging Dixie Van De Wiele op de fiets
Sport

VUB kicks off Academic Bicycle Challenge

"Even through a simple choice like cycling more often, you create impact"

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Climate

Mental health

Fertility

Broaden your horizons, create more impact

Public programme

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
Samuel Baker
International

“I hope to one day return to Rwanda, when press freedom is restored”
Dood in venetie Dirk Bogarde
Arts and culture

“Acting on first impressions may seem harmless, but before you know it, you’re classifying people as safe or unsafe”
Val van Assad in Damascus
International

"For the first time in more than 50 years, there is hope"
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Alumni

Teodora Marinska
Alumni

From Brussels to the mountains: Sustainable travel starts with vision

Teodora Marinska, COO of the European Travel Commission and VUB-alumna
VUB-alumnus Werner Van Herle
Alumni

“You don’t create safety with punishments, but with lasting solutions”

VUB alumnus Werner Van Herle, Head of Safety and Prevention for the city of Mechelen, on his career path
Elle Vermeulen
Innovation

“I want to become Belgium’s first hybrid neurosurgeon”

Elle Vermeulen, doctor and neurosurgery trainee at UZ Brussel, featured from 9 September in Top Doctors of Tomorrow
Afschied Luigi's
Alumni

Luigi’s: Thanks for everything

The café where generations of VUBers felt at home closes its doors
Public programme

Events with impact

23/09 up to and including 24/10 - 2025
Exhibition

Expo: Setting The Table

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek
13/10 - 2025
Award ceremony

An evening with Nobel Prize laureate J.M. Coetzee

De Munt / La Monnaie
16/10 - 2025
Mix

TEDxVUB: Never Say Never

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek
21/10 - 2025
Lecture

Brains of the future - ERC Lecture by Kiavash Movahedi

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek
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