“The Week of the Enlightenment is all about the VUB way of life: critical thinking, curiosity and being open minded.”, explains Laura Berthoud of student organisation Vrij Onderzoek. “We critically approach the central theme from several angles, with humour and self-relativizing eyes. This year we put a question mark behind the boundaries of freedom. We use several ways of expression to explore the topic: speech, humour and art.”
You may encounter several activities on campus from 20 March onwards, but on Friday 24 March the Week of the Enlightenment especially invites an international audience. The Club of Rome, a think tank of notable leaders in several areas, holds a lecture about economic growth boundaries from the limitations of our planet’s natural resources. Afterwards, there will be a public debate and a reception for informal exchange of thoughts and opinions. The organising student bodies Vrij Onderzoek and Brussels Studenten Genootschap hope to meet as many (international) students as possible.
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