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Inclusive, open, and networking community of researchers

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VUB actively promotes equality and diversity. Guided by humanist values, VUB values and facilitates diversity. We strive to establish an environment where every student and every staff member is valued equally. Our university promotes equality that does not erase difference and embraces the uniqueness of every individual and every group.

Welfare policy

We take the well-being of our students and staff seriously. At our university, the topic is directly linked to the policy areas of equality & inclusion and sustainability.

VUB PostDoc Community

Discover the VUB PostDoc community, a group of enthusiastics PostDocs that reach out to you across faculty borders, departments and research groups.

EUTOPIA

The EUTOPIA European University alliance brings together ten European universities that aim to become an open, multicultural, confederate operation of connected campuses by 2025.

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VUB Triatlon Team
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VUB Triathlon Team for people with and without disabilities

Naomi Blomme “It should be normal for a club to be open to all.”

VUB-podcast: Rebel with a cause
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New VUB podcast series: what solutions do young people see for tomorrow’s societal challenges?

From mental wellbeing to poverty: 8 episodes on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

Afro Europeans Conference 2022
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What does it mean to be Afro-European?

Afroeuropean Network Conference - 22-24 September - VUB

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Rainbow paths at the VUB

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