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Arts and culture

"The figure of Jesus has been depicted naked for centuries"

Jonathan Holslag

Society and engagement

"I will remain involved, even if it's just to continue following our young researchers"

VUB Professor Jonathan Holslag Becomes Mayor of Tienen

Studenten vieren feest op de Grote Zavel

"The Best Celebration of the Year"

Human Rights Take Centre Stage at ST V 2024

Killian Vandenhirtz

“As a teacher, you can have an enormous impact on the life path of young people”

VUB alumnus Kilian Vandenhirtz studied political science and now teaches

BE-Rocket op weg naar lancering

Science and research

"I don't have the ambition to ever go to space myself"

Be-Rocket builds Belgian space exploration

Not to be missed

Campaign image That I Should Report On These Things

Reading and conversation: "That I Should Report on These Things", with award-winning German-Jewish author Esther Dischereit

VUB Usquare Campus

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Bio incubator

VUB and VIB launch new Bio Incubator Brussels on VUB campus

Athenee Royale 2_vergroening school-Alex Liesenborghs

Greening at school? Athénée Royal 2 shows that it’s possible

Inclusion and diversity

VUB on its way to becoming a more ‘Compassionate University’

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VUB research on HIV leads to innovative mRNA vaccine: a new therapeutic perspective for HIV patients

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Artificiële intelligentie

Unique Bachelor’s Degree in AI at VUB

Geraint Wiggins

Artificiële intelligentie

Exploring EUTOPIA Artificial Intelligence with Geraint Wiggins

Patrick Deboosere

Society and engagement

“We Don’t Need to Work Longer to Keep Pensions Affordable”

Braemgebouw - Ontmoetingsruimte op de eerste verdieping na restauratie

The Rectorate Building – Braem Building – of the VUB Restored to Its Former Glory

Daan Vandenberghe (links) op COP29

"Don’t Pass the Hot Earth to Future Generations"

VUB and ULB Mission to Antarctica to Unveil Secrets of Climate History and the Solar System

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Older People Engage in Self-Harm Too, But Differently

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Flemish Support Elevates Our Fiction to Global Heights

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Artificial intelligence

Vrouwelijke studente test AI Robot uit tijdens AugmentX

Science and research

AI: A Man’s World?

Diversity as the Key to Ethical and Socially Responsible Technology

Geraint Wiggins

Artificiële intelligentie

Exploring EUTOPIA Artificial Intelligence with Geraint Wiggins

AI robot

"Paying the Price for Our Digital Assistant"

Luc Steels

Society and engagement

The Limitations of Generative Artificial Intelligence

Newsroom of the future

Society and engagement

AI debate at VUB: The Future of Journalism

Press

VUB research on HIV leads to innovative mRNA vaccine: a new therapeutic perspective for HIV patients

VUB and ULB Mission to Antarctica to Unveil Secrets of Climate History and the Solar System

Older People Engage in Self-Harm Too, But Differently

Flemish Support Elevates Our Fiction to Global Heights

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Compassionate university

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Student Maximiliaan: Balancing university life with caring for his sister

"Op mezelf focussen is moeilijk; het is toch mijn kleine zus, hè."

Moment van Troost

"Death is a social event with a medical component, not the other way around"

VUB Professor Liesbeth De Donder on a compassionate community

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V of VUB

Guy Mortier

Society and engagement

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

Guy Mortier to receive honorary doctorate

Aurélie Van Wylick en Nanouk Verhulst

Free as a VUBer

Engineer-architect and researcher Aurélie Van Wylick, and marketing professor and researcher Nanouk Verhulst, on the ‘V’ in VUB.

Niels De Winter en Elisabeth De Waele

Free as a VUBer

Dr Elisabeth De Waele, clinical nutrition specialist, and palaeoclimatologist Dr Niels de Winter on the “V” in VUB

Anne Verougstraete en Damya Laoui

Free as a VUB’er

Cancer researcher Damya Laoui and gynaecologist Anne Verougstraete on the 'V' of VUB

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Climate

Mental health

Fertility

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Public programme

Nom De Dieu Jezus in ring

Arts and culture

"The figure of Jesus has been depicted naked for centuries"

Exhibition Nom de Dieu opens at Pilar

Ine Van Wymersch

Society and engagement

"The best weapon against drugs is a compassionate society"

Johan Braeckman

Society and engagement

Philosopher Johan Braeckman on the Lecture Series CTRL-SHIFT-DELETE

Guy Mortier

Society and engagement

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

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Alumni

Killian Vandenhirtz

“As a teacher, you can have an enormous impact on the life path of young people”

VUB alumnus Kilian Vandenhirtz studied political science and now teaches

Karl Meesters

“Great joy contrasted with deep concern – those two words best sum up my student years”

VUB Alumni Talks

Abdulazez Dukhan

Society and engagement

"Just because you’ve lived in a refugee camp doesn’t mean you can’t achieve great things."

Refugee Abdulazez Dukhan earned a master’s degree in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at VUB.

Aurélie Boffé

"Linguists, historians, philosophers: they are the glue of our society"

VUB alumna Aurélie Boffé presents VRT NWS Laat

Public programme

Events with impact

28/11 up to and including 15/02 - 2025

Nom de Dieu: criticism, blasphemy, satire ... ?

Reading and conversation: "That I Should Report on These Things", with award-winning German-Jewish author Esther Dischereit

VUB Usquare Campus

Retro KultuurKaffee: Mauro Pawlowski solo

Fuckup Night: an open and honest conversation about failure at work

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek

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Throwback to our graduation ceremonies

#ClassOf2024 - PE

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