23/09 - 2025
Campagnebeeld Academische Opening
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Academic Opening Ceremony: Open mind. Open science. Open campus.

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek
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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"
VUB Main Campus Aula Q
University

Academic Opening: spotlight on science, campus and future
More news about our scientists and renewed infrastructure
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Difference Day 2025

Samuel Baker
International

“I hope to one day return to Rwanda, when press freedom is restored”

The Difference Day Honorary Title for Freedom of Expression 2025 is awarded to journalist Samuel Baker Byansi
Students' Speakers Corner
Society and engagement

Students Take the Mic at Students’ Speakers Corner 2025

Powerful Speeches on Today’s Social Challenges
Fake news
Critical thinking

"Disinformation is the greatest global risk"

Tawfik Jelassi of UNESCO speaks at World Press Freedom Day in Brussels about the impact of AI on press freedom
Zelfportret Lectrr
Critical thinking

“If you believe in freedom of expression, you have to be able to handle criticism”

Cartoonist Lectrr takes part in the debate on “Where to draw the line” on Difference Day
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Cancer research

Onderzoeker in een labo

Biotech company Spica Therapeutics and VUB join forces to fight cancer, autoimmune diseases, and chronic inflammation.

Researchers at the VUB Health Campus are developing technology to precisely visualize diseased immune cells.
Teelbalweefseltranslantatie
Science and research

World First: Testicular Tissue Transplant Aims to Restore Fertility in Man After Childhood Cancer Treatment
onderzoekers

VUB Research Team Presents Innovative Local Treatment for Osteolytic Bone Disease in Multiple Myeloma
Onderzoekers in labo met microscoop voor Wereld Kankerdags bij UZ (Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel)

Tailored Cancer Treatment

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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
23/09 - 2025
Mix

Academic Opening Ceremony: Open mind. Open science. Open campus.

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek
25/09 - 2025
Book presentation

Book Launch: The Kingdom of Alania

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek
26/09 up to and including 27/09 - 2025
Festival

WiseNight 2025 | European Researchers’ Night

Planetarium | Boechoutlaan 10, 1020 Brussel
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VUB honorary doctorates ceremony 2025

Uitreiking VUB-eredoctoraten 2025
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