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

Vincent Ginis

Critical thinking

"ChatGPT is better than me at every intellectual task"

VUB Professor Vincent Ginis on AI, AGI and the impact on jobs, education and research

J. M. Coetzee

VUB Honorary Doctorate for Author and Nobel Prize Laureate J.M. Coetzee

Honorary doctorate ceremony on 13 October at La Monnaie in Brussels

Bram Vanderborght

“The robot of the future will be as affordable as a family car”

VUB professor Bram Vanderborght on the future of robotics

Sebastiaan Engelborghs en Barbara Ceuleers

Society and engagement

“Dementia is not a normal part of ageing”

Book by VUB professor Sebastiaan Engelborghs and Barbara Ceuleers is a wake-up call

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VUB Kick-Off Main Campus

KICK-OFF 2025 Main Campus

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek

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Gaëlle Raskin

“Prejudices disappear when you get to know each other”

VUB-alumnus Werner Van Herle

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

VUB-studenten

International students

Community Talk on 24 September: ICP students share stories about studying in Belgium

Geoengineering is not the solution to saving the polar regions, say scientists

Leo Apostel

‘We increasingly need bridge builders like Leo Apostel’

Three VUB researchers receive prestigious ERC Starting Grants

AO Header De Denker

Arts and culture

Free enquiry in bronze and stone

The usefulness of thickeners in reflux and antacids in baby food

Molenfest voor Molenbeek culturele hoofdstad

Partners & networks

MolenFest puts Molenbeek in the spotlight

Woman exergaming with VR

International VR ‘exergaming’ project to get youngsters moving

VUB Honorary Doctorate for Author and Nobel Prize Laureate J.M. Coetzee

Marc Theeboom

“We train the trainers to create social value”

Campagnebeeld Academische Opening

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

"Even in cremated teeth, we discover what prehistoric people ate"

Harry Olde Venterink

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

MICROLAB

"Medical tests are getting smaller, smarter and more accurate"

Peter Verbist

Step inside the LIC: where learning, studying and innovation come together

More news about our scientists and renewed infrastructure

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Difference Day 2025

Samuel Baker

“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

Press

Geoengineering is not the solution to saving the polar regions, say scientists

Three VUB researchers receive prestigious ERC Starting Grants

The usefulness of thickeners in reflux and antacids in baby food

VUB Honorary Doctorate for Author and Nobel Prize Laureate J.M. Coetzee

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Community Talk on 24 September: ICP students share stories about studying in Belgium

VUB Engineering Sciences organise Project Week Technology & Sustainability for the first time

Prof Ilse Rooman has been elected as a board member of Pancreatic Cancer Europe

Jo tondeur participates as an expert in discussion with a student council on smartphone at school

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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.

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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

“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

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

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Alumni

VUB-alumnus Werner Van Herle

“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

“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

Luigi’s: Thanks for everything

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

Luigi's uitbaters Marc en Monique

Legendary Café Luigi’s is closing its doors, but not without a party

Luigi’s bids farewell with a series of goodbye parties for VUB alumni

Public programme

Events with impact

Guided tour in the iconic rectorate building of VUB, designed by Renaat Braem

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek

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

Expo: Setting The Table

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek

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

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek

Book presentation

Book Launch: The Kingdom of Alania

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek

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VUB honorary doctorates ceremony 2025

Uitreiking VUB-eredoctoraten 2025

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