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Cybersecurity

EU Chips
Society and engagement

Outsourcing cyber security is not a good idea

“Flanders must work towards greater control over its own cyber security”
software ontwikkelaar
Science and research

Does the world still need computer scientists?
Ai computer hacker
Science and research

"Attackers do not always strike immediately"
Militaire ICT
Science and research

AI learns to hack the way children learn to ride a bicycle
Cyber computer
Society and engagement

AI helps to simplify the reporting of cyber incidents
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Einstein telescope

Leerling met een VR-bril
Innovation

Exploring the universe through VR glasses

Exhibition at the Braem Building offers interactive introduction to the Einstein Telescope

Natuur
Sustainability

“We return the pumped water back to nature”

A team from the Water & Climate research group is developing groundwater models to predict the impact of this major project on the region’s water cycle
ETPathfinder
Science and research

Within ETpathfinder, the gravitational-wave observatory is being reinvented

An R&D laboratory in Maastricht is developing cutting-edge technology for the Einstein Telescope
ETpathfinder
Science and research

The economic return on the Einstein Telescope

Smart Skills Lab is preparing businesses and schools to develop technology for the Einstein Telescope
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Academic Opening 2026-2027

Ann Dooms
University

Does the world still need mathematicians?

Ann Dooms on AI: “The mathematician determines which new questions and structures are needed.”
Jo Caudron in AI-debat
University

Artificial Intelligence on Steroids

Panel Discussion Explores What It Means to Be Human in the Age of AI
Jan Danckaert
University

“I dream of a personalised AI tutor for every student”

Start-of-year interview with Rector Jan Danckaert
Jan Danckaert
University

AI-literate students who use machines critically, creatively and responsibly

Jan Danckaert’s inaugural lecture: VUB embraces authentic learning with AI

Dossier

International Students

The VUBMUN team in Paris
International

VUBMUN Delegation wins all 5 awards at ParisMUN

VUB students among 200 students from 32 different countries
Florence studied in London with Fayat scholarship
International

Florence studied at University College London with a Fayat Scholarship

“I got a broader perspective from being among people from different cultures and with different views”
Nomena Andriantiana Tahiana
International students

From Madagascar to Brussels: Nomena studies a Master’s in Biology at the VUB

The world at VUB: meet Nomena from Antananarivo, Madagascar
GuilianaAllegara
International students

From Sicily to Brussels: Giuliana studies linguistics at VUB

The world at VUB: meet Giuliana Allegra from Villarosa, Sicily
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Invisible diseases

Supercomputer

Honorary doctorates VUB-ULB 2025

New science awards

Climate

Fertility

Broaden your horizons, create more impact

Public programme

Campagnebeeld Zij Is Wetenschap
Science and research

‘Women Shaping Science’

VUB honours women scientists with an exhibition, article series and experts list
Timothy Snyder
Critical thinking

“Democracy does not defend itself”
Peter Singer
Science and research

Peter Singer: “For the price of a vacation, you can save lives in a poor country”

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”
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Alumni

Peter LandschĂźtze
Alumni

"We need marine biologists"

Meet the VUB-fellow: Peter LandschĂźtzer from VLIZ
Juana Jimenez
Alumni

“We Need to Bring People and Nature Together”

VUB alumna Juana Jimenez, International Liaison Officer at the Flanders Marine Institute
Alumni

“As teachers, we should never underestimate our power to set things in motion”

VUB alumnus Steven Van den Panhuyzen, Youth & Education Manager at WWF Belgium
Tom Van Der Stocken, professor Ecologie en promotor OceanConnectXL
Alumni

“The challenges facing the ocean require collaboration across borders and generations”

OceanConnectXL alumni network brings ocean experts from around the world to Ostend
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VUB - Academic opening 2026 - 2027

Academische Openingsceremonie 2026
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Public programme

Events with impact

08/10 up to and including 31/10 - 2026
Exhibition

EXPO | MABABU - Spirit of the Ancestors. By Pamela Tulizo

De Markten
06/11 - 2026
Lecture

Literary and musical evening | Conversations around Wozzeck

De Munt / La Monnaie
12/11 - 2026
Lecture

Dance with a Bully: Occupied Brussels in the First World War

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek
16/11 up to and including 19/11 - 2026
Social event

Compassionate Week 2026

VUB Main Campus Etterbeek
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