Vrije Universiteit Brussel
university in Brussels, Belgium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (English: Free University of Brussels; abbreviated VUB) is a Dutch-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium. The university was founded in 1970 as a split from the Free University of Brussels, which was founded in 1834 by the lawyer and liberal politician Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen. It has about 19,000 students. The motto of the university is Scientia vincere tenebras, which in Latin means "conquering darkness by science".
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Campuses
The university has four campuses:
- Brussels Humanities, Science and Engineering Campus (in Elsene)
- Brussels Health Campus (in Jette)
- Brussels Technology Campus (in Anderlecht)
- Brussels Photonics Campus (in Gooik)
Faculties
The university has eight faculties:
- Languages and Humanities
- Social Sciences and Solvay Business School
- Engineering
- Medicine and Pharmacy
- Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Sciences and Biomedical Sciences
- Law and Criminology
- Physical Education and Physiotherapy
Other websites
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- Official website
(in Dutch)
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