Vrije Universiteit Brussel

The Vrije Universiteit Brussel ({lang-en|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".

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

Vrije Universiteit Brussel Media

Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen, founder of the Free University of Brussels
The Free University, then housed in the Granvelle Palace, c. 1900
The university's football team that won the bronze medal at the 1900 Olympic Games
VUB campus
Renaat Braem, Rectorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
A traditional klak or penne

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