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    September 2017

    • 14 Sep

      Gratis opening van de Brussels Museums Nocturnes 2017 in La Fonderie Bruxelles en NIMA.

    • 15 Sep

      The Faculty of Engineering (IR) would like to welcome its new international students by inviting them to attend programme welcome days. 

       

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 18 Sep

      Join us for a guided tour of Brussels, showing you the city's splendours, hidden nooks and crannies, and beauty spots.

    • 19 Sep

       Find out what you need to know about: administration, logistics, where to go, what you can find where, how things work at University but also in Brussels.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 20 Sep

      Get to know Belgium a bit better, learn a bit more about the political make-up of the country, and it will help you understand the Belgian pscyhe a bit better!

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 21 Sep to 25 Sep

      The Faculty of Economic & Social Sciences & Solvay Business School (ES) would like to welcome its new international students by inviting them to attend programme welcome days. 

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 21 Sep

      The Faculty of Sciences & Bio-engineering Sciences (WE) would like to welcome its new international students.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 22 Sep

      This welcome session is specifically for exchange students (e.g. Erasmus+) and it is important to attend.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 22 Sep

      American comedienne Jovanka Steele will give a fabulous introduction to Belgian culture and the Dutch (Flemish) language.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 25 Sep

      Cross disciplinary talks, from key VUB experts, will highlight how cutting edge research can work hand-in-hand with alternative strategies – delivering high quality and relevant science in line with a humane approach.

      by In Vitro Toxicology and Dermato-Cosmetology VUB

      Location: Campus Brussels Health Campus

    • 25 Sep

      The challenging mix of thinkers and artists from both Belgium and abroad will present their visions of 'resistance', which is the first theme of MINDBLOWER's first theme.

    • 25 Sep to 18 Dec

      A healthy mind in a healthy body! Enjoy a balanced work-out with the Tai Chi courses of the Confucius Institute at the VUB.

      by Confucius Institute

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 25 Sep to 22 Dec

      Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you like exploring new parts of the world? If so, the Chinese Language Courses of the Confucius Institute at the VUB may be just the thing for you!

      by Confucius Institute

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 26 Sep

      Our yearly Academic Opening will be held outside of the VUB-campus, at BOZAR in the heart of Brussels. The ceremony starts at 2 PM sharp.

       

       

    • 26 Sep to 27 Sep

      The opening party of the academic year.

      by BSG gtgv

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 27 Sep

      The Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences (PE) would like to welcome its new international students.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 27 Sep to 14 Oct

      The Erasmus Student Network VUB EhB Brussels will be organising different activities throughout the year, but some will already take place in September and October 2017.

      activities by ESN VUB EhB Brussels

    • 27 Sep

      What is an individual learning path and how do I compose it?

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 27 Sep

      The crew of de Moeial, student press of VUB, would love to meet you on their welcome drink at Triomflaan 35.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 28 Sep

      City festival for students.

    October 2017

    • 02 Oct

      Start the academic year with the Student Kick Off in Jette!

      by Kickoffthecampus

      Location: Campus Brussels Health Campus

    • 02 Oct

      Open lecture on strategies on the national level to build world-class universities. What are world-class universities, what are the national strategies of China to do so, what are the effects or problems of these strategies and what does the future hold?

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 02 Oct

      Stuvo Ehb en Enigma verwelkomen je maandag 2 oktober 2017 bij de start van het academiejaar met een dag vol muziek en ambiance op de Brussels Technology Campus.

      Location: Campus Brussels Technology Campus

    • 02 Oct

      In desperate need of a new and cheap interior design for your room? Or maybe a unique clothing item? Like to stroll around and discover excellent bargains?

      Location: Campus Brussels Health Campus

    • 02 Oct

       Opening Party Brussels Health Campus: Schuim-TD.

      Location: Campus Brussels Health Campus

    • 03 Oct

      Meet fellow students during the welcome activity of student organisation Campina.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 04 Oct

      You are guarantied to get dirty, but that is part of the fun.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 05 Oct

      Come and find our foodstand during the event, where the hungry find Chinese food and snacks and the curious can get more information about the Confucius Institute courses this semester.

      by Confucius Institute at the VUB

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 05 Oct

      Start the academic year with the Kick Off!

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 05 Oct

      In desperate need of a new and cheap interior design for your room? Or maybe a unique clothing item? Like to stroll around and discover excellent bargains?

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 09 Oct

      A night devoted to failure. A RITCS Café event in collaboration with VUB.

    • 09 Oct

      Prepare for the real College Experience! #VUBgoesCollege

      by Hesbania VUB & Letteren- en Wijsbegeertekring VUB

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 09 Oct

      Prepare for the real College Experience! #VUBgoesCollege

      by Hesbania VUB & Letteren- en Wijsbegeertekring VUB

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 10 Oct to 12 Dec

      How can the exploitation and trade of natural resources support development in the Global South?

    • 10 Oct

      On the scary edge between humour and science VUB professors step on stage as a stand-up comedians. Please come to support them and enjoy in this once in a lifetime performance.

      by Wtnschp

    • 12 Oct

      Get to know the Life Science and Healthcare Industry with the launch of our flagship Afterwork event series BioTwist!

      Location: Campus Brussels Health Campus

    • 12 Oct

      Peter-Paul Verbeek will open the third edition of 'Redelijk Eigenzinnig / Reason and Engage' on Thursday the 12th of October in the BOZAR.

    • 12 Oct

      Transforming the Belgian after-work scene into a unique experience, where the Belgian National Orchestra will be mixed with Simon Lesaint - SLS -.

    • 13 Oct

      What is an individual learning path and how do I compose it?

       

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 15 Oct to 21 Oct

      Take a seat at the dialogue tables and share your experiences

      by Foyer vzw

    • 17 Oct

      Presenting you … the world - Where will you go next?

      Location: Campus Brussels Health Campus

    • 17 Oct

      Do you want to visit Brussels without getting tired? Participate in Briks bycicle tour of Brussels where they decend along the finest places in Brussels.

    • 17 Oct

      On Tuesday 17th of October 2017 Redelijk Eigenzinnig / Reason and Engage (VUB) invites Bernard Manderick, Mireille Hildebrandt & Joost Vandenbroele for a lecture <Democracy (as a successful misunderstanding) in an algorithmic world>.

    • 17 Oct

      Participate in this workshop and help to create the participation-platform of the VUB.

    • 18 Oct

      Presenting you … the world - Where will you go next?

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 19 Oct

      How to best plan ahead? What are my priorities?

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 23 Oct to 27 Oct

      Having problems with your e-mails? Helpdesk Office 365 to the rescue!

      Location: Campus Brussels Health Campus

    • 23 Oct

      VUB Africa Community presents: a seminar on the role of Gambians in the Diaspora in New Gambia. With guest speaker Gambian politician: Hon. Halifa Sallah.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 25 Oct

      BierKultuur presents: BierKaffee – Beers from Brussels edition!

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 25 Oct

      How do you write a research problem? What is the difference between sources and literature?

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 26 Oct

      Awarded movie from 2004 by the German-Turkish director Fatih Akin, with a short introduction and discussion 'auf Deutsch'.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 26 Oct

      Musical group VUB Players organises open rehearsels for their production of 'A very Potter Musical' at 23 and 26 October. Everyone is welcome...

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    November 2017

    • 07 Nov

      Are you a last year master student? Want to know more about the dynamic world of security and safety? Participate in the Securitas Business Game, and experience the diverse and ever-changing security sector first hand.

      by Securitas

    • 07 Nov

      Yazan Rajab has been invited by UCOS to share his story as a Syrian refugee.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 07 Nov

      On Tuesday 7th of November 2017 Redelijk Eigenzinnig / Reason and Engage (VUB) invites Sophie Wennerscheid & Bram Vanderborght for their lecture <The science & fiction of human/robot relationships>. This lecture is followed by a selection of artistic works on Human/Machine interactions: Impersonate by Romain Marula and Ivan Murit and High Tech Dogs by Lucas Lejeune.

    • 07 Nov

      You think you are smart? Here is your chance to prove it!

      Take your friends and get ready, because it’s

       

      °°°BUDDY QUIZ TIME!°°°

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 09 Nov

      How to best plan ahead? What are my priorities?

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 09 Nov

      The Student Council invites you all for a pub crawl to celebrate the start of the new night bus!

    • 11 Nov

      Conference aimed at promoting the contribution of international students to socio-economic development of their home country/region and their study environment.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 13 Nov to 16 Nov

      Photo exhibition by victims of sexual violence as a part of the 'A week to fight rape culture'.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 14 Nov

      Alketa Xhafa Mrapa - a London based conceptual artist and activist - will speak about rape as a weapon of war. This lecture is a part of 'A week to fight rape' project organised at the ULB and VUB from the 13th until the 16th of November.

    • 16 Nov

      The Green Impact Project – Make your campus greener. Do you think sustainability is important? Then the GreenTeam is looking for you!

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 16 Nov to 18 Nov

      This interuniversity conference will address from a multidisciplinary point of view a number of focal points that arise in studying the meaning and context of the relations between migration and religion.

      Seminar by VUB, ULB, Ghent University

    • 16 Nov to 14 Dec

      This workshop discusses the most productive ways to define the research question, and how to refine it with the help of a literature study while staying focused on the research work.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 16 Nov

      Eric Povel, who works at NATO HQ as a Programmer Officer, gives a lecture about the challenges NATO faces in a changing security environment.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 20 Nov

      Saint Verhaegen, better known as St-V, is the highlight of student folklore at VUB. Join in the festivities in the centre if Brussels.

      by VUB

    • 21 Nov

      Symposium that introduces the latest collaboration between Japan and EU in Higher Education, Biotechnology, Migration and Ageing by prominent researchers from Japanese and EU institutions.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 21 Nov

      The workshop focuses on how to use your body and voice during your presentation, how to interact with your audience and how to deal with stress.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 21 Nov

      On Tuesday 21 November 2017 Redelijk Eigenzinnig / Reason and Engage (VUB) proposes several activities to explore and experience the impact of new technologies on the urban public(s): workshop 'exploring the urban WIFI' (PETER WESTENBERG), performance 'walking the line' (BENJAMIN VANDEWALLE), workshop '(dis)empowerment in a digital society' (ILSE MARIËN), workshop 'making a Citizen Observatory' (Jesse Zaman & Wolfgang de Meuter). 

    • 21 Nov

      Ahir Shah (UK) ◊ Danny Ward (UK) ◊ Huy Doan (VN)

    • 22 Nov

      Several spokespersons from the different core facilities located at the VUB Jette campus will give you more insight in what services they have to offer that will improve, facilitate or accelerate your research.

      Location: Campus Brussels Health Campus

    • 24 Nov

      On this day the VUB will ask its community to send nor read any email.

      by Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Human Resources

      Location: Campus Brussels Health Campus

    • 24 Nov

      Cycle trough the city during the Critical Mass on Friday 24 November.

    • 26 Nov to 29 Nov

      Migration and Development - Human Dignity in the refugee crisis

      by World Youth Alliance Europe

    • 28 Nov

      Pure contains all information regarding research conducted at the university and is the unique source for all reports on research output. The correct registration of research activities is crucial for both the PhD student and the university.

      Location: Campus Brussels Health Campus

    • 28 Nov

      The VUB Chair of Social Entrepreneurship is organizing the VUB Social Entrepreneurship Fair: “Building up a sustainable tomorrow”, with the participation of renowned speakers and practitioners in the field of social entrepreneurship and with the presentation of more than 40 social impact projects on a poster session, followed by a drink and networking.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 29 Nov
    • 29 Nov to 30 Nov

      To get funded, you also need excellent grant writing skills. So how do you make sure the advantages of your work are understood and appreciated?

      Location: Campus Brussels Health Campus

    • 29 Nov

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 30 Nov

      Open seminar by Prof. Gerrit Loots with fellow - researchers from Bolivia and Colombia. Open to all master's students.

      by Voicing Youth at Social Risk (VOIC)

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    December 2017

    • 04 Dec to 07 Dec

      A whole week of events on different ethic related topics.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 05 Dec

      Come to our workshop to help determine the priorities of the VUB!

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 05 Dec

      Are you ready for the 4th edition of S.E.A's Veggie night?

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 06 Dec

      Develop essential skills in writing articles in order to increase the chances of placing your research in premium scholarly journals. This workshop offers tips based on the inside knowledge of an experienced academic publisher.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 06 Dec

      Social media is fuelling alternative realities that are constructed from the perspective of special interest groups driven by subjectivity and emotion. Against this background, how can PhD students succeed in their quest for objective, reliable insights?

      Location: Campus Brussels Health Campus

    • 07 Dec to 08 Dec

      From research question to public defence. This multi-purpose course/seminar presents the stages in handling a PhD and which skills are most needed in doing so, while offering a perspective of the entire research process.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 07 Dec

      The selected student organizations compete at Aula Q with original songs. Who will be the winner of this years 'Vrijzinnig zangfeest'?

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 08 Dec

      Kevin Fonck from McKinsey & Company will give a short introduction into lean management and how it can shape the future of the chemical industry. Entry is free for members of KVCV, 2 € for members of Wetenschappelijke Kring, and 4 € for non-members.

      by https://kvcv.be/index.php/nl/activiteiten-en-nieuws/kalender/500-lean-management-the-philosophy-that-shapes-every-industry

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 12 Dec

      How to create an exam schedule? How to plan ahead?

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 13 Dec to 17 Dec

      Do you prefer preparing for the exams in group? Good news: the study guidance opens extra study spaces from Saturday 16 December until Sunday 4 February.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 13 Dec

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 14 Dec

      How to create an exam schedule? How to plan ahead?

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 14 Dec

      Intriguing film about a forbidden love affair during the Nazi period. With a short introduction and a discussion 'Auf Deutsch'.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 16 Dec

      Saturday 16 December the VUB choir Cafe Latte will be performing at the Brussels Christmas Market.

    • 18 Dec to 24 Dec

      Do you prefer preparing for the exams in group? Good news: the study guidance opens extra study spaces from Saturday 16 December until Sunday 4 February.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 18 Dec

      From 18 to 19 December the Student Information Hub will be open day and night to raise money for charity.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 22 Dec

      Speakers present their on-going research on various topics within the broad Evolution, Complexity and Cognition (ECCO) domain, discussing the ideas in depth and looking for transdisciplinary connections with other topics.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus

    • 26 Dec to 31 Dec

      Do you prefer preparing for your exams in group? Good news: the study guidance opens extra study spaces from Saturday 16 December until Sunday 4 February.

      Location: Campus Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus