Vesalius College

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Vesalius College
Vesalius College logo.png
MottoScientia Vincere Tenebras (Conquering the darkness through science)
Type Private university
Established1987
Dean Luc Soete and Sven Van Kerckhoven
Academic staff
54
Undergraduates 300
Location
Brussels
,
Belgium

50°49′28″N4°23′54″E / 50.8245°N 4.3984°E / 50.8245; 4.3984
Colours Blue & Orange
MascotSilver Weasels
Website http://www.vesalius.edu/

Vesalius College, also known as VeCo, is a college in Brussels, Belgium. The college is operated in association with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). In February 2021, VeCo entered into an alliance with the VUB's Institute for European Studies, under the name Brussels School of Governance. [1] [2] Vesalius College is named after Andreas Vesalius, one of the pioneers in the study of anatomy who lived during the Renaissance period.

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The college was founded in 1987 and offers three-year bachelor's degree programs in accordance with the Bologna process, as well as one-year master's degree programs. Vesalius College is one of the few educational institutions in Belgium that teaches only in English.

Location

VeCo's administration buildings, lecture rooms and other offices are located at Pleinlaan 5 in the Brussels borough of Ixelles, adjacent to the main Etterbeek campus of the VUB. VeCo also operates in cooperation with the VUB, using some of its classrooms for lectures.

Facilities

The Pleinlaan campus includes administrative offices, classrooms, a conference room, computer facilities, a student lounge, and an English and mathematics workspace. The adjacent campus of the VUB includes classrooms, large lecture halls (Aula), computer facilities, a library, a cafeteria, and a sports complex with indoor basketball, tennis and squash courts, and gymnasium facilities.

Programmes

Vesalius College has four undergraduate majors under the current three-year program:

There are two master's programmes and a master's preparatory programme:

European Peace and Security Studies

The International Affairs curriculum also includes the Undergraduate Certificate in European Peace and Security Studies (EPSS). Taught jointly by Vesalius College, the Belgian Royal Military Academy, the Institute for European Studies (IES) and the University of Kent, the course critically assesses the responses of NATO, the EU and the United Nations.

All three majors are accredited by the Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Organisation (Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatie Organisatie, NVAO). NAVO is the independent accreditation body established by international treaty between the Government of the Netherlands and the Flemish community government, responsible for education in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. [4]

Student life

Internships

VeCo offers the Versalius Internship Programme (VIP), a competitive, graded internship programme that gives students the opportunity to experience an international and professional environment in Brussels. Internships are available with government organisations, multinational corporations, non-government organizations, think tanks, and media centres.

Student organizations

The student body elects a student government every academic year. The Vesalius Student Government (VSG) includes four members: a president, vice-president and treasurer, an internal affairs representative, an external affairs representative, and a social affairs representative.

Students, referred to as Major Representatives, represent their majors on the VSG where they discuss and votes on issues regarding the College and academics.

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Vesalius College Sports logo

Clubs

VeCo hosts a variety of clubs in which students can participate, including a music club and a sports club.

Partner institutions

The College has agreements of varying types with the following colleges, universities and study-abroad organisations:

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  1. ↑ https://www.vub.be/en/news/we-dont-want-produce-scholars-who-stay-in-their-ivory-t
  2. ↑ https://www.brusselstimes.com/160836/the-new-kid-on-the-block
  3. ↑ "KIM Tongfi, PhD". Vesalius College.
  4. ↑ "NVAO". www.nvao.net. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
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