Vesalius College

Coordinates: 50°49′28″N 4°23′54″E / 50.8245°N 4.3984°E / 50.8245; 4.3984
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Vesalius College
MottoScientia Vincere Tenebras (Conquering the darkness through science)
TypePrivate university
Established1987
DeanLuc Soete and Sven Van Kerckhoven
Academic staff
54
Undergraduates300
Location,
Belgium

50°49′28″N 4°23′54″E / 50.8245°N 4.3984°E / 50.8245; 4.3984
ColoursBlue & Orange
MascotSilver Weasels
Websitehttp://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.

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[edit]

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[edit]

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, a sports complex with indoor basketball, tennis and squash courts, and gymnasium facilities.

Programmes[edit]

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

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

  • Master of Arts in Diplomacy and Global Governance (90 or 120 ECTS option)
  • Master of Arts in Global Peace, Security and Strategic Studies (90 or 120 ECTS option).

European Peace and Security Studies[edit]

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[edit]

Internships[edit]

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 organisations, think tanks, and media centres.

Student organisations[edit]

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 issues regarding the College and academics are discussed and voted on.

Vesalius College Sports logo

Clubs[edit]

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

Partner institutions[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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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