Organization:Vesalius College
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| Motto | Scientia Vincere Tenebras (Conquering the darkness through science) |
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| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1987 |
| Dean | Luc Soete and Sven Van Kerckhoven |
Academic staff | 54 |
| Undergraduates | 300 |
| Location | Brussels , Belgium [ ⚑ ] : 50°49′28″N 4°23′54″E / 50.8245°N 4.3984°E |
| [[Social:School colors|Blue & Orange|u}}rs]] | Blue & Orange |
| Mascot | Silver Weasels |
| Website | http://www.vesalius.edu/ |
Vesalius College, also known commonly 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
The college'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 Vrije Universiteit Brussel. It also operates in cooperation with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, using some of its classrooms for lectures.
Facilities
The Pleinlaan campus includes administrative offices, classrooms, a conference room, computer facilities and the Student Lounge and English and Math Workspace. The adjacent campus of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel includes classrooms, large lecture halls (Aula), computer facilities, library, cafeteria, 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:
- Business
- Communications
- International Affairs - Faculty chaired by Tongfi Kim, PhD[3]
- International and European law - Faculty chaired by Kristin Henrard, PhD
There are two MA programmes and a Master preparatory programme:
- MA in Diplomacy and Global Governance (90 or 120 ECTS option)
- MA in Global Peace, Security and Strategic Studies (90 or 120 ECTS option)
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), the official accreditation agency established by international treaty between the Dutch government and the Flemish community government, which is responsible for education in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.
Student life
Internships
Students have the option of applying to participate in the Vesalius Internship Programme (VIP). The VIP is a competitive, graded internship programme that gives students the opportunity to experience an international and professional environment in the ‘Capital of Europe’. Internships are available with government organisations, multinational corporations, NGOs, think tanks, and media centers.
Student organisations
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 are asked to represent their majors on the Student Council where issues regarding the College and academics are discussed and the necessary votes taken. These students are named Major Representatives at the beginning of every academic year.
Clubs
The College hosts a variety of clubs in which the students can participate:
- Music club
- Sports club
Partner Institutions
The College has agreements of varying types with the following colleges, universities and study-abroad organizations:
- The American University, Washington, D.C., United States of America
- Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Brethren Colleges Abroad
- CIEE - The Council for International Educational Exchange
- EDC Paris Business School, Paris, France
- Educational Programmes Abroad, London, United Kingdom
- Huron University College, London, Ontario, Canada
- International Studies Abroad, Austin, Texas , Texas
- Tec de Monterrey, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
- Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
- Kansai Gaidai University, Osaka , Japan
- Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, United States
- Anglo-American University, Prague, Czech Republic
- Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
- San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California , United States
- Solvay Business School, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
- St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Universidad de Especialidades Espiritu Santo, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- Universidad de las Americas, Puebla, Mexico
- University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
References
External links
- Vesalius College Homepage
- More information about higher education in Flanders/Belgium (in English)
- Find an officially-recognised programme of this institution in the Higher Education Register
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