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 | , Belgium 50°49′28″N 4°23′54″E / 50.8245°N 4.3984°E |
Colours | Blue & Orange |
Mascot | Silver Weasels |
Website | http://www.vesalius.edu/ |
Vesalius College, also known as VeCo, is a college in Brussels, Belgium. The college was founded in 1987 and it is named after Andreas Vesalius, one of the pioneers in the study of anatomy who lived during the Renaissance period.
The college operates 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]
VeCo offers three-year bachelor's degree programs in accordance with the Bologna process, as well as one-year master's degree programs. The language of education is in English.
Location and facilities[edit]
VeCo is 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.
The Pleinlaan campus includes administrative offices, classrooms, a conference room, computer facilities, a student lounge. The adjacent campus of the VUB includes classrooms, lecture halls, computer facilities, a library, a cafeteria, and a sports complex.
Programmes[edit]
Vesalius College has four undergraduate majors under the current three-year program:
- Business
- Communications
- International Affairs
- International and European law
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.
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.[3]
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 organizations, think tanks, and media centres.
Student organizations[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 they discuss and votes on issues regarding the College and academics.
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:
- 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
- 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[edit]
- ^ ""We don't want to produce scholars who stay in their ivory t | Vrije Universiteit Brussel". 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Promoted | the new kid on the block".
- ^ "NVAO". www.nvao.net. Retrieved 2024-02-06.