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Prof. Jan CORNELIS, vicerector International Policy Dr. Jacqueline COUDER, Head International Office www.vub.ac.be international.relations@vub.ac.be Brussels, EU center EU- /NATO- headquarters Worlds largest press centre Largest

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  • Prof. Jan CORNELIS, vicerector International Policy
  • Dr. Jacqueline COUDER, Head International Office

www.vub.ac.be international.relations@vub.ac.be

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13-2-2017

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Brussels, EU center

  • EU- /NATO- headquarters
  • World’s largest press centre
  • Largest diplomats community
  • First Congress City in Europe
  • 1.1 million inhabitants
  • 104 different languages
  • 33% inhabitants of foreign
  • rigin
  • Largest student city in

Belgium: 90 000 students

  • 33th Best Student City 2013
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Brussels, traditional knowledge center

1th Solvay conference 1911, changing the world of physics

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  • 1. Max Planck
  • 2. Ernest Solvay
  • 3. Marie Curie
  • 4. Henri Poincaré
  • 5. Albert Einstein
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Belgium, Flanders, Brussels

  • 3 Regions:

Territorial matters (economy, employment, agriculture, water policy, housing, public works, energy, transport, the environment, town and country planning, nature conservation, credit, and foreign trade) – Flemish Region (Flanders) – Walloon Region (Wallonia) – Brussels Capital Region (Brussels)

  • 3 Communities:

individuals (culture, education, use of language) – Flemish speaking – French speaking – German Speaking

FLANDERS=Flemish Region + Flemish Community

  • 4 linguistic regimes

– Flemish (NL) area – French (FR) area – German (DE) area – Bilingual Brussels-Capital area FR/NL: ±85% FR-speaking, ±15% NL-speaking

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Higher Education in Flanders

UNIVERSITIES COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION

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Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

  • Sciences & Engineering, Human Sciences, Life Sciences & Medicine
  • 8 faculties, 2 international campuses in the city
  • English and Dutch taught programmes
  • Department of Teacher Education
  • Public – private university
  • Brussels university hospital
  • €232 Mio operations budget
  • Plus €94 Mio research budget
  • Largest Dutch employer

in Brussels (6,780 people)

  • 13920 students
  • 127 nationalities
  • 21% international students
  • >15% PhD-students
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Brussels Health Campus

  • 721 beds
  • 305 875 consultations/yr
  • 54 201 hospitalisations/yr
  • 3 450 staff, incl. academics
  • 10 expert research domains
  • Pioneer in ‘end of life’ care
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VUB roots

  • 1830: Belgium, an independent Country
  • 1834: University in Brussels, French spoken (ULB)
  • 1963: All faculties at ULB offer courses in Dutch
  • 1970: VUB independence act, full programmes in Dutch
  • 2011: Foundation of Brussels University Alliance by VUB & ULB
  • Today: large selection of programmes in English

‘Vrije’ - Free (English) – Frei (German)?

  • Research and thought without dogma
  • Open atmosphere of tolerance and diversity
  • Active pluralism, respect, open mindedness
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Rankings

194 200-300 301-350

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Internationalisation….

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co-defines the quality of our actions

international comparison – benchmarking through colaboration reach a level beyond the individual capacity

co-defines the image and reputation of the university

higher education is happening in an international setting external funding acquisition, choice of best researchers

is arising from our tradition of humanism and world citizenship

Free Inquiry in our daily education & research

instigates intercultural dialogue (diversity)

internationalisation@home confrontation is breeding ground for innovation

VUB as a responsible actor towards society

governmental funding

as a responsible actor towards development cooperation

  • ne of the many aspects of internationalisation

as a responsible actor towards students and researchers

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Student numbers – national versus international

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8 Faculties

  • Economic & Social Sciences and Solvay Business School
  • Science & Bio-Engineering Sciences
  • Physical Education & Physiotherapy
  • Psychology & Educational Sciences
  • Arts & Philosophy
  • Law & Criminology
  • Medicine & Pharmacy
  • Engineering Sciences

86 %

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VUB education: excellent student/staff ratio

Highly personalised Open-door policy Small groups Hands-on experience Multidisciplinary approach Pioneer in offering education e.g. ICT Creating strong individuals Commited to sustainable society Intercultural attitude Independent, with inquiring attitude High employability

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Novel situations require new skills

Novel situations

  • Scale and complexity of issues are getting bigger
  • Global challenges: e.g. climate change, green footprint, ageing

society … get also economic value as the urgency to solve them increases New skills

  • Increased global interconnectivity: diversity and adaptability
  • Interpretation of complex data: critical thinking, understand

concepts across multiple disciplines (thematic rather than monodisciplinary curricula)

  • Change in communication: multimedia literacy
  • Operate in different cultural settings: interculturalty, languages
  • Virtual collaboration: leadership and teamwork talents in mixed

virtual/physical teams

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University & changing responsibility

  • Prepare for new career paths:

Longer careers up to 60 years A new job more frequently Shorter economic cycles (decade) Talent competition Need for lifelong SKILLS oriented learning instead

  • f early qualifications-focused education

Our graduates should

  • contribute to social cohesion
  • improve productivity and growth
  • keep high level of employment
  • enhance economic prosperity

university Education & Research Knowledge exchange Innovation Business / community

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INTERNATIONALISATION IS A STRATEGIC PRIORITY

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VUB education

  • Programmes

– 107 Dutch taught programmes overall – 1 English taught Bachelor in Social Sciences – 33 English taught Master / Advanced Master programmes – 8 English taught Postgraduate Certificate programmes – 3 Multidisciplinary Doctoral Schools – 5 Double degree Engineering Master programmes

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Student numbers – main nationalities

71% are internationals in the English taught MAs/MNMs/PGs

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Student numbers

EEA vs. NonEEA registrations in English taught MAs/MNMs/PGs

Romania 8% China 6% Turkey 6% Cameroon 6% Greece 5% Bulgaria 4% Italy 4% Spain 3% Netherlands 3% Vietnam 3% Other 52% Netherland s 21% Germany 10% China 5% Romania 4% Italy 4% Spain 4% Greece 3% Turkey 3% Iran 2% Cameroon 2% Other 42%

  • verall
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Knowledge centers

Knowledge center for Economic Diplomacy and International Enterpreneurship Certificate programmes Study and research facility in European Studies, on the role of the EU Advanced master programmes

IIHE: Interuniversity Institute for high energy Physics IB2: Interuniversity Institite for Bioinformatics in Brussels (ULB-VUB) The EU-China Higher Education Research Center - ECHE

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Services

  • Green VUB campuses in city center
  • Broad range of on-campus facilities:

– On campus libraries – Language center – Career center – Sports facilities – Medical care – Counselling – Housing support – Restaurants and cafés

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Research Clusters

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Research excellence

  • € 94 million research budget (self generated)
  • 158 research groups, including pioneer photonics lab in Belgium

and key positions at CERN in Switzerland

  • Research validation activities:

– VUB industrial gateway – Interuniveristy seed capital (spin-offs) – VUB science communication platform

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Research valorisation

  • 2 incubation centers ICAB Brussels and IICB Zellik
  • 25 active spin-off companies
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INVOLVEMENT UNIVERSITY INVOLVEMENT ECONOMICAL/SOCIETAL ACTORS

 Mobility  Group mobility  Joint curriculum development  Joint double diploma programmes  Other  Jointly supervised PhD  Joint / double diploma PhD  Joint research  Joint international research groups  Other  Joint technology watch  Joint technology / knowledge transfer  Incubator privileges  Science & techology parks  Interregional collaboration  Career centers  Other

EDUCATION RESEARCH SOCIETAL IMPACT SOCIETAL IMPACT EDUCATION RESEARCH

VUB PARTNER

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VUB Connected

  • Alliance with Ghent University
  • Brussels University Alliance with ULB
  • Vesalius College, Brussels
  • University Association Brussels (UAB)
  • Kent University – Brussels branch
  • University Centre for Development Cooperation (UCOS)
  • Network of Universities in the Capitals of Europe (UNICA)
  • Top Industrial Managers for Europe (T.I.M.E.)
  • Privileged Partnership Northwestern Polytechnical University

(China)

  • 497 agreements with 245 partner universities for student

exchange and other scholarship programmes

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State of the Art programmes International character Industrial internship Renowned professors Campus life International network Career

  • pportunities
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The place to be….welcome

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THANK YOU international.relations@vub.ac.be