QS University Ranking 2013: 172 Vrije Universiteit Brussel 50

100 Thinking must never submit itself, 172 neither to a dogma, 150 nor to a party, 200 rank nor to a passion, nor to an interest, 250 nor to a preconceived idea,

300 nor to anything whatsoever, except to the facts themselves, 350 year because for it to submit to anything else 2011 2010 2012 2013 2008 2009 would be the end of its existence.

QS Ranking Best Student Cities 2013: 33 Our top scientists make the difference • 1st University in to establish a • Times Higher Education 2013-2014: research council between 251- 275 • 2 Fields medals • Shanghai Jiao Tong Ranking 2013: • 150 research groups Henri Poincaré (1854 - 1912) French mathematician and philosopher of science between 301 - 400 (top 5%) • € 77 million of research resources (based upon performance and merit) • 2,000 publications (2012) VUB Research Budget: € 77 million (2012) • 35 reported inventions (2012) • 105 active patent families • 18 spin-offs 13 million • 76 cooperation contracts in 38 countries Facts and Figures 12 million (2012) 16% 17% 2013-2014 General information Vrije Universiteit Brussel – Campus Pleinlaan 2 | 1050 | Belgium - Europe 59% 24% Vrije Universiteit Brussel – Campus Jette Laarbeeklaan 103 | 1090 Brussels | Belgium - Europe 43% 33 million [E] [email protected] | [W] www.vub.ac.be/en 19 million

Own research means Public funding: fundamental research International Relations and Mobility Office [T] +32 (0)2 614 81 01 | [F] +32 (0)2 614 80 80 Revenues from collaboration [E] [email protected] with private sector Public funding: strategic research [W] www.vub.ac.be/irmo lf 05-2013/X,XXX ex. lf 05-2013/X,XXX Vrije Universiteit Brussel Learning Environment HR Excellence in Research since 2011 is a Belgian public-private university with 180 years of history located in Brussels On campus library, language centre, career centre, sports facilities, restaurant, medical care, counselling, housing support Research clusters The Vrije Universiteit Brussel has research in all disciplines. Some of the major interdisciplinary topics cover “The Circle of Life”, “Brain and Behaviour”, “Building Blocks of Life”, “Light and Extensive programme offer Imaging”… and personal guidance High student satisfaction Research based education With active student participation Dutch taught programmes good 56% Research validation • 29 Bachelor’s • About 25 inventions yearly • 49 Master’s • 105 active patents, patent families and patent applications • 24 Advanced Study Programmes very • 18 active and flourishing spin-offs • 8 Teacher Education Programmes good 31% English taught programmes not ICT Brussels – QS Ranking mediocre very 33 Master’s and Advanced Master’s in bad relevant 6% bad Best Student City 2013: • Engineering & Exact Sciences 3% 4% 33 0% • Life Sciences • Political and geographical centre of Europe, • Highly city: 30% of foreign cosmopolitan • Human Sciences, including Business & home to both the EU- and NATO- origin - 104 languages registered Management / European Studies / American Life headquarters 2012 • English, Dutch and French as main Studies / Communication Studies / Linguistics Sciences • First Congress City in Europe, second in communication languages / Educational Studies the world • Cities such as London, Paris, Frankfurt, 23% of the students have • World’s largest press centre and largest Amsterdam, Köln within easy reach 8 Postgraduate Certificates in: an international background number of diplomats • Unique and cosy centre, known for history, • China Studies 120 nationalities • Home to several representations culture and arts • European Studies € of international institutions • 1.1 million inhabitants Other SPACE • International Business Arbitration 100 % • 1,700 international associations • Life Sciences 23% 47% 30% 11% • Arts 80 % VUB Statistics Collaboration with strategic research centers Annual Budget € 202.3 million • Collaboration with VIB ( Institute for Biotechnology), IMEC (Interuniversity • 8 faculties: 185 PhDs 60 % Microelectronics Centre), VITO (Flemish Institute for Technological Research) and iMinds Arts and Philosophy / Law and Criminology Annual Research Resources € 77 million awarded in 2012 • 2 university’s incubation centers: IICB and ICAB / Medicine and Pharmacy / Physical PhD guidance by dedicated supervisors Qbic Fund - interuniversity seed capital fund Education and Physiotherapy / Psychology Research Centers 150 Research Groups (charter of the good promoter) and 3 Doctoral 40 % • Financing of technology spin-offs from three university associations in Belgium: Brussels, and Educational Sciences / Economic and Schools: Human Sciences / Natural Sciences Global Network Ghent and Antwerp Social Sciences and Solvay Business School 76 Universities and (Bioscience) Engineering / Life Sciences and • Start-up: June 2012 / Engineering Sciences / Science and Bio- in 38 Countries Medicine. 20 % € engineering Sciences • 34.5 million capital and growing Alumni 2012 • Interfaculty Department of Teacher Educa- The Doctoral Schools offer a training programme • Investments in life sciences, new materials and ICT 50,000 0 % tion tailor-made to the needs of the individual PhD- • Multidisciplinary approaches • University Hospital: 721 beds, 288,335 student. consultations and 52,931 hospitalisations Staff More information: http://www.vub.ac.be/phd/ Affiliates and networks University Students english/DoctoralSchools PhD total • Alliance with UGent (University Ghent - • Vesalius College (VECO) Staff VUB Hospital 12,700 Master total VUB) • Univeristy Association Brussels (UAB) Bachelor total

(including (including Students total academic) academic) Two green campuses, the main campus and Professors • Brussels University Alliance (BUA): VUB • Network of Universities from the Capitals 3,000 3,350 the medical campus housing the Faculty 700 national Students total: 12,700 and Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) of Europe (UNICA) of Medicine and Pharmacy, the University international PhD Students: 1,350 • University Centre for Development • Top Industrial Managers for Europe Hospital and a nursing school Master Students: 6,050 Cooperation (UCOS) (T.I.M.E.) Bachelor Students: 5,300 2012