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 | Joachim Koops |
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Academic staff
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54 |
| Undergraduates | 300 |
| Location |
Brussels, Belgium 50°49′28″N 4°23′54″E / 50.8245°N 4.3984°ECoordinates: 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 commonly as VeCo, is a college situated in the heart of Brussels, Belgium. The college is operated in association with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. It is named after Andreas Vesalius, one of the first and foremost 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. Vesalius College is one of the few educational institutions in Belgium which teaches exclusively in English.
The college has its own administration buildings, lecture rooms and other offices 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.
On the Pleinlaan campus, Vesalius College has its administrative offices, classrooms, a conference room, computer facilities as well as the Student Lounge and the English and Math Workspace. Vesalius College also shares the facilities of the adjacent campus of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, such as classrooms, the large lecture halls (Aula), computer facilities, the library, the cafeteria, the sports complex with indoor basketball, tennis and squash courts, and gymnasium facilities.
Vesalius College has three Undergraduate Majors under the current three-year program:
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.
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