| Vesalius College | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Scientia Vincere Tenebras (Conquering the darkness through science) |
| Established | 1987 |
| Type | Private university |
| Dean | Bert Mosselmans |
| Academic staff | 54 |
| Undergraduates | 400 |
| Location | Brussels, Belgium |
| Colours | Blue & Orange |
| Mascot | Silver Weasels |
| Website | http://www.vesalius.edu/ |
Vesalius College, also known commonly as VeCo is a Liberal Arts 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 Bachelors Degree programmes in accordance with the Bologna process. Vesalius College is one of the few educational institutions in Belgium teaching exclusively in English. It has a relatively small Student Body of around 300 students - a quarter of whom are "study abroad" students who are visiting the college for one or two semesters to indulge themselves in rich Belgian and European culture and obtain transfer credits back at their home universities.
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The college has its own administration buildings, lecture rooms and other offices located at the 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 the classrooms for lectures.
On the Pleinlaan campus, Vesalius College has its administrative offices, classrooms, a conference room, computer and laptop facilities as well as the Student Lounge and the Writing Centre.
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 Majors under the current three-year program:
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, that is responsible for education in the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium (Flanders).
The Student Body elects a Student Government every academic year starting at the Fall until the end of Spring. The Vesalius Student Government or VSG for short includes four members: a president, vice-president, treasurer and secretary. A technical representative acts as a fifth member.
Students are asked to represent their Majors on the Student Council in which issues regarding the school and all things academic are discussed and necessary votes taken.
The college also hosts a variety of clubs with which the students can participate:
At present, the College has agreements of varying types with the following colleges, universities and study abroad organizations: