A BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF OUR UNIVERSITY
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A BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF OUR UNIVERSITY FACTS AND FIGURES
Everything you wanted to know about Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Our place in Brussels and the broader international context. Where we stand in global rankings. Our history and milestones: the basis for our values today. Who our students are, where they come from and what they are studying. How our alumni find their place on the job market. Academic and supporting staff: they are there for you every day. How our campuses not only grow but become futureproof. Which budgets finance leading research and what the results are. How innovation leads to patents, entrepreneurship and successful spin-offs. Where our university hospital UZ Brussel is and what pioneering science is carried out there. We continue to work together towards a sustainable university, committed to a better society.
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CONTENT #WEAREVUB ............................................................................................................ 5 BRUSSELS: EASY ACCESS ...................................................................................... 6 BRUSSELS: BEATING HEART OF EUROPE .............................................................. 7 BRUSSELS: OUR LIVING LAB .................................................................................. 8 CAMPUSES ............................................................................................................ 10 VUB ESTATE 2021 ................................................................................................. 11 NEW VUB DATA CENTRE ...................................................................................... 12 HUMANISTIC SCULPTURE PARK & LIVING CAMPUS WALK ............................. 13 NETWORK .............................................................................................................. 14 ASSOCIATION PROJECTS VUB-ULB 15 #WEAREVUB 16 RANKINGS 2021 18 HISTORY ................................................................................................................ 20 STUDENTS & EDUCATION ................................................................................... 22 STUDENTS ............................................................................................................. 23 STUDENTS BY FACULTY ....................................................................................... 24 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ............................................................................... 25 EXCHANGE STUDENTS ........................................................................................ 26 STUDENT HOUSING .............................................................................................. 27 INCLUSIVE UNIVERSITY ....................................................................................... 28 INNOVATION IN EDUCATION ............................................................................... 32 STUDY & TOP SPORT ............................................................................................ 38 VUB ALUMNI 41 ALUMNI 2021 42 ALUMNI RELATIONS 2018-2021 .......................................................................... 43 VUB STAFF ............................................................................................................ 44 VUB STAFF ............................................................................................................ 45 STAFF & GENDER .................................................................................................. 46 RESEARCH & INNOVATION ................................................................................. 47 EXCELLENT SCIENCE ........................................................................................... 48 RESEARCH BUDGET .............................................................................................. 50 HORIZON 2020 PILLAR I EXCELLENT SCIENCE ................................................. 52 EXCELLENT SCIENCE IN & FOR BRUSSELS .................................................... 53 HIGH LEVEL RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS ............................................................ 54 SCIENCE OUTREACH ............................................................................................. 55 DOCTORAL SCHOOLS ........................................................................................ 56 JOINT PHDS 57 DOCTORAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES 58 INNOVATION: TOGETHER WE CONNECT SCIENCE & SOCIETY 60 POLICY HIGHLIGHTS .......................................................................................... 62 INNOVATION & EU PROJECTS .......................................................................... 63 VUB: EVERY DONATION RETURNS .................................................................... 64 CONNECTING ACADEMIA AND SOCIETY ......................................................... 66 UZ BRUSSEL, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ............................................................... 69 UZ BRUSSEL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL .................................................................. 70 UZ BRUSSEL & FACULTY OF MEDICINE & PHARMACY ...................................... 71 UZ BRUSSEL, A PIONEER ...................................................................................... 73 EUTOPIA, EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY ............................................................................ 74 CONNECTING RESEARCH COMMUNITIES WITHIN EUROPE & BEYOND ............ 75 EUTOPIA EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY ....................................................................... 77 #THEWORLDNEEDSYOU 78 SUSTAINABLE UNIVERSITY 79 THE WORLD NEEDS YOU - CAMPAIGNS .............................................................. 83 VUB EQUALITY ACTION PLAN .............................................................................. 84 TRANSGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR 2021 .................................................................... 85 COMPASSIONATE UNIVERSITY ........................................................................... 86 FINANCES ............................................................................................................. 87 BALANCE SHEET 2021 ......................................................................................... 88 PROFIT & LOSS STATEMENT 2021 ...................................................................... 90 3
4 Caroline Pauwels, Former rector of VUB (2016-2022) “VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL IS AN INTERNATIONALLY ORIENTED UNIVERSITY IN BRUSSELS, THE HEART OF EUROPE. BY PROVIDING EXCELLENT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON A HUMAN SCALE, VUB WANTS TO MAKE AN ACTIVE AND COMMITTED CONTRIBUTION TO A BETTER SOCIETY.” VUB – URBAN, ENGAGED UNIVERSITY
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Brussels BELGIUM FROM BRUSSELS TO MAIN CAMPUS çè BRUSSELS AIRPORT 2 hours 25 minutes 1 hour 20 minutes 2 trains/hour 2 hours 3 hours London Paris Amsterdam Frankfurt BRUSSELS: EASY ACCESS 6
BRUSSELS: BEATING HEART OF EUROPE
• > 1.2 million inhabitants • 30% of foreign origin • 108 languages • 4th most important business city in Europe • > 2,000 international institution headquarters • International decision-making centre • EU & NATO headquarters • 1st city in Europe for conferences • Largest diplomatic community in Europe World’s largest press centre • 1,200 accredited journalists • 979 foreign journalists 7
• Welcoming policy for international students • Individual and group study coaching • City becomes classroom • Connecting students, Brussels & the professional world BRUSSELS CITY CAMPUS MAIN CAMPUS NEAR ULB* BRUSSELS HEALTH CAMPUS @UZ BRUSSEL** CONNECTED KNOWLEDGE CENTRES * ULB = Université Libre de Bruxelles * * UZ Brussel = University hospital, ‘Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel’ BRUSSELS: OUR LIVING LAB 8
Caroline Pauwels, Former rector of VUB (2016-2022) “BRUSSELS IS OUR LIVING LAB. AS AN ENGAGED UNIVERSITY, WE WANT TO HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR METROPOLIS. OUR STUDENTS, LECTURERS AND RESEARCHERS USE THEIR EXPERTISE TO MAKE BRUSSELS STRONGER AND PROVIDE ANSWERS TO METROPOLITAN AND SOCIETAL CHALLENGES.” MORE THAN JUST STUDYING THE WORLD NEEDS YOU 9
VUB Main Campus VUB Health Campus VUB Usquare Campus VUB Kunstwet Campus VUB Photonics Campus VUB Konekt Campus Oranjerie & COOVI Campuses A BIRD’S EYE VIEW FUTURE INVESTMENTS IN ELSENE • 2024 Learning & Innovation Center (VUB-ULB) ICT Science & Technology Park (VUB-ULB) study & recreation facilities • 2025 Usquare (VUB-ULB) • 2024 V-ally renovation (first phase) auditoria, labs and workspaces • 2023 Building G, 2 lab floors and 1 technical floor state of the art labs, workspaces and meeting rooms • 2024 Braem building renovation & conservation Elsene Jette Elsene Elsene Gooik Brussel Diest, Leuven & Anderlecht research groups incubators FABLAB +/- 600 student rooms CAMPUSES 10
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120,000 m² green areas
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ELECTRICAL POWER BATTERIES COOLING CAPACITY OF 405 KW · POD: 200 kW · Network + Minkels: 64 kW Of which 210 KW for POD TOTAL NUMBER RACKS: 60 ELECTRICAL POWER EMERGENCY GENERATOR: 1.2 MW · Electricity: 5 · Supporting: 21 · IT: 34 Cooling & Electricity Improvement IT installation POD Improvement buildings Transfo & Emergency generator ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSFORMER 1 MW SAFE LOCATION FOR SERVERS RESEARCH GROUPS 37,000 METRES UTP CABLES Installation in a rack Connectivity: high-speed 10 Gbps and more for normal interfaces and 1 Gbps for Out-of-Band Management Secure access and fire protection Availability monitoring as basic function Performance monitoring Backup & data recovery for virtual machines FLOOR AREA 110 M³ TOTAL INVESTMENT 2,647,000 EUROS NEW VUB DATA CENTRE 12
HUMANISTIC SCULPTURE PARK & LIVING CAMPUS WALK
The Humanistic Sculpture park is a unique open-air museum with a permanent and temporary art collection. All the artworks symbolise or question the values and philosophy of VUB.
The Living Campus Walk is an exploration of the fauna and flora that grows and flourishes on our campus.
Visit our campuses in 360° images at https://virtualtour.vub.be
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European University Associaton (EUA) alumni of total university network
VUB China Network
University Association
Brussels (UAB)
Scholars at Risk Alliance with Ghent University
Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe (UNICA)
Student exchanges with 272 partner universities & 153 MoUs with 137 institutions Brussels University Alliance Grupo Coimbra Brasil University Centre for Development Cooperation (UCOS) International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe (IMISCOE)
Brussels Academy for China and European Studies (BACES) Top Industrial Managers for Europe (T.I.M.E.)
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Graduation ceremony at Brussels’ Grote Markt Pride parade, open-minded universities St-Vé (small edition due to Covid-19) Difference Day with joint Honoris Causa ULBVUB for Svetlana Alexievich in May 2021 SOCIETY Cyclocross ULB-VUB
Joint PhD’s ULB-VUB Launch of FARI: AI for the Common Good Institute
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The world needs you 2020 - ... HISTORY 16 https://www.vub.be/theworldneedsyou ° ULB, University in Brussels, French spoken ° Belgium ° VUB independent, with full programmes in Dutch Start European University EUTOPIA All ULB faculties offer courses in Dutch ° Brussels University Alliance (VUB-ULB) 2019 1830 1963 2011 19701834 NL
“THINKING MUST NEVER SUBMIT ITSELF, NEITHER TO A DOGMA, NOR TO A PARTY, NOR TO A PASSION, NOR TO AN INTEREST, NOR TO A PRECONCEIVED IDEA, NOR TO ANYTHING WHATSOEVER, EXCEPT TO THE FACTS THEMSELVES, BECAUSE FOR IT TO SUBMIT TO ANYTHING ELSE WOULD BE THE END OF ITS EXISTENCE.” Poincaré (1854-1912)
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• Warm • Open • Eager to learn • Connected • Inclusive OUR VALUES 17
“QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS® HAS VUB AMONG THE TOP 20% OF UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD. WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKING PUTS VUB IN THE ELITE TOP 300 BASED ON RESEARCH, EDUCATION, EMPLOYER REPUTATION AND INTERNATIONAL ORIENTATION. WITH U-MULTIRANK,YOU CAN COMPARE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR INTERESTS. INDICATORS SUCH AS EDUCATION, RESEARCH, KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER, INTERNATIONAL ORIENTATION AND REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT TRANSLATE, INTO 10 ‘A’ SCORES.” Romain Meeusen, Vice-rector Internationalisation VUB 18
RANKINGS 2021
50 of 115 in 72 places higher than in 2005 VUB is in the top 20% best universities worldwide VUB is in the top 18% 251-300 of 1,526 in 201-300 of 1,000 in 200 of 1,002 in
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UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2021
U-MULTIRANK
Multi-dimensional ranking and comparison tool of higher education institutions. Every user – student, researcher, decision maker - can create their own mixture of performance indicators across five dimensions:
· teaching and learning
· research
· knowledge transfer
· international orientation
· regional engagement.
U-Multirank visualises the results with sunbursts. Each ‘ray’ represents one of the 30-plus U-Multirank indicators. The longer the ray, the better the performance of an institution on the selected indicator.
VUB’s overall profile for 2021 shows top performance across various indicators, with 15 ‘A’ (very good) scores overall.
student mix desirability affordability IN 2019 WITH STRONG SCORES IN*:
* No surveys have been done in 2020-2021.
QS BEST STUDENT CITIES
BRUSSELS
QS rankings are reputation-driven, with 50% of an institution’s score derived from surveys.
The capital of Belgium and headquarters of the European Union, Brussels is known for its international character – and this is reflected in the high proportion of international students at its universities. As well as being known for its international diversity and central role in European politics, Brussels is also famed for its chocolate shops, comic strip art, pubs, cafés and attractive architecture.
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“ACCORDING TO THE QS BEST STUDENT CITIES, STUDENTS RATE BRUSSELS AS THE 50TH BEST STUDENT CITY FOR ITS INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MIX, ATTRACTIVENESS AND AFFORDABILITY. ON THE GREEN CAMPUSES YOU CAN ENJOY RESEARCH-DRIVEN EDUCATION IN SMALL GROUPS: 174 STUDY PROGRAMMES, 52 OF WHICH ARE IN ENGLISH. 22.8% OF OUR STUDENT POPULATION IS INTERNATIONAL, WITH 147 DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES. ” Romain Meeusen, Vice-rector Internationalisation VUB 21
STUDENTS & EDUCATION
174 STUDY PROGRAMMES 11.53% FIRST-TIME UNIVERSITY STUDENTS 2,357 52 ENGLISH-TAUGHT, 122 DUTCH-TAUGHT ENROLMENTS IN STUDY PROGRAMMES 8,477 5,825 1,977 241 316 2,585 2,248 861 Bachelor’s Master’s PhD Postgraduates Teacher training Preparation courses Other (credit students, Erasmus students ...) * Total of all study programmes does not = # students Advanced master’s * * +6.48% 57% Women 43% Men new measuring method (unique students, preparation courses included) VUB + EHB (ERASMUSHOGESCHOOL BRUSSEL) 26,878 STUDENTS 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 9,687 students 2017 2018 2018 2019 19,156 students 2019 2020 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 9,687 students 2017 2018 2018 2019 19,156 students 2019 2020 STUDENTS 2020-2021 23 +10.99%
SOCIAL SCIENCES & SOLVAY BUSINESS SCHOOL 5,253 students 775 first-time university students 30% international ARTS & PHILOSOPHY 1,490 students 171 first-time university students 19% international LAW & CRIMINOLOGY 2,711 students 376 first-time university students 9% international SCIENCES & BIO-ENGINEERING SCIENCES 1,879 students 240 first-time university students 31% international MEDICINE & PHARMACY 2,254 students 242 first-time university students 15% international ENGINEERING 1,486 students 159 first-time university students 41% international PSYCHOLOGY & EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES 2,133 students 285 first-time university students 11% international PHYSICAL EDUCATION & PHYSIOTHERAPY 1,069 students 162 first-time university students 8% international OTHER 2,593 students (for example Teacher Training MILO [Multidisciplinair Instituut Lerarenopleiding]) 52% +11% -9% +2% +18% +14% +7% +15% +7% -10% -25% +14% +7% +1% +5% +4% -4% 45% 24% 40% 62% 48% 68% 32% 66% 34% 83% 17% 55% 76% 60 % 38% 2020-2021 2020-2021 versus 2019-2020 versus 2019-2020 STUDENTS BY FACULTY 24
1 34 2 5 4 2 3 1 5 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN STUDY PROGRAMMES 12.2% 27.8% 52.4% 24.0% 18.8% Bachelor: 1,033 Master: 1,624 PhD: 1,037 Other: 1,277 Advanced master: 162 CHINA: 268 (5.7%) CAMEROON : 87 (1.9%) INDIA: 137 (2.9%) TURKEY: 103 (2.2%) NETHERLANDS: 611 (13.1%) SPAIN: 206 (4.4%) GERMANY: 207 (4.4%) FRANCE: 159 (3.4%) IRAN: 174 (3.7%) 147 NATIONALITIES 22.8% 46.3% 53.7% EEA COUNTRIES: 2,162 NON-EEA COUNTRIES: 2,506 4,668 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TOP 5 EEA* COUNTRIES TOP 5 NON-EEA COUNTRIES 55% 45% EEA: European Economic Area* ITALY: 284 (6.1%) INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 25
3 TOP 5 INCOMING COUNTRIES* 1 ITALY 25 6 23 11 16 10 7 69 4 2 SPAIN 5 GERMANY 4 POLAND 3 MOROCCO TOP 5 OUTGOING COUNTRIES 3 SPAIN 1 GERMANY 4 THE NETHERLANDS 5 FINLAND 2 SWEDEN 152 students 7 incoming students 73 students 35 countries* 22 countries 20 EEA** - 15 NON-EEA countries 3 outgoing students 20 EEA** , 2 non-EEA countries 2020-2021 INCOMING STUDENTS E-BELGICA (ERASMUS BELGICA) 38% 37% 57% 67% 62% 63% 43% 33% based on students’ nationality EEA: European Economic Area* ** EXCHANGE STUDENTS 26 2020-2021 OUTGOING STUDENTS1 5 1 4 23 2 5 4
ELSENE 1,294 rooms JETTE 246 rooms 1,540 VUB ROOMS +/- 4,500 PRIVATE PARTNERS ROOMS 2027 UNDER CONSTRUCTION +465 NEW STUDENT ROOMS 127 VUB, 292 ULB, 46 BRUSSELS STUDENTS USQUARE (VUB-ULB) STUDENT HOUSES XY (NEW: 2019) U-RESIDENCE STUDENT HOUSE NIEUWELAAN (*2008) Brik STUDENT HOUSES JETTE (*2007) Bru Upkot STUDENT HOUSE SCHOOFSLAAN (**1996) & TRIOMFLAAN (2000) Jet Upkot SVKS Brusello XL Brik MyKot database OCCUPATION 24.8% international students IN DEVELOPMENT ON USQUARE (VUB-ULB) • +465 new student rooms • 127 VUB, 292 ULB, 46 other • Timing: 2027 650 95 rooms 340 400 rooms 130 studios 3500 rooms and studios 246 304 * Renovated ** Renovation planned in 2024 216 studios VUB-ULB, of which 108 for VUB 143 studios, of which 91 for VUB 380 rooms and studios Social Housing Office for Students with limited income STUDENT HOUSING 27
OPEN CAMPUS • Welcoming policy for international students • Individual and group study coaching PARTICIPATION • Students participate in rector elections • 10% students represented in all decision-making MELDPUNT - REPORT IT • ‘Unwanted and inappropriate behaviour’: report it! • For students and staff EQUALITY ACTION PLAN 2021-2024 • For students and staff neutral: 11.98% EDUCATION SURVEY 2020-2021 75.53% are ‘rather satisfied, satisfied or very satisfied’ very satisfied: 9.64% satisfied: 37.24% rather satisfied: 28.65% rather unsatisfied: 7.55% unsatisfied: 3.91% very unsatisfied: 1.04% Students appreciate education at VUB 26.1% WORKING STUDENTS* 5,332 18.6% SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS 3,813 INCLUSIVE UNIVERSITY VUB WAS ONE OF THE FIRST UNIVERSITIES TO WELCOME WORKING STUDENTS 28
“VUB WAS ONE OF THE FIRST UNIVERSITIES TO WELCOME WORKING STUDENTS. IN 2019, THE EDUCATION ON OFFER FOR WORKING STUDENTS IS STILL IN PROGRESS. IN THE PAST, VUB SAW MAINLY WORKING STUDENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE A HIGHER EDUCATION DIPLOMA. TODAY, MOST WORKING STUDENTS ALREADY HAVE A DEGREE. THEY WANT AN ADDITIONAL MASTER’S DEGREE TO MOVE UP THE LADDER. BUT MORE STUDENTS ALSO WANT TO CHANGE DIRECTION IN THEIR LIVES AND TAKE A MASTER’S DEGREE WITH US IN A COMPLETELY NEW AREA. VUB IS THINKING MORE ABOUT FOCUSING ON MASTER’S PROGRAMMES BECAUSE MORE AND MORE INCOMING WORKING STUDENTS ALREADY HAVE A DEGREE. MORE ATTENTION IS ALSO PAID TO BLENDED LEARNING.”
Jan Danckaert, Rector a.i. and former vice-rector Education & Student Policy VUB
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811 STUDENTS WITH REFLEX* STATUS 164 159 64 98 47 14 50 4 142 69 Psychology & Educational Sciences Social Sciences & Solvay Business School Arts & Philosophy Medicine & Pharmacy Physical Education & Physiotherapy Cooperation agreements Engineering MILO Law & Criminology Sciences & Bio-Engineering Sciences PER FACULTY 403 77 13 44 15 11 8 81 * Reflex stands for reasonable flexibility, involving adjustments to teaching and examination regulations. 140 61 Learning disability Chronic illness Multiple functional limitation Psychiatric disorder Functional movement disorder Functional visual loss Auditory function deficit Other Attention & concentration disorder Autism spectrum disorder TYPE INCLUSIVE UNIVERSITY 30
INCLUSIVE UNIVERSITY VUB STUDENT REFUGEE PROGRAMME 8 9 1 1 3 1 1 Palestine Syria 24 refugee students Afghanistan Georgia Turkey Liberia Iraq 58.3% 41.7% 31 17 3 1 1 1 Social Sciences & Solvay Business School Medicine & Pharmacy Psychology and Educational Sciences Engineering Arts & Philosophy Law and Criminology PER FACULTY 12 20 12 4 Bachelor English-taught Master Dutch-taught STUDY PROGRAMME LANGUAGE 1
INNOVATION IN EDUCATION
EDUCATION @VUB IS ENTREPRENEURIAL & AMBITIOUS
TRAINING STUDENTS TO THE BIG 5 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS ACCORDING TO WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM become CRITICAL THINKING INDIVIDUALS Complex problem solving participate in FREE INQUIRY Critical thinking become WORLD CITIZENS People management be ENGAGED for a better society Creativity be PREPARED FOR THEIR CAREER Emotional intelligence
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NEW IN 2020-2021 NEW STUDY PROGRAMMES 2021 Postgraduate Manual Therapy Bachelor Maths & Data Science (1st university in Flanders) 5 Interdisciplinary courses on urban engaged university: - Sustainability - Trade mission - Academic Dutch - StadsSalonsUrbains - Data-driven technology and society Postgaduate Advanced Echocardiography Postgraduate Practical Humanism NOVA ACADEMY UGent, UAntwerp and VUB signed a cooperation agreement on lifetime learning in June 2020. The purpose of this agreement is to strengthen lifetime learning assets in regional clusters in Flanders, through the creation of the Nova Academy. NEW IN MASTER’S PROGRAMS • Master of Chemistry: Analytical and Environmental Chemistry and Chemical Theory, (Bio)Molecular Design and Synthesis • Master of Biology: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems • Master of Applied Sciences and Engineering: Computer Science (Data Management and Analytics) • Master of Biomedic sciences: Biomedical research, Management and corporate life, Klinical Biomedical sciences INNOVATION IN EDUCATION 33
“THROUGH ITS EDUCATION OFFER, VUB IS CONTINUING TO RESPOND TO SOCIETY’S CURRENT NEEDS. WE PLAYED SUCH A PIONEERING ROLE 40 YEARS AGO WITH OUR COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAMME, AND WITH THIS NEW PATH WE HOPE TO REPEAT THAT.” 34 Jan Danckaert, Rector a.i. and former vice-rector Education and Student Policy
VUB FOR SCHOOLS • DataBuzz - Mobile digital education lab • Wiskunnend Wiske • “Lesmarathon seksuele beleving” SUCCESS & CAREER TOOLS • DualCareerTools.com, online platform Top Sport & Study • VUB Ethics Casebook, a guide for research ethics • Academy for Digital & Data Talent - LLL for Staff BROOC A free Massive Online Open Course on Brussels START.VUB.BE The incubator for student entrepreneurs Coaching, co-working space and network hub INNOVATION IN EDUCATION 35
SUSTAINABLE I-BUILDING INNOVATION IN EDUCATION
STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY • open, bright and modern hall • 14 new teaching aula’s/ teaching rooms • HVAC based on heat recovery and CO2 detection • movement- and daylight-controlled LED lighting • Teleclassing devices level up audio and video to experiences • When all seats are occupied, the professor can stream their lesson next door • Extra diagonal projection screens for students • Audio-controlled cameras • Notes on screen can be forwarded to students • Tutorial videos for professors - assistance on location @launch
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NEW WAYS OF LEARNING DUAL LEARNING USE OF VIDEO IN BLENDED LEARNING Konekt.brussels CONNECTS students with mix of in-class/distance learning • Brussels as living lab INNOVATION IN EDUCATION CANVAS 4,520 9,344 • 16,084 hours in total • average 106 minutes • 528,524 participants 307,373 15,640 TESTS VIDEOCONFERENCES DOCUMENT UPLOADS TO CANVAS ASSIGNMENTS 37 PANOPTO • 25,533 recordings courses, instruction videos, knowledge clips, student exercises • 24,117 video hours • 1,222,366 hours being watched or downloaded
103 STUDENT ATHLETES 26 SPORTS 8 FACULTIES 2020-2021 1,061 student athletes in 62 sports 24 Olympians IN THE PAST 33 YEARS, STUDY & TOP SPORT COACHED: STUDY EFFICIENCY OF STUDENT ATHLETES 85% Student athletes vs. 81% Total student population study efficiency = number of credits acquired credits taken STUDY & TOP SPORT 38 88% 84% 80% 86% 82% 78% 2014-2015 5 WORKSHOPS TO OPTIMISE DUAL CAREER STUDY & TOP SPORT COMPETENCIES 1 DUAL CAREER COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT 2 DUAL CAREER MANAGEMENT 4 CAREER PLANNING 5 SOCIAL COMPETENCES 3 COPING & RESILIENCE average 85% average 80% Source: dpt. Topsport & Studie 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020
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2020: VUB launches the online platform DualCareerTools.com which assists active athletes, former athletes and support staff in developing their competencies for a successful career Nils Duerinck Athletics – Olympian Architect
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Johanne Monfret STUDY & TOP SPORT
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Loïck Luypaert
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Antonia Delaere Olympian
Hockey Olympic Gold World Champion Alumnus Sport & Movement Sciences Florent Van Aubel Hockey – Olympic Gold – World Champion Alumnus Communication Science
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72,743 AMBITIOUS PROFESSIONALS IN OUR RECORD BASE 58,666 ALUMNI WITH BELGIAN NATIONALITY (80.65%) 14,077 INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI (19.35%) ALUMNI 2021 WHERE DO THEY COME FROM?* * Country unknown 7.73% CENTRAL ASIA: 26 EASTERN ASIA: 1,520 MARITIME SOUTH-EAST ASIA: 168 SOUTH-EAST ASIA: 341 OCEANIA: 23 CARIBBEAN: 47 EASTERN EUROPE: 895 EASTERN AFRICA: 663 SOUTHERN EUROPE: 1,319 SOUTHERN AFRICA: 43 SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: 57 WESTERN EUROPE: 2,511 WESTERN AFRICA: 417 SOUTHEAST ASIA: 511 WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: 117 CENTRAL SOUTH AMERICA: 158 CENTRAL AMERICA: 86 NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: 163 CENTRAL AFRICA: 343 AFRICA: 7.25% NORTH AMERICA: 6.27% SOUTH/LATIN AMERICA: 1.72% EUROPE: 53.73% ASIA & PACIFIC: 20.89% NORTHERN EUROPE: 588 NORTH AMERICA: 460 NORTHERN AFRICA: 278 WESTERN ASIA: 17 SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: 258 SOUTH-CENTRAL ASIA: 620 MIDDLE EAST: 2.39% Source: Student Administration Center 42
GRADUATES BETWEEN 1972-2018 GRADUATES AFTER 2018 We now have the private mail address of 49% 1,739 extra alumni donors since 2018 53% of Major Donors is alumnus/a We have the professional details of 50% (Linkedin, position, sector, etc.) 832 proseniors (old-praeses) are now also included in the database We have the private mail address of 99% We now have the mobile number of 85% BIGGER TURNOUT GRADUATION CEREMONY 2018: 62% 2019: 85% MORE ENGAGEMENT 5,315 alumni members of a VUB-Alumni association 9 recognised alumni associations (6 associations more than in 2018) 125 alumni are VUB-Mentor & Professionals 55 alumni active as members of VUB webinars panels 100 alumni are VUB-Dedicated Thinkers INCREASED APPEAL VUB CAMPAIGNS 2018: 4,000 alumni download e-book Critical thinking 2020: 4,500 alumni request digital VUB-Alumni pass 2021: 2,500 alumni take part in VUB-Alumni Resit MORE READERS 23,367 alumni open one newsletter annually, 3/4 open 2 or more newsletters a year 4,511 alumni click on at least one article per newsletter Average number of readers per newsletter increased by 10% compared to 2018 ALUMNI RELATIONS 2018-2021 +10% +5% NEW NEW +10% MORE DONATIONS MORE DONORS 2018 donations by alumni = €82,000 Total donations by alumni (2018-2021) = €530,800 x6! IMPROVED DATA-CAPTURE 2020: 60% (Covid-19) Graduates attending: 2021: 72% 43
VUB STAFF
VUB/UZ Brussel biggest Dutch-speaking employer in Brussels 7,501 4,261 EMPLOYEES 2021 52.7% 47.3% Female Male 844 FEMALE 501 MALE SUPPORT STAFF 1,345 62.8% 37.2% 1,173 FEMALE ACADEMIC STAFF 2,916 40.2% 1,743 MALE 59.8% VUB STAFF 45
STAFF & GENDER
GENDER IN GOVERNING ENTITIES
University council: 33% women
Board of directors: 60% women
Academic council: 32% women
UZ Brussel board of directors: 20% women
Management Committee: 66% women
Research council: 44% women
Education council: 50% women
Innovation and valorisation council: 36% women
International policy council: 37% women
Student council: 45% women
STUVO council: 45 % women
Female tenured academic staff (ZAP): 33.89% VUB short-term goal for 2019-2020 of at least 33% women is succeeded. GENDER BIAS IN ACADEMIC CAREER 00% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Research assistant Assistant professor Associate professor Postdoc Professor Full Professor
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EXCELLENT SCIENCE
VUB worked on Horizon 2020 projects · with 1,985 partners · from 79 countries More than 200 research & innovation projects received €105.9m European funding since launch of Horizon 2020 in 2014 48 VUB is a strong European research & innovation player and is deeply connected with other institutions COLLABORATION NETWORK
Karin Vanderkerken, Vice-rector Research VUB “VUB IS THE ONLY FLEMISH UNIVERSITY THAT HAS REGISTERED ‘FREE RESEARCH’ IN ITS STATUTES. IT DELIVERS PIONEERING RESEARCH WITH AN INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION: PHOTONICS, ROBOTICS, MOBILITY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, DIABETES, FERTILITY...” 49
RESEARCH BUDGET 19.07% own research budget 21.61 % budget Flemish government for fundamental research59.32% project financing by governments €148,232,239 173 Total research budget 2021 Research groups 2,737 publications 50
Karin Vanderkerken, Vice-rector Research VUB “RESEARCH NEEDS SOCIETY AS SOCIETY NEEDS RESEARCH.” 51
HORIZON 2020 PILLAR I EXCELLENT SCIENCE EU financial contribution to projects from the “Excellent science” pillar granted to the VUB FET (Future and Emerging Technologies) €6,580,394 INFRA (Research Infrastructures) €215,626 MSCA (Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions) €12,365,517 ERC (European Research Council) €17,239,965 European Training Networks €7,290,367 Reintegration panel €344,640 Global Fellowships €226,022 52 VUB is a fine setting to conduct fundamental EU research ERC grants since the start of Horizon 2020 MSCA types and EU contribution Standard European Fellowships €1,787,667 Fellowship programmes €1,471,200 RISE €744,500 European Industrial Doctorates €501,120 · 8 Starting grants · 1 Consolidator grant · 2 VIB-VUB Consolidator grants · 3 Advanced grants · 3 Proof of Concept grants
EXCELLENT SCIENCE & FOR BRUSSELS
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VUB is the number ONE Brussels organisation in number of participations 202 granted for €105.9 million JRC - Joint Research Centre - European Commission Union internationale des transports publics Vrije Universiteit Brussel Polis - promotion of operational links with integrated services, association internationale Eurocontrol - European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation Institut royal des sciences naturelles de Belgique Studiecentrum voor kernenergie / centre d’etude de l’energie nucleaire Union des Industries Ferroviaires Europeennes - UNIFE Toyota Motor Europe nv Université Libre de Bruxelles Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Vlaanderen Vlaams gewest European Road Transport Telematics Implementation Coordination Organisation Fonds de la recherche scientifique- fnrs TIME.LEX Ucb biopharma European business and innovation centre network aisbl Forum des laboratoires nationaux europeens de recherche routiere fehrlaisbl Centre for european policy studies Sciensano 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 The VUB contributes to the local research and innovation ecosystem · Performance increases with time · High scores on the number of scientific co-publications 53
HIGH LEVEL RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS ‘08 ‘08 ‘10 ‘10 ‘10 0% 0 0 10% 500 100 20% 1000 200 30% 1500 300 40% 2000 400 50% 2500 500 60% 70% 3000 600 700 ‘09 ‘09 ‘09 ‘11 ‘11 ‘11 ‘12 ‘12 ‘12 ‘13 ‘13 ‘13 ‘14 ‘14 ‘14 ‘15 ‘15 ‘15 ‘16 ‘18 ‘16 ‘18 ‘16 ‘17 ‘19 ‘17 ‘19 ‘17 ‘19‘18 ‘08 ‘10 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 ‘09 ‘11 ‘12 ‘13 ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 ‘17 ‘19‘18 ‘20 PUBLICATIONS IN NATURE & SCIENCE PUBLICATIONS IN THE WEB OF SCIENCE % OF PUBLICATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS IN THE FLEMISH ACADEMIC BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES 54
CHILDREN’S UNIVERSITY LET’S TALK SCIENCE SCIENCE BAR BRUSSELS Research, a cosy location, interaction with the audience and drinks. Siri, wat is mijn bloedsuikerspiegel? Over technologie in diabeteszorg | live event @ RITCS café #CountEveryVote; about politics, election and voting behaviour | first digital livestream 8th edition of the Interuniversity Summer School on scientific communication and communicative skills. 2021: 475 PhD researchers 40 workshops, 25 trainers. (49 VUB researchers participated) In winter and spring a digital library with teaching materials was developed. We reached 1,368 visitors on the online teaching platform called KlasCement, 2,153 unique visitors on the website and on average 116 YouTube views per movie clip. Online workshops: 236 children Physical workshops: 322 children Science Outreach Office Wtnschp.be Dag Van de Wetenschap WetenschapswinkelScience Shop 20-21 • 42,621 unique visitors • 3,400 visitors (online edition) • 38 activities • Helping 39 non-profit organisations • 40 research papers • 31 ongoing Bachelor Papers, Masters’ Thesis and 4 projects • 175 students working on Science Shop topics Summer school “Exploring the potential of in-between spaces/places”: 109 participants The CERL Learning Community at VUB, Engaged University in practice! 6 activities – edition of 500 COMMUNITY ENGAGED RESEARCH & LEARNING DE BRUSSELSE WETENSCHAPSBOX SCIENCE OUTREACH 55
3 Doctoral Schools • Human Sciences (DHS) • Life Sciences & Medicine (LSM) • Natural Sciences & (BioScience) Engineering (NSE) Doctorates: 225* Doctoral Students: 1,977 52.5% international 51.6% international 51.6% international 71.4% international 31.3% international 62.5% international41.7% international 58.5% international 57.5% international 61.1% international 52.4% 55.7% 47.6% 44.3% * 1 doctorate in the interdisciplinary studies was granted 45.7% EEA 54.3% non-EEA 42.9% 57.1% Physical Education & Physiotherapy 7 48.4% 51.6% Social Sciences & Solvay Business School 31 16.7% 83.3% Psychology & Educational Sciences 12 50% 50% Medicine & Pharmacy 48 25.0% 75.0% Law & Criminology 8 77.4% 22.6% Engineering 53 55.3% 44.7% Sciences & Bio-Engineering Sciences 47 44.4% 55.6% Arts & Philosophy 18 Doctorates by Gender & Faculty* 2020-2021 DOCTORAL SCHOOLS 56
JOINT PHDS 57 JOINT PHD CONTRACTS (ACTIVE) 62 JOINT PHD COLLABORATION INTERNATIONAL JOINT PHD COLLABORATION 26 BELGIUM 36 NETHERLANDS 8 CUBA 3 CHINA 3 FRANCE 2 SPAIN 2 BRAZIL 2
Doctoral Derby laureates 2020-2021* - Annelies Augustyns (Public prize - DSH) - Radwa Moanis (Public prize - NSE) - Jolien Hendrix (Jury winner - LSM) DOCTORAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES Doctoral Training Programmes 2020-2021 Certificates 44 58 Workshops for doctoral candidates 140 Research Culture 24.3% Wellbeing 7.9% Career & Entrepreneurship 16.4% Writing & Presenting 14.3% Specialist Training 9.3% Transferable Skills 23.6% Methodology 4.3% * DSH : Doctoral School of Human Sciences * NSE: Doctoral School of Natural Sciences and (Bioscience) Engineering * LSM: Doctoral School of Life Sciences and Medicine
“COOPERATION WITH COMPANIES WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THEIR REQUIREMENTS, AND THE CREATION OF NEW ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN THE FORM OF SPIN-OFFS REMAIN THE OBVIOUS WAYS TO VALORISE RESEARCH, BUT OTHER FORMS OF SOCIETAL VALORISATION ARE ALSO EXPLORED AND ENCOURAGED.” Hugo Thienpont, Vice-rector Innovation & Industry Relations VUB 59
INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH FUND 2021 supporting 19 excellent research groups VICE-RECTORATE INNOVATION & INDUSTRY RELATIONS 180 41 22 PATENTS 2021 Active patent families Inventions reported New patents filed Together with VUB Foundation, the philanthropic fundraising team, and Crosstalks, the interdisciplinary networking platform, VUB TechTransfer forms the Vicerectorate Innovation & Industry Relations. We facilitate the interaction with industry and society. Mobility Electronics & Photonics Energy Materials ICT Biotechnology & Food Chemical Process Mechanics Pharma Health SPIN-OFF COMPANIES 43 active spin-offs In 2021, 2 spin-off companies were launched from VUB: Abscint and weave.ly +20 years of starter seminars pioneer in bringing business management and (technology) entre preneurship to researchers. almost 1,500 participants VUB RANKS 59 IN THE REUTERS TOP 100 OF EUROPE’S MOST INNOVATIVE UNIVERSITIES Research Industry Community INNOVATION: TOGETHER WE CONNECT SCIENCE & SOCIETY FOUNDATION 60
Groups of Excellence in Applied Research or GEARs, supported by VUB’s Industrial Research Fund in 2021: Advanced GEARs (TRL 4-5-6): · Photonics · Media, Innovation & Technology · Sustainable Mobility, Logistics & Automotive · Human Robotics · Regenerate Consolidator GEARs (TRL 3-4-5): · Artificial Intelligence · Sustainable Chemistry · Structural Biology · Sustainable Material Technologies · Tech4Health · Accoustics & Vibration · INTEGRAL - Immunotherapy Starter GEARs (TRL 2-3): · Peptidomimetic TheranOstics · Industrial Microbiology & Food Biotechnology · B-Liver · Software Systems · Imaging with nanobody-based tracers · Microfluidics · NEUR-o-AIMS 61 Innovation Research budget €73,200,848 Industrial Cooperation & Licensing Revenue 2021 €14,000,000 HE PILLAR II €11,084,169 HE PILLAR III €6,171,963 Non HE programmes €2,055,138 EU Innovative Research Funding May 2021-April 2022 *HE = Horizon Europe Programme
POLICY HIGHLIGHTS FACILITIES & PLATFORMS scientific research and groundbreaking discoveries can only happen where researchers have access to state-ofthe-art research infrastructure and expertise at an affordable cost. Nine facilities and infrastructure platforms have so far been successfully established and are open to the VUB community and beyond. VUB has supported these core facilities with €27 million.
Investing in Interdisciplinary Research · 15 Interdisciplinary Research Programmes · 4 Interdisciplinary Centres of Excellence: BCUS, RHEA, BIRMM, RESOCO · Interdisciplinary ZAP mandates An optimal research environment is worth the investment. CORE
INFRASTRUCTURE
Excellent
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· Microlab Core Facility – cleanroom for microfluidics · Materials Characterisation Core Facility · FlowCore - FACS Core Facility · Belgian Online Probability Panel (interuniversity Infrastructure platform) · Animalarium Core Facility · Support for Quantitative and Qualitative Research Core Facility · In Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Core Facility · Brubotics Rehabilitation Research · Visual and Spatial Tissue Analysis Core Facility 62
INNOVATION & EU PROJECTS III PILLAR II
SHINTO
SOCIO-BEE
Prof Paul Quinn receives funding from the Green Deal call under Horizon 2020 on studying and implementing drone technology for environment monitoring and climate change studies.
VUB is partner Law, Science, Technology and Society Research Group - LSTS Studies in Media, Innovation and Technology - SMIT
Budget: €723,965
Prof Bram Vanderborght and Prof Guy Van Assche receive funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) under Horizon Europe Pillar III to bring their unique expertise in self-healing materials and robotics closer to the market with an EIC-TRANSITION project.
VUB is coordinator Human Robotics Research CenterBruBotics Physical Chemistry and Polymer ScienceFYSC
Budget: €2,488,500
EU NAVIGATE
Prof Lieve Van Den Block receives a grant from the Health cluster under Horizon Europe Pillar II to implement a unique support platform for end-of-life-care in Europe.
VUB is coordinator End of Life Care Research Group
Budget: €1,082,937
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THE VUB FOUNDATION RAISES PHILANTHROPIC FUNDS FROM COMPANIES, ORGANISATIONS, INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE TECHTRANSFER DEPARTMENT OF THE VICE-RECTORATE OF INNOVATION & INDUSTRY RELATIONS. THE VUB FOUNDATION COORDINATES ALL FUNDRAISING AT VUB UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE INNOVATION AND VALORISATION BOARD. €476,723 €2,327,530 TOTAL REVENUE € 2,804,253 2020-2021 17% overhead Net revenue 25 ACTIVE CHAIRS €524,128 €1,359,097 €377,997 €71,871 €471,160 9 FUNDS BY NAME HOW WE GROW THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT 2020-2021 Donations Chairs Legacies Sponsorships Funds by name FOUNDATION € € € € € € € € VUB: EVERY DONATION RETURNS 64 VUBFOUNDATION.BE
“THE POLICY OF THE VUB FOUNDATION IS BASED ON THE CONVICTION THAT FOR EACH PHILANTHROPIC CONTRIBUTION, THERE IS A SOCIETAL RETURN. EACH DONATION, SPONSORSHIP OR LEGACY SUPPORTS EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND/OR INNOVATION AT OUR UNIVERSITY. IT IS OUR AIM TO FIND THE PERFECT MATCH FOR EACH COMPANY, INSTITUTION OR PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, WITHIN OUR RESEARCH GROUPS AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTION. VUB. EVERY DONATION RETURNS.“ 65 Hugo Thienpont, Vice-rector Innovation & Industry Relations VUB
CONNECTING ACADEMIA & SOCIETY
FELLOWSHIP
MISSION
VUB fosters a network of Fellows who connect academia with society. The interactions arising from this are of huge benefit for education, research and policy. The VUB Fellows are a diverse network of dedicated experts and leaders in their field who commit selflessly to the university and UZ Brussel. Thanks to their commitment, VUB can continue to evolve as an open institution connected with society and the business community.
To create a network of privileged VUB ambassadors who continue to challenge and inspire the university and UZ Brussel, and help to propagate the ideology of VUB as a progressive institution of independent research and critical thinking.
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“LET’S REBUILD! VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL IS MORE THAN EVER A REAL BUILDER. THE NEW UNIVERSITY DISTRICT USQUARE.BRUSSELS, THE LEARNING INNOVATION CENTER, THE EXPANSION AND RENOVATION AT OUR VUB HEALTH CAMPUS AND OUR MAIN CAMPUS, THE SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF OUR VUB PHOTONICS CAMPUS IN GOOIK: THESE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES. THE EXPANSION OF VUB IS NECESSARY TO SUCCESFULLY DEAL WITH THE COMPLEXITY OF TODAY’S AND TOMORROW’S CHALLENGES. AN EXPANSION THAT ALLOWS ACADEMIA AND SOCIETY TO CONNECT EVEN MORE.” Karsten De Clerck Chairman of the Board of VUB & Honorary Fellow 67
CONNECTING ACADEMIA & SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP THROUGH ACTIVITIES (INTER)NATIONAL STUDENT INTERNSHIPS NETWORKING GUEST LECTURES CULTURAL ENRICHMENT COMPANY VISITS MASTER THESIS GUIDANCE SUPPORT OF RESEARCH INFLUENCERS’ ROLE FELLOWS IMPROVE QUALITY OF RESEARCH & EDUCATION EMPLOYABILITY OF OUR GRADUATES INNOVATION CAPACITY FOR INNOVATION & COMPETITIVENESS 143 Fellows 66 77 152 Honorary Fellows 58 66 68
UZ BRUSSEL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
TAKING CARE OF A DIVERSE PUBLIC Staff members of nearly 70 nationalities are taking care of a broad variety of patients of around 160 nationalities from all over the world. 3,459 STAFF MEMBERS Support 28% Paramedics & Pharmacy 13% Other 3% Medical 18% Nursing Staff 38% UZ BRUSSEL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN 2021 Total investment 2021 €51.7 million 1/2 in hospitals layout plan INVESTING IN EMPLOYEES & INFRASTRUCTURE -3% • 428,504 consultations • 27,859 hospitalisations • 15,649 planned hospitalisations • 32,235 day hospitalisations • 13,120 surgical operations • 4,412 major surgery +16% +8.6% +28% +25.2% +28.3% +16.8% (excl. Emergency Dept.) • Pediatrics • Ophthalmology • Diabetes Clinic • Dermatology • Gastroenterology +5% +38% +12% +26% +8% STRONG GROWTH FOR 70
• Development, Ageing and
• Diabetes, Transplantation & Pathology
• Liver & Cell Biology and Toxicology
• Medical Imaging & Physical Sciences
• Neurosciences
• Oncology Research Centre
• Pharmaceutical Research and Data Technology
• Public Health
• Reproduction, Genetics and Regenerative Medicine
• Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases OF MEDICINE & PHARMACY
10 RESEARCH CLUSTERS
Pathology
MORE SCIENTIFIC OUTPUT 1,105 scientific papers published in academic year 2020-2021 by UZ Brussel & VUB Medicine & Pharmacy Faculty 454 Clinical Research Files @Medical Ethics Commission in 2021 UZ BRUSSEL & FACULTY
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Marc Noppen CEO UZ Brussel “UZ BRUSSEL CONTINUES TO INVEST IN EMPLOYEES AND INFRASTRUCTURE. ONE-THIRD OF THE TOTAL INVESTMENT IS RELATED TO THE HOSPITAL LAYOUT PLAN, TO COMPLETELY RENOVATE A LARGE PART OF THE HOSPITAL BY 2027.” 72
UZ BRUSSEL AS PIONEER
SARI
Part of the European I-MOVE network. This network of hospitals, research centres, etc. monitors the spread of viruses and the effectiveness of vaccines across national borders.
RADIOLOGY
• Use of a 4D CT scanner , unique combination of angiography and volume CT scan
• Leads to faster, more targeted and more efficient diagnosis and treatment
BRU-BRAIN
OR 1 + 1 = 3
• Geriatrics, Neurology and Psychiatry combine expertise for better diagnosis and therapy choices
• The Brussels Integrated Center for Brain and Memory (Bru-BRAIN) was officially launched in 2021
CLINICAL NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
• Autonomous Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics officially launched in 2021
PCOS-CLINIC
• Launched in 2021
• Multidisciplinary care for women with polycystic ovary syndrome
CANCER
• Cancer treatment in 5 days for patients with prostate or bowel cancer
• Via the new MRIdian appliance
PAEDIATRIC SURGERY
• Launch of Saffier Network
• UZ Brussel, GZA and ZNA combine expertise in rare paediatric surgery
PrimUZ is an integrated and inclusive software developed by an expert IT team at the UZ Brussel in 2021, bringing the number of user hospitals to six. One component of PrimUZ is the patient portal. This portal was updated in 2021, making it possible for patients to directly access their medical data.
CENTER FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
• Unique expertise with the start of TriClip interventions
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE to prevent a drop in blood pressure during operations
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EUTOPIA
CONNECTING RESEARCH COMMUNITIES WITHIN EUROPE & BEYOND
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1st co-tutorship PhD funded by the partners
1st cohort of MSCA-Science and Innovation fellows
1st cohort of Young Leaders Academy fellows as academic leaders and EUTOPIA ambassadors
Doctoral & researchers mobility programmes Citizen Science community of practice and Open Science webinars · Research trainings, seminars, workshops, biannual Science Fairs...
“I AM PROUD THAT WE BROADENED THE EUTOPIA ALLIANCE WITH FOUR NEW EXCELLENT UNIVERSITIES. IT SHOWS OUR AMBITION TO BE ONE OF THE STRONGEST, RESEARCH- AND INNOVATION-DRIVEN, STUDENT-LED AND INCLUSIVE ALLIANCES IN EUROPE.”
Caroline Pauwels Former rector of VUB (2016-2022) about the EUTOPIA alliance of 10 European universities
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EUTOPIA EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY
Ten regionally and nationally distinct universities Together, they form the EUTOPIA Alliance
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium) CY Cergy Paris Université (France)
Göteborgs Universitet (Sweden) Univerza v Ljubljani (Slovenia) Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain)
University of Warwick (United Kingdom) Ca’Foscari University Venice (taly) * Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal) * Technische Universität Dresden (Germany) * Universitatea Babes Bolyai (Romania)
*since autumn 2021
Reach and ambition spreads beyond Europe: EUTOPIA happily joins forces with its 4 global partners:
Université Internationale de Rabat (Morocco) Kyungpook National University (South Korea) Monash University (Australia) Stellenbosch University (South Africa).
EUTOPIA TOTAL STUDENTS 298,303 EUTOPIA TOTAL RESEARCH GROUPS 874 77
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SUSTAINABLE UNIVERSITY CARBON FOOTPRINT
A SUSTAINABLE
UNIVERSITY
Sustainable development is part of the university’s strategic plan. Sustainability Action Plan covers 4 domains that are mutually reinforcing: sustainable education sustainable research and valorisation partnerships and commitment sustainable, climate-friendly and exemplary operations our strategic plan here:
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2018* Total emission of greenhouse gases by VUB. This is the equivalent of 170 million car kilometres or the annual (average) carbon footprint of 2,600 Belgians. It requires 1.7 million trees to absorb these CO2 emissions within one year. Transporting people 49.5% Capital goods 10.6% Energy 33.5% 41,909 tons of CO2 2.66 tons of CO2 per student THE SHARE OF THE EMISSIONS OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES Main emission items in 2018 In scope 1, 2 and 3 • PASSENGER TRANSPORT 49.5% • ENERGY 33.5% • CAPITAL GOODS 10.6% * Carbon Footprint 2018 is our most recent data year. VUB is now developing a Climate Action Plan aligned with the Paris goals, to keep global warming below 1.5°C. https://www.vub.be/duurzaamheid/carbon-footprint#carbon-footprint End-of-life 2% Direct waste 0.6% Inputs 3.5% Non-energy 0.4%
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MORE CYCLING, LESS DRIVING
2011 2014 2017 2021 2021 vs 2017
CAR 20.4% 18.4% 11.7% 11.4% -1.8 %
CARPOOLING 0.6% 0.4% 0% 0.1% 0.1%
MOTORBIKE 0.8% 0.5% 0.9% 0.6% -0.3%
TRAIN 52.6% 51.4% 54.6% 52.9% -1.8%
METRO/TRAM/BUS 16.1% 19.7% 19.8% 15.4% -4.3%
BICYCLE 5.4% 6.2% 8.7% 16% 7.3 %
ON FOOT 4.1% 3.3% 4.2% 3.5% -0.6%
2011 2014 2017 2021 2021 vs 2017
CAR 63% 58.8% 53.4% 52.7% -0.7%
CARPOOLING 1.3% 1% 0% 0.8% 0.8%
MOTORBIKE 1.3% 2% 1.5% 1.5% 0.1%
TRAIN 21.3% 22% 18.9% 22.5% 3.5%
METRO/TRAM/BUS 8.9% 9.5% 13.6% 10% -3.5%
BICYCLE 3% 4.4% 9.7% 11.6% 1.9%
ON FOOT 1.3% 2.4% 2.9% 0.8% -2.1% MODES STAFF FROM &
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20,750 ton CO2 linked to transporting people accounts for 49.5% of the total carbon footprint (student and staff commuting, business travel and Erasmus students). Brussels Main Campus Brussels Health Campus STAFF TRANSPORT
TO CAMPUSES
SUSTAINABLE UNIVERSITY CONSUMPTION BASED ON TYPE OF MENU 1. Daily special 52% 2. Vegetarian 24% 3. Fish 16% 4. Pasta 5% 5. Wok 3% MOST POPULAR DISHES (540-580 servings a day) 1. Beef stew 2. Vol-au-vent 3. Meatballs in tomato sauce 4. Steak 5. Doner kebab MOST POPULAR VEGETARIAN DISHES (200 - 250 servings a day) 1. Vegan tacos 2. Vegan spaghetti bolognese 3. Mexican wrap 4. Thai falafel 5. Veggie burger NUMBER OF LUNCHES SERVED 2020: 84,067 2021: 91,646 1 daily vegetarian dish 1 daily vegan dish All fish MSC/ASC-certified 88,956 122,872 92,941 125,212 99,357 130,300 106,187 135,911 109,714 142,234 106,107 109,846 119,107 119,107 129,955 39,653 43,162 151,415 159,992 117,044 117,044 129,117 43,386 46,534 2010 2012 20142011 2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 LUNCHES SERVED since 2010 STAFF STUDENTS RESTAURANT Vegan spread & vegan banana cake in cafeteria 81
SUSTAINABLE UNIVERSITY NON-RECOVERABLE FOOD WASTE PER WEEK APRIL 2022 MEAT/FISH 25.50 kg VEGETABLES (HOT) 28.85 kg VEGETABLES (COLD) 41.35 kg CEREALS AND POTATOES 75 kg SAUCES 69.05 kg TOTAL 239.75 kg RESTAURANT · Disposable coffee cup replaced by Billie Cup · Take-away re-usable (hot) food packaging system KioBox FAIRTRADE PRODUCTS Fairtrade products coffee, juices, crisps and chocolate WASTE REDUCTION IN THE KITCHEN • Waste management through recovery of surplus food by rapid chilling • Monitoring through periodic weighing • Action: ‘take all you can eat, but eat all you take’ (leftovers are weighed and communicated) PORTIONS PER SERVING meat: 150g vegetables: 200g fish: 175g MORE FRUIT EXPERIMENT Testing the effect of nudges on fruit purchase Experiment based on the renewed Flemish Food Pyramid LOW IMPACT WEEK Use the Ecotarian app to discover how eco-friendly your lunch is and what impact it has on global warming EXPERIMENTS 82
THE NEEDS YOU
A LOT OF AWARENESS important social
A LOT OF INTEREST 3,030 students, alumni, staff and other stakeholders showed interest in the campaigns and initiatives 1,000 T-shirts ambassadors 65 participants were directly engaged through the Ateliers
WORLD
83 This is how VUB showed its commitment as an urban engaged university for the 6 Ps: Planet, Peace, People, Prosperity, Partnership and Pointcaré A LOT OF PROJECTS 72 PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES: Awareness campaigns Ateliers Podcast series
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media campaigns 755,000 people were reached
VUB EQUALITY ACTION PLAN
RAISING AWARENESS
ASSESSING DIVERSITY
VISION
CODE OF CONDUCT
“VUB embraces diversity and rejects inequality.
VUB strives for equity without erasing difference.
VUB campuses are welcoming places where discrimination, disadvantage and transgressive behaviours are not tolerated.
VUB strives to be an agent of change, offering opportunities, correcting inequalities and, in doing so, steering new generations towards increased equality and appreciation of diversity.” TO ACTION
EQUALITY WEBSITE - Visibility - Accessibility to diverse initiatives - Provide information - Points of contact
MONITORING & REPORTING Diversity policy INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCEDURES BIAS TRAINING Enhance - Knowledge building - Cultural change CALL
On equality & inclusion for all students
In the VUB community
In the curriculum 84
NUMBER OF REPORTS WHO REPORTS THIS BEHAVIOUR? HOW IS A REPORT HANDLED? 2017 = 115 2018 = 78 2019 = 102 2020 = 67 2021 = 91 64% students 24% personnel 12% externals 75% x involvement of another department, referrak, talk, disciplinary procedure, etc. 25% x no reaction of the reporting person, addition to current dossier, giving information, etc. IN WHICH SITUATIONS? 16% IS REPORTED DIGITALLY 33% among students 22% between staff member and student 15% among staff members TRANSGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR 2021 85 19% 81% * ENG NL TYPE OF TRANSGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR psychological violence 30% sexual 27% bullying 10% unknown/other 17% discrimination/racism 14% 56% 43% * 1% other
COMPASSIONATE UNIVERSITY
19 NOVEMBER 2019
Declaration of intent: VUB as a Compassionate University where everyone encourages, facilitates and supports each other in difficult situations
RESPONDING TO LOSS, GRIEF & ILLNESS
MONUMENT OF COMPASSION
A quiet place where staff and students can reflect, commemorate or mourn
An annual remembrance ceremony for the (former) staff and students who have passed away or who have faced difficult situations
STAFF TRAINING – EXHIBITIONS
DEBATES & READINGS
to raise awareness and facilitate conversations about illness and death
INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROGRAMME (IRP)
Compassionate Communities Center of expertise (COCO)
The Compassionate Communities Center of expertise (COCO) wants to do pioneering work through developing, implementing and evaluating the Compassionate Communities model in Flanders, Belgium, Europe and even further. It is carrying out an extensive and interdisciplinary research programme which links fundamental research and action research. The main goal of COCO is researching the processes that lead to the successful development of a Compassionate Community in different contexts.
https://coco.research.vub.be/
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FINANCES
BALANCE SHEET 2021 ASSETS 2021 2020 FIXED ASSETS 384,184,180.49 364,442,088.09 I. Formation expenses 0.00 0.00 II. Intangible fixed assets 1,005,899.36 1,449,810.49 III. Tangible fixed assets 381,304,725.73 361,041,480.14 IV. Financial fixed assets 1,873,555.40 1,950,797.46 CURRENT ASSETS 435,274,288.93 439,388,379.23 V. Amounts receivable after more than one year 5,732,547.51 3,390,608.66 VI. Stocks and contracts in progress 191,980.70 515,085.27 VII. Amounts receivable within one year 40,199,906.11 41,223,705.09 VIII. Current investments 322,556,902.34 326,853,627.74 IX. Cash at bank and in hand 63,999,348.27 65,363,794.11 X. Deferred charges and accrued income 2,593,604.00 2,041,558.36 TOTAL ASSETS 819,458,469.42 803,830,467.32 Karsten De Clerck, Chairman of the Board of VUB “VUB’S MODERN GOVERNANCE, BENCHMARKED AGAINST WORLD LEADING ORGANISATIONS, SUPPORTS THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS HOSPITAL IN ACHIEVING ITS STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL VISION AS WELL AS WITH ITS FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES.” 88
LIABILITIES 2021 2020 EQUITY 607,335,550.64 596,776,189.86 I. Capital 17,336,423.06 17,336,423.06 III. Revaluation surpluses 0.00 0.00 IV. Reserves 547,297,802.17 535,534,123.37 V. Accumulated profits (losses) 14,100,283.32 14,907,453.15 VI. Investment grants 28,601,042.09 28,998,190.28 PROVISIONS 13,461,985.34 13,453,729.57 AMOUNTS PAYABLE 198,660,933.44 193,600,547.89 VIII. Amounts payable after more than one year 39,531,952.09 43,161,484.02 IX. Amounts payable within one year 154,958,977.25 145,314,358.13 X. Accrued charges and deferred income 4,170,004.10 5,124,705.74 TOTAL LIABILITIES 819,458,469.42 803,830,467.32 89 BALANCE SHEET 2021
PROFIT & LOSS STATEMENT 2021
INCOME STATEMENT OF VUB
OPERATING INCOME (+)
2021 2020
296,515,453.24 289,842,772.38
A. Income attached to education, research and services 292,083,741.08 280,863,089.97
A.1. Government grants and subsidy - core funding (first funding) 132,648,590.14 133,739,368.99
A.2. Government contributions fundamental basic research (second funding) 41,267,700.41 42,185,402.18
A.3. Government contributions applied research (3rd funding) 70,455,424.56 61,857,406.31
A.4. Contract research with private sector and scientific services (4th funding) 13,854,072.99 12,651,589.87
A.5. Other income attached to education, research and services 33,857,952.98 30,429,322.62
B. Increase (decrease) of work and contracts in progress -13,006,250.84 -9,622,929.98
C. Own construction capitalised 0.00 0.00
D. Gifts, donations and legacies 2,413,230.19 2,445,803.22
E. Other operating income 15,024,732.81 16,156,809.17
OPERATING CHARGES (-) 307,986,337.27 289,223,808.57
A. Purchases 7,715,210.47 4,550,954.54
B. Services and other goods 70,713,012.65 70,255,102.53
C. Remuneration, social security costs and pensions 205,496,189.79 191,734,522.29
D. Depreciation of and amounts written off formation expenses, intangible an tangible fixed assets 22,035,702.32 19,952,000.37
E. Amounts written down stocks and trade debtors (appropriations +, write-backs -) -42,392.58 432,939.74
F. Provisions for risks and charges (appropriations +, uses and write-backs -) 8,255.77 834,892.57
G. Other operating charges 2,060,358.85 1,463,396.53
OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS) -11,470,884.03 618,963.81
FINANCIAL INCOME (+) 22,571,203.74 37,799,891.87
FINANCIAL CHARGES (-) 2,474,619.63 3,096,052.97
GAIN (LOSS) ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES 8,625,700.08 35,322,802.71
EXTRAORDINARY INCOME (+) 2,381,463.68 8,747,576.07
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGES (-) 50,654.79 3,249,666.97
PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD 10,956,508.97 40,820,711.81
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