- Vesalius College
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name =Vesalius College
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motto ="Scientia Vincere Tenebras" (Conquering the darkness through science)
established =1988
type =Private university
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faculty =54
dean =Jean-Louis Luyckx
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undergrad =400
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city =Brussels
country =Belgium
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colours =Blue & Orange
mascot =Silver Weasels
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website = [http://www.vesalius.edu/ http://www.vesalius.edu/]
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logo =Vesalius College, also known commonly as VeCo is a
Liberal Arts college situated in the heart ofBrussels ,Belgium . The college is operated in association with theVrije Universiteit Brussel . It is named afterAndreas Vesalius , one of the first and foremost pioneers in the study ofAnatomy who lived during theRenaissance period.The college introduced a three-year
Bachelors Degree program in 2004 in accordance with theBologna process and is currently phasing out the previous four-year degree program. Vesalius College is one of the few educational institutions in Belgium teaching exclusively in English. It has a relatively small Student Body of around 400 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.Location
The college has its own administration buildings, lecture rooms and other offices located around Triomflaan and Schoofslaan in the Brussels borough of
Oudergem , adjacent to the mainEtterbeek campus of theVrije Universiteit Brussel . It also rents a number of classrooms from theVrije Universiteit Brussel for lectures.Facilities
On the Triomflaan 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 indoorbasketball ,tennis and squash courts, and gymnasium facilities.Organisation
Vesalius College has three Majors under the current three-year program:
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Business Major - Faculty Chaired by Dr Alea Fairchild
*Communications Major - Faculty chaired by Dr Georgios Terzis
*International Affairs Major - Faculty chaired by Dr Michael Palo, associate professor forHistory tudent Organisations
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:
*ViewPoints Magazine
*Vernacular College Newspaper
*Vesalius College Model United Nations (VeCo MUN)
*Sports Club
*African Students Club
*Vesalius Original Beer Club (VOBC)
*Vesalius Business Club (VBC)
*Vesalius College Karaoke Club
*Vesalius ``Silver Weasels´´ Ice-Hockey teamPartner Institutions
At present, the College has agreements of varying types with the following colleges,universities and study abroad organizations:
The
American University ,Washington, D.C. ,United States of America Bentley College ,Waltham, Massachusetts ,United States of America
Brethren Colleges Abroad
The Council for International Educational ExchangeEDC ,Paris ,France
Educational Programmes Abroad,London ,United Kingdom Huron University College ,London, Ontario ,Canada
International Studies AbroadTec de Monterrey ,San Luis Potosi ,Mexico Kyung Hee University ,Seoul ,South Korea Kansai Gaidai University ,Osaka ,Japan Lafayette College ,Easton, Pennsylvania ,USA
New Anglo-American College,Prague ,Czech Republic Purdue University ,West Lafayette, Indiana ,USA San Francisco State University ,San Francisco, California ,USA Solvay Business School ,Université Libre de Bruxelles ,Brussels ,Belgium St. Louis University ,St. Louis, Missouri ,USA
Universidad de Especialidades Espiritu Santo,Guayaquil ,Ecuador Universidad de las Americas ,Puebla ,Mexico External links
* [http://www.vesalius.edu Vesalius College Homepage]
* [http://www.thevsg.info Vesalius College Student Government]
* [http://www.vecoviewpoints.com VeCo ViewPoints]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/veco-alumni/ Vesalius College Alumni Yahoo! Group]
* [http://www.highereducation.be More information about higher education in Flanders/Belgium (in English)]
* [http://www.highereducation.be/content.php?section=zoekmachine&subsection=eenvoudig&action=zoeken Find an officially recognised programme of this institution in the Higher Education Register]
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