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Brussels School of Governance

The Brussels School of Governance (BSoG) carries out interdisciplinary research, organises fully accredited higher education programmes and delivers a broad range of academic services in various policy-relevant fields, including energy & environment, security & diplomacy, migration & diversity, and digitalisation & democracy. The School is an alliance between the Institute for European Studies (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), which has a long-standing reputation in postgraduate education & research, and Vesalius College, which has a solid undergraduate & graduate education offering.

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Nova Academy

This overarching online platform for lifelong learning came into being in partnership with the University of Antwerp and the University of Ghent. This channel presents our joint offering of continuing education and refresher courses in an orderly fashion, to help you sift through the options easily.

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Erasmus Brussels University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Together, VUB and Erasmus Brussels University of Applied Sciences and Arts (EhB) form the University Association of Brussels (UAB). Our joint mission? To offer high quality and forward-looking higher education, by working constantly on cross-pollination between our professional and academic programmes. In total, we offer some 180 complementary courses, with countless transfer and reorientation options. Wondering whether you will be able to find a (continued) course which suits your needs?

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Academic Language Centre

From language courses to officially accredited language tests, from tailored workshops to individual language support: the Academic Language Centre (ACTO) on our VUB campus in Etterbeek can help you with every possible language service. There is no better place to learn a language than our multilingual global city of Brussels.

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Semper Adult Education Centre

Developing websites? Honing your accountancy skills? Learning a language? Within the wide offering of the Semper Adult Education Centre, you are guaranteed to find a course that suits your interests. CVO Semper has 4 campuses, one of which is on our VUB campus in Etterbeek, and another on our VUB campus in Jette. Did you know that Semper means ‘always’. It refers to lifelong learning, growth and development.

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Partnerships as an Urban Engaged University

The VUB is an Urban Engaged University. As an Urban Engaged University, we embrace social engagement to work towards a better world. But we can’t do this alone. That’s why we are strongly involved in partnerships. This allows us to exchange experiences, ideas and other forms of knowledge, and to do things better. In the area of lifelong learning, we have joined up with other universities, colleges and educational institutions. For, the bigger the offering of lifelong learning, and the better the quality, the higher the chances of you finding a course to suit your needs as a professional. And the
better for our society, because your knowledge stays relevant and you play your part in creating a better world.