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Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen, founder of the Free University of Brussels. The history of the Université libre de Bruxelles is closely linked with that of Belgium itself. When the Belgian State was formed in 1830 by nine breakaway provinces from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, three state universities existed in the cities of Ghent, Leuven and Liège, but none in the new capital, Brussels.
The university runs two curricula - one is targeted at Russian-speaking students, while the other one is taught in English. The MA programme taught in Russian covers studies in economics, ethnology, history, history of arts, and political science and sociology. The International Programs run by the university and taught in English include:
The "Linguistic Wars" affected the Free University, which split along language lines in 1969 in the aftermath of student unrest at Leuven the previous year. Today, two institutions carry the "Free University of Brussels" name: the French-speaking Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and the Dutch-speaking Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).
This is a list of schools worldwide that identify as open universities, either as part of their titles or as an explicit tenet of their educational philosophy and methods. Open education is a core value for these institutions; they are not just secondary offshoots from more traditional universities.
Pages in category "Lists of universities and colleges in Europe" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen, founder of the Free University of Brussels. The history of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel is closely linked with that of Belgium itself. When the Belgian State was formed in 1830 by nine breakaway provinces from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, three state universities existed in the cities of Ghent, Leuven and Liège, but none in the new capital, Brussels.
According to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities [3] and the THES - QS World University Rankings, [4] four Flemish universities (University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Ghent University and KU Leuven) are among the top 150 universities in Europe and top 300 universities worldwide.
Founded as the Free University of Belgium in the Palace of Charles of Lorraine on 20 November 1834 by Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen. In 1842, it changed its name to Free University of Brussels. On 1 October 1969, it split to form two institutions: French-speaking Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Dutch-speaking Vrije Universiteit Brussel.