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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.
As of 2021, the library has a stock of 4,756,277 publications with an annual circulation of 354,200; ULB has 220,000 visitors and employs a staff of 103.66 FTE. [4] [5] The ULB offers at three locations learning rooms and spaces for over 1000 people. [6] As of 2023, the City Centre library opened 24 hours per day.
Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), a French-speaking university established as a separate entity in 1970; Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), a Dutch-speaking university established as a separate entity in 1970; Saint-Louis University, Brussels (UCLouvain), a public university founded in 1858
ULB may refer to: the IATA code for Ulei Airport in Ulei, Vanuatu "Ultralight Beam", a song by American hip hop artist Kanye West; Underwater locator beacon, a device ...
Part of the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)'s Solbosch campus is also part of the City of Brussels, partially accounting for the bulge in the south-eastern end. The largest municipality in area and population is the City of Brussels, covering 32.6 km 2 (12.6 sq mi) and with 145,917 inhabitants; the least populous is Koekelberg with 18,541 ...