This semester, the VUB and ULB join forces with their partners and “occupy the city” for one week. Join us and register for off campus and online initiatives during the weKONEKT.week 2021.
New activities and questions may be sent to info@wekonekt.brussels.
Program
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Open Innovation Challenge
29/03 - 01/04/2021From 10:00 Until 22:00Every team working on the Open Innovation Challenge has worked with their local partner to identify local urban challenges. During this week they will come together, share expertise and experiences. The goal of this intense collaboration is identifying global urban challenges for the next stage in the EUTOPIA Open Innovation Challenge.
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Molem’back to the future
29/03 - 02/04/2021City game! Get to know the Great War in Molenbeek in an active way, and play the “Molem’back to the future” city game! Armed with your smartphone, you take to the streets to find out where we can still see the remnants of a fascinating part of our pastin “Molem” today. Are you up for the challenge?
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weDISCOVER.week
29/03 - 02/04/2021From 10:00 Until 22:00Students engaged in the EUTOPIA project will get the opportunity to experience the city of Brussels. Through virtual experiences and connections, they will be immersed in the incredible diversity of initiatives and organisations Brussels has to offer.
29/03
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Fighting stances
30/03 - 30/03/2021The Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg and the Flemish Martial Arts Platform join forces on 30 March, 2021. Three partners in three rounds about the potential of martial arts. Step into the virtual boxing ring with our students, (martial) artists and scientists.
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Virtual tour PILAR
30/03 - 30/03/2021From 11:30 Until 12:30Experience a virtual tour through the PILAR building, get to know the organisation and enjoy their current exhibits
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Open Innovation Challenge
29/03 - 01/04/2021From 10:00 Until 22:00Every team working on the Open Innovation Challenge has worked with their local partner to identify local urban challenges. During this week they will come together, share expertise and experiences. The goal of this intense collaboration is identifying global urban challenges for the next stage in the EUTOPIA Open Innovation Challenge.
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Molem’back to the future
29/03 - 02/04/2021City game! Get to know the Great War in Molenbeek in an active way, and play the “Molem’back to the future” city game! Armed with your smartphone, you take to the streets to find out where we can still see the remnants of a fascinating part of our pastin “Molem” today. Are you up for the challenge?
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weDISCOVER.week
29/03 - 02/04/2021From 10:00 Until 22:00Students engaged in the EUTOPIA project will get the opportunity to experience the city of Brussels. Through virtual experiences and connections, they will be immersed in the incredible diversity of initiatives and organisations Brussels has to offer.
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Café E-Coloré
02/04 - 02/04/2021From 12:00 Until 14:00Café E-coloré is an online dialogue event which aims to bring students from different backgrounds together to discuss a variety of topics linked to student life. The aim is to bridge the gap between local, international and refugee students of the VUB, by promoting diversity and intercultural dialogue.
30/03
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Yoga in the park
31/03 - 31/03/2021From 09:00 Until 11:00In context of the bachelor’s course History and Philosophy of Physical Education and Sports, professor Kristine De Martelaer is introducing her students to historical and social significance of relaxation and yoga.
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Closing night “This too shall pass” – Pilar
31/03 - 31/03/2021From 14:00 Until 20:00“Our memories are not perfect, they are like visual echoes’s: an imperfect remnant that loses some of its original content every time it is repeated.
There will always be bits and bits, here and there, left as fragments in our memory.”Join Pilar in it’s closing night of the “this too shall pass” exhibit.
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Gastles Brusselse arbeidsmarkt
31/03 - 31/03/2021From 18:00 Until 20:00In collaboration with Actiris, professor Christophe Vanroelen will be hosting a guest lecture on the Brussels labour market in context of the course Arbeidssociologie
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weKONEKT.tafels
31/03 - 31/03/2021From 18:30 Until 20:30Students get the chance to have a dinner meeting in small groups together with an expert on different topics surrounding mental health. Topics range from personal planning, physical health, dealing with stress and anxiety and more.
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Open Innovation Challenge
29/03 - 01/04/2021From 10:00 Until 22:00Every team working on the Open Innovation Challenge has worked with their local partner to identify local urban challenges. During this week they will come together, share expertise and experiences. The goal of this intense collaboration is identifying global urban challenges for the next stage in the EUTOPIA Open Innovation Challenge.
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Molem’back to the future
29/03 - 02/04/2021City game! Get to know the Great War in Molenbeek in an active way, and play the “Molem’back to the future” city game! Armed with your smartphone, you take to the streets to find out where we can still see the remnants of a fascinating part of our pastin “Molem” today. Are you up for the challenge?
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weDISCOVER.week
29/03 - 02/04/2021From 10:00 Until 22:00Students engaged in the EUTOPIA project will get the opportunity to experience the city of Brussels. Through virtual experiences and connections, they will be immersed in the incredible diversity of initiatives and organisations Brussels has to offer.
31/3
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Open Innovation Challenge
29/03 - 01/04/2021From 10:00 Until 22:00Every team working on the Open Innovation Challenge has worked with their local partner to identify local urban challenges. During this week they will come together, share expertise and experiences. The goal of this intense collaboration is identifying global urban challenges for the next stage in the EUTOPIA Open Innovation Challenge.
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MasterClass with Waad al-Kateab – For Sama
01/04 - 01/04/2021From 11:00 Until 12:00Syrian journalist, filmmaker, and activist Waad Al-Kateb is hosting a masterclass lecture for the students of the ‘Media, Culture & Globalization Theories’ and ‘Current Issues’ courses, followed by an interactive discussion that links to her work, and to the broader question of filmmaking for social and political change.
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70 80 90 – The Hip Hop Edition
- 01/04/2021From 20:00 Until 21:30Digital dance party! The hip hop scene has been a driving force for cultural and social change for decades. Woman artists has been underexposed. Lefto en Supafly collective delve into the archives of hip hop from the 70s, 80s and 90s. Organised in collaboration with Ancienne Belgique, Limburgia VUB, Campina VUB and PILAR.
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Molem’back to the future
29/03 - 02/04/2021City game! Get to know the Great War in Molenbeek in an active way, and play the “Molem’back to the future” city game! Armed with your smartphone, you take to the streets to find out where we can still see the remnants of a fascinating part of our pastin “Molem” today. Are you up for the challenge?
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weDISCOVER.week
29/03 - 02/04/2021From 10:00 Until 22:00Students engaged in the EUTOPIA project will get the opportunity to experience the city of Brussels. Through virtual experiences and connections, they will be immersed in the incredible diversity of initiatives and organisations Brussels has to offer.
01/04
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Molem’back to the future
29/03 - 02/04/2021City game! Get to know the Great War in Molenbeek in an active way, and play the “Molem’back to the future” city game! Armed with your smartphone, you take to the streets to find out where we can still see the remnants of a fascinating part of our pastin “Molem” today. Are you up for the challenge?