Becoming Active Citizens We discuss social disadvantages in practicing active citizenship as evidenced by large-scale surveys and qualitative studies. In addition, we focus on how to mitigate effects of disadvantages through educational interventions.

The activity is closed for outsiders.

The students of the course ‘Corporate Communication’ (Communication Sciences) will visit the Flemish Parliament. After a welcome by chair Liesbeth Homans, communication director Kris Hoflack will give a guest lecture on government communication in one of the committee rooms.

The lecture is open, but registration via mail is mandatory.

For several years now, the Faculty of Architecture at the ULB has been questioning the renewal of the role, the roles, of the architect in contemporary urban, spatial and citizen dynamics. Alongside the now traditional role of the architect-urban planner providing services, many other roles are emerging today or are being recognised in their importance, multiplying the ways of impacting on the world around them: artist, artisan-builder, researcher, critic, curator, lobbyist, advisor, wild gardener, civil servant, … In order to explore these new roles in a practical way, various collaborative workshops are organised for BA3, MA1 and ERASMUS students of the faculty.

Latitudes (medialatitudes.be) is a news platform set up by En-GAJE, an organization of journalists in exile in Belgium, in collaboration with journalism students from the VUB and the ULB. They collaborate on news productions on topics such as migration, freedom of the press, the cultural mix in Brussels.

The lecture ‘Rechtsgeschiedenis’ deals with the history of international law from the early modern period. The students make us of different sources: doctrine, treaties and diplomatic correspondence. War and peace, trade, peace activism, and recent hot topics such as colonialism and gender are discussed.

The lecture is exclusively for students enrolled in the course.

For several years now, the Faculty of Architecture at the ULB has been questioning the renewal of the role, the roles, of the architect in contemporary urban, spatial and citizen dynamics. Alongside the now traditional role of the architect-urban planner providing services, many other roles are emerging today or are being recognised in their importance, multiplying the ways of impacting on the world around them: artist, artisan-builder, researcher, critic, curator, lobbyist, advisor, wild gardener, civil servant, … In order to explore these new roles in a practical way, various collaborative workshops are organised for BA3, MA1 and ERASMUS students of the faculty.

For the course Agology, professor Meurs invites political philosopher and anthropologist Femke Kaulingfreks for a guest lecture on Street Politics. In this lecture questions such as “What is the relevance of the cultural aspect of (street) politics?” and “Where does “culture” enter politics and vice versa?” will be discussed.

This interdisciplinary course is concerned with examining and questioning representations and constructions of knowledge and reality. Through eight textual and artistic encounters, ranging from scientific and philosophical treatises to book-length poem to art exhibition, novella, and film, we will explore depictions of structures of knowledge and individual embodied experiences and perspectives, paying careful attention to the power (im)balances at play when these come up against each other.

The session is exclusively for Honours Programme students.

In collaboration with SERV, professor Christophe Vanroelen will be hosting a guest lecture on the Brussels labour market in context of the course Arbeidssociologie.

The lecture is exclusively for students enrolled in the course.

For several years now, the Faculty of Architecture at the ULB has been questioning the renewal of the role, the roles, of the architect in contemporary urban, spatial and citizen dynamics. Alongside the now traditional role of the architect-urban planner providing services, many other roles are emerging today or are being recognised in their importance, multiplying the ways of impacting on the world around them: artist, artisan-builder, researcher, critic, curator, lobbyist, advisor, wild gardener, civil servant, … In order to explore these new roles in a practical way, various collaborative workshops are organised for BA3, MA1 and ERASMUS students of the faculty.

As part of the course on International Monetary Economics taught by Leo Van Hove, VUB students of the third year of the Bachelor programmes ‘Handelsingenieur’, ‘Toegepaste Economische Wetenschappen’ and ‘Business Economics’ will spend a day on the premises of Belfius. The morning programme consists of a lecture on ‘NFTs: art & crypto’ by Béné Bouton (Belfius – Culture) & Olivier Goerens (Belfius – Marketing Private & Wealth) and a lecture on Belfius’ digital strategy by Jonathan Neubourg (Belfius – Transversal Files & Projects). After lunch, Leo Van Hove will teach a regular International Monetary Economics class.

The activity is exclusively for student enrolled in the courses.

We invite young professionals from a variety of companies in different life sciences domains to inspire students and to inform them about their own career choices, the different aspects of their current job and the competencies and skills that are needed. Questions such as ‘How does a day in my professional life looks like’ and ‘What does it take to be successful in my job’ are addressed.

The activity will be in English.

We invite young professionals from a variety of companies in different life sciences domains to inspire students and to inform them about their own career choices, the different aspects of their current job and the competencies and skills that are needed. Questions such as ‘How does a day in my professional life looks like’ and ‘What does it take to be successful in my job’ are addressed.

The activity will be in English.

For several years now, the Faculty of Architecture at the ULB has been questioning the renewal of the role, the roles, of the architect in contemporary urban, spatial and citizen dynamics. Alongside the now traditional role of the architect-urban planner providing services, many other roles are emerging today or are being recognised in their importance, multiplying the ways of impacting on the world around them: artist, artisan-builder, researcher, critic, curator, lobbyist, advisor, wild gardener, civil servant, … In order to explore these new roles in a practical way, various collaborative workshops are organised for BA3, MA1 and ERASMUS students of the faculty.

For several years now, the Faculty of Architecture at the ULB has been questioning the renewal of the role, the roles, of the architect in contemporary urban, spatial and citizen dynamics. Alongside the now traditional role of the architect-urban planner providing services, many other roles are emerging today or are being recognised in their importance, multiplying the ways of impacting on the world around them: artist, artisan-builder, researcher, critic, curator, lobbyist, advisor, wild gardener, civil servant, … In order to explore these new roles in a practical way, various collaborative workshops are organised for BA3, MA1 and ERASMUS students of the faculty.

Helen Perquy (partner Jonny De Ponny, executive producer) reflects on the challenges facing Flemish fiction in an international context. Is cooperation with foreign countries the new normal? What ambitions do Flemish players have and how big is the competition with the Netflix series? Helen sketches by hand from own experiences and current projects the major issues for the future of fiction in a small but dynamic media market.

The lecture will be in Dutch. Registration via form is mandatory.

Karen Donders (head of public service at VRT) takes a closer look at the challenges of public broadcasting today. How does VRT reach young people? How does VRT become a more inclusive organisation? What role does VRT NU play in VRT’s digital strategy? And how important is a public broadcaster in the midst of an abundance of platforms and services?

The lecture will be in Dutch. Registration is mandatory via the link.