Vrije Universiteit Brussel

TLDR

Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is a Dutch-speaking public research university based in Brussels.

Overview

Founded in 1970 as the Dutch-language successor to the Universite Libre de Bruxelles, VUB is one of the two major universities in Brussels. It hosts imec-SMIT, a leading research group on digital media and smart cities run by Pieter Ballon, and is active in AI, engineering, and social sciences research.