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The Vrije Universiteit Brussel is a Dutch-speaking university located in Brussels, Belgium.〔The Vrije Universiteit Brussel is one of the five universities officially recognised by the Flemish government. A (list ) of all official institutes of higher education in Flanders is maintained by the Flemish government.〕 It has three campuses referred to as Etterbeek, Jette and Kaai (Anderlecht). The university's name is sometimes abbreviated by "VUB" or translated to "Free University of Brussels". However, it is an official policy of the university not to use abbreviations or translations of its name, because of possible confusion with another university that has the same translated name: the French-speaking Université Libre de Bruxelles. In fact, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel was formed by the splitting in 1970 of the same Université Libre de Bruxelles, which was founded in 1834 by the Flemish-Brussels lawyer Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen. He wanted to establish a university independent from state and church, where academic freedom would be prevalent. This is today still reflected in the university's motto ''Scientia vincere tenebras'', or ''Conquering darkness by science'', and in its more recent slogan ''Redelijk eigenzinnig'' , or ''Reasonably opinionated''. Accordingly, the university is pluralistic — it is open to all students on the basis of equality regardless of their ideological, political, cultural or social background – and it is managed using democratic structures, which means that all members – from students to faculty – participate in the decision-making processes.〔According to the statutes of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel: 〕 The university is organised into 8 faculties that accomplish the three central missions of the university: education, research, and service to the community. The faculties cover a broad range of fields of knowledge including the natural sciences, classics, life sciences, social sciences, humanities, and engineering. The university provides bachelor, master, and doctoral education to about 8,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students.〔Figures from the ''2011-2012 Yearly Report'' of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel: 〕 It is also a strongly research-oriented institute, which has led to its top-189th position among universities worldwide.〔According to the (2012 QS World University Rankings ). QS Education Trust. Retrieved 15 August 2013.〕 Its research articles are on average more cited than articles by any other Flemish university. == Organisation == The Vrije Universiteit Brussel is an independent institution. The members of all its governing entities are elected by the entire academic community – including faculty staff, researchers, personnel, and students.〔 This system guarantees the democratic process of decision-making and the independence from state and outside organisations. Nevertheless, the university receives significant funding from the Flemish government, although less than other Flemish universities. Other important funding sources are grants for research projects (mostly from Belgian and European funding agencies), scholarships of academic members, revenues from cooperation with industry, and tuition fees to a lesser extent. The main organisational structure of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel is its division into faculties:〔See the (【引用サイトリンク】Faculties of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel )〕 *Faculty of Law and Criminology *Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences and Solvay Business School *Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences *Faculty of Sciences and Bio-engineering Sciences *Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy *Faculty of Arts and Philosophy *Faculty of Engineering *Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy These faculties benefit a wide autonomy over how they structure their educational programmes and research efforts, although their decisions need to comply with the university's statutes and must be approved by the central administration. The central administration is formed by the Governing Board, which is currently presided by Eddy Van Gelder. It decides the university's long-term vision and must approve all decisions made by the faculties. The Governing Board is supported by three advising bodies: the Research Council, the Education Council, and the Senate. These bodies provide advice to the Governing Board on all issues regarding research, education, and the academic excellence of faculty staff, and may also propose changes to the university’s strategy. The daily management of the university is the responsibility of the Rector and three Vice-Rectors. The current Rector of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel is Paul De Knop.〔See the (【引用サイトリンク】Organogram of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vrije Universiteit Brussel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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