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Université libre de Bruxelles
Overview
The Université libre de Bruxelles (French: [ynivɛʁsite libʁ də bʁysɛl]; lit. 'Free University of Brussels'; abbreviated ULB) is a French-speaking research university in Brussels, Belgium. It has four campuses: the Solbosch/Solbos campus (in the City of Brussels and Ixelles), the La Plaine/Het Plein campus (in Ixelles), the Erasme/Erasmus campus (in Anderlecht), and the Gosselies campus (in Charleroi).
The Université libre de Bruxelles emerged from the 1969 split of the Free University of Brussels, which was founded in 1834 by the lawyer and liberal politician Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen. The founder aimed to establish a university independent from state and church, where academic freedom would prevail. This is still reflected in the university's motto Scientia vincere tenebras, or "Conquering darkness through science".
In 2012, the ULB had about 24,200 students, a diverse student population as well as a diverse staff.
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As a consequence, our actual system is an inconsistent mixture. Certain studies and methods are retained on the supposition that they have the sanction of peculiar liberality, the chief content of the term liberal being uselessness for practical ends. This aspect is chiefly visible in what is termed the higher education--that of the college and of preparation for it.
John Dewey, Democracy and Education
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