Op maandag 8 mei 2023 vond op de VUB een bijzondere herdenkingsceremonie plaats. Er werd vrijheid en verzet gevierd door middel van getuigenissen, toespraken, poëzie en muzikale begeleiding. Deze ceremonie markeert de herdenking van de dag waarop nazi-Duitsland zich officieel overgaf in 1945. Een moment om stil te staan bij oorlogsslachtoffers, verzetshelden en de waarde van vrede en democratie.

On May 2, VUB Architectural Engineering is organising an evening event to discuss the reuse of building materials, from ancient times to the present at RESET.

During the weKONEKT.week, FARI and weKONEKT.brussels organised the FARI AI Datawalk & Demos. Students got the opportunity to view the city in a new light and explore the newly opened AI Test & Experience Center. Its point is to make citizens aware of various ways data is collected around you, with or without your knowledge. VUB and ULB students had exclusive access to the new space.

The inaugural Lecture of the CLIC Lorand Chair Intermediality takes place at Kaaistudio's on 25 September. The text of a drama is part of literature, a written form of artistic expression frequently accessed in print. Nassim W. Balestrini's research focuses on intermediality and adaptation theory, life writing across media, and new approaches to the historiography of theater and poetry.

In July 2023, we kick off the third chapter of The Unthinkable Experiment: Chapter Movement. Join us in imagining the future. 24 young people take on the challenge of imagining the future together, across borders, away from preconceived ideas and cherished beliefs. Inspired by the work of artist Koen Vanmechelen and the environment of LABIOMISTA, they think out new perspectives and ideas.

Who the f*ck is David Kelly and why should you care? In Kelly, the young theatre creator and actor Tim Natens steps into the shoes of the much-maligned British weapons inspector David Kelly. The performance is followed by a debate with Federica Mogherini and Delphine Pronk.