The Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Basic information

  • Identifiers
    • DEQARINST0114
    • BE0061
    • Erasmus: B BRUSSEL01

      • Erasmus Institution Code

      Identifier assigned by the European Commission to higher education institutions participating in the Erasmus+ programme - data harvested from ETER/OrgReg

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    • SCHAC: vub.be

      • SCHema for Academia

      Internet domain (DNS)-based identifier of institutions, used in several European initiatives for data exchange in the education and research sector, e.g. Emrex - data acquired using the European University Foundation (EUF) HEI API

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    • Erasmus-Charter: E10209148

      • Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE)

      Application number related to the ECHE, required for higher education institutions participating in the Erasmus+ programme - data acquired using the European University Foundation (EUF) HEI API

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    • EU-PIC: 999902094

      • Participant Identification Code (PIC)

      A PIC is assigned to legal entities participating in EU-funded programmes - data acquired using the European University Foundation (EUF) HEI API

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    • EU-VAT: BE0449012406

      • EU VAT number

      Identifier of economic operators for value-added tax (VAT) within the EU system, assigned by their national authority - data acquired using the EU participant register API

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    • WHED: IAU-021065

      • IAU World Higher Education Database (WHED)

      Identifier used in the world-wide WHED database of higher education institutions, managed by the International Association of Universities (IAU) - data harvested from ETER/OrgReg

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  • Provider type
    higher education institution
  • Legal seat(s)
    Ixelles, Belgium (Flemish Community)
  • Website
    http://www.vub.ac.be
  • Founding year
    1970
  • QF-EHEA levels
    third cycle, second cycle, first cycle
  • Permalink
    https://data.deqar.eu/institution/114

National External Quality Assurance Requirements

  • Institutional review and programme accreditation
    University colleges and universities require an institutional review and they have to organize the assessment of the quality of their programmes. Other higher education institutions require programme accreditation. For all new programmes an initial accreditation and a first accreditation by NVAO is mandatory. Only education providers included in the Flemish Higher Education Register can award legally recognised degrees. Programme accreditation is still required for the delivery of new programmes or for programmes with a limited period of accreditation (the ‘Codex Hoger Onderwijs’ 2013).
  • Further information on external quality assurance in Belgium (Flemish Community)

External Quality Assurance Reports and Decisions

Institutional level

This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Institutional review
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Institutional review

Programme level

This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Criminology (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Criminologische wetenschappen
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Science of Criminology
    • Master of Science in de criminologische wetenschappen
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Digital Communication Leadership (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Arts of Digital Communication Leadership
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Digital Communication Leadership (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Arts
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Disaster Medicine (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Science of Disaster Medicine
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Disaster Medicine (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Science of Disaster Medicine
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Disaster Medicine (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Disaster Medicine
  • Level
    second cycle (NQF 7)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Drug Development (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Geneesmiddelenontwikkeling
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Science of Drug Development
    • Master of Science in de geneesmiddelenontwikkeling
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Drug Development (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • geneesmiddelenontwikkeling
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Drug Development
    • Master in de geneesmiddelenontwikkeling
  • Level
    second cycle (NQF 7)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Economics (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Economie
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Science of Teaching in Economics
    • Master of Science in de economie
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Economics (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Economie
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Science
    • Master of Science
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Economics of Globalisation and European Integration (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Science of Economics of Globalisation and European Integration
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Electromechanical Engineering (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Science of Electromechanical Engineering
    • Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Electromechanical Engineering (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Science of Electromechanical Engineering
    • Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Electromechanical Engineering (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Science of Electromechanical Engineering
    • Master of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Electromechanical Engineering (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Science
    • Master of Science
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Electromechanical Engineering (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Science
    • Master of Science
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report does not have a validity period, but it is older than 6 years and thus considered part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: negative
Electromechanical Engineering Technology (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Industriële wetenschappen: elektromechanica
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Science of Electromechanical Engineering Technology
    • Master of Science in de industriële wetenschappen: elektromechanica
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Electromechanical Engineering Technology (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Industriële wetenschappen: elektromechanica
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Science of Electromechanical Engineering Technology
    • Master of Science in de industriële wetenschappen: elektromechanica
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Electronics and ICT Engineering Technology (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Industriële wetenschappen: elektronica-ICT
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Science of Electronics and ICT Engineering Technology
    • Master of Science in de industriële wetenschappen: elektronica-ICT
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Electronics and ICT Engineering Technology (second cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Industriële wetenschappen: elektronica-ICT
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Science of Electronics and ICT Engineering Technology
    • Master of Science in de industriële wetenschappen: elektronica-ICT
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme

Verifiable Credentials

A Verifiable Credential (VC) is a digitally-signed and thus tamper-evident document containing information on a subject (e.g. personal information, entitlements of an individual, degrees held by an individual or accreditation of a higher education institution). Quality assurance results recorded in DEQAR can be downloaded as W3C-compatible Verifiable Credentials.

Currently, two types of credentials can be issued:

EBSI Verifiable Accreditations (VA) can be used by a higher education institution in the context of the EBSI Early Adopters programme.

  • The VA allows the institution to prove its external quality assurance on the Trusted Issuer Registry (TIR). EBSI VAs are only issued for external quality assurance results with an official status in a national system (“part of obligatory EQA system”).
  • At present, the higher education institution’s EBSI DID needs to be communicated to EQAR and recorded in DEQAR manually at the moment. If you are a higher education institution participating in EBSI, please contact us to register your DID.
  • EBSI VAs are issued by EQAR under its DID did:ebsi:zk4bhCepWSYp9RhZkRPiwUL.

DEQAR Format Verifiable Credentials primarily serve as a proof of concept and public demonstrator currently.

  • DEQAR Format VCs are based on the plain W3C Recommendation and our own data model. While they closely follow the EBSI Schema, no EBSI-specific or EU-specific elements or data types are used.
  • The higher education institution is identified by its DEQAR URI in this case.
  • DEQAR Format VCs are issued by EQAR under its DID did:web:data.deqar.eu.

Please note: this is an experimental feature.