The Erasmus Brussels University of Applied Sciences and Arts (Dutch: ''Erasmushogeschool Brussel'') is an institute of higher education based in

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

. Like the EU student exchange programme

ERASMUS Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (; ; English: Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus;''Erasmus'' was his baptismal name, given after St. Erasmus of Formiae. ''Desiderius'' was an adopted additional name, which he used from 1496. The ''Roterodamus'' wa ...

, EhB is named after the humanistic philosopher and author

Desiderius Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (; ; English: Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus;''Erasmus'' was his baptismal name, given after St. Erasmus of Formiae. ''Desiderius'' was an adopted additional name, which he used from 1496. The ''Roterodamus'' wa ...

, who resided in

Anderlecht Anderlecht (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the ...

, a municipality of

History

The Flemish Higher Education Decree of 13 July 1994 ushered in a large-scale merger operation and reorganisation of the educational system (disciplines and curricula). More than 160 institutions were reduced to 22 colleges. Erasmus University College Brussels came into being in 1995 from a merger of some ten colleges in and around Brussels.

Department and programmes

EhB has around 4500 students and consists of six departments that offer bachelor and master of Art degree programmes in 20 study areas.

Departments

* Management, Media & Society * Healthcare, Design & Technology * Education * School of Arts: Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel ( Brussels Royal Conservatory) * School of Arts: Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema and Sound (RITCS)

Bachelor and master degree programmes

* Tourism and Recreation Management * Communications Management * Journalism * Idea and Innovation Management * Hotel Management * Office Management * Applied Computer Science * Multimedia and Communication Science * Bio-Medical Laboratory Technology * Nursing and Dietetics * Nursing * Midwifery * Music And Performing Arts * Social Work * Nursery School Teacher Training * Pre-School Teacher Training * Lower Secondary School Teacher Training * Audio-Visual Arts * Drama * Urban Architecture * Landscape and Garden Architecture

Brussels University Association

Together with the ''

Vrije Universiteit Brussel The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) () is a Dutch and English-speaking research university located in Brussels, Belgium.The Vrije Universiteit Brussel is one of the five universities officially recognised by the Flemish Community, Flemish gov ...

'' (Free University of Brussels), in 2003 the EhB created the ''Universitaire Associatie Brussel'' (Brussels University Association) to bring the master's degree programmes in line with the academic requirements of the

Bologna declaration The Bologna declaration (in full, Joint Declaration of the European Ministers of Education convened in Bologna on 19 June 1999) is the main guiding document of the Bologna process. It was adopted by ministers of education of 29 European countries ...

Notable graduates

Eric de Kuyper Eric de Kuyper (born 2 September 1942) is a Flemish-Belgian and Dutch writer, semiologist, art critic, and experimental film director. Fictionalized autobiographical novels, written in the 3rd-person, account for most of his creative work. His ...

, Rits, 1967

References

External links

* {{coord missing, Belgium Universities and colleges in Brussels Universities and colleges formed by merger in Belgium Art schools in Belgium Desiderius Erasmus