Founded 175 years ago, the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), just like its home city, is intrinsically cosmopolitan, and a gateway to Europe and the world. This thoroughly multicultural university, that offers programs in all disciplines and at all levels, is also a major research center recognised by the international academic community. This free-thinking university, a private institution recognised and subsidised by the government, has remained true to its original ideals: it is an institution that is committed to defending democratic and humanist values. A true city within a city, the University has three campuses in Brussels that welcome nearly 24,000 students each year. The main campus, in Ixelles (Solbosch), is home to the central administration and most social sciences faculties, as well as the Ecole Polytechnique. One kilometre away is the de la Plaine Campus, and the faculties of science and pharmacy. The faculties of medicine and public health are all located at the Anderlecht Campus (future health hub), right next to the Hôpital académique Erasme (ULB university hospital). The University also has a campus in the Wallonia city of Charleroi, at the Biopark hub, specialising in biotechnology.
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