Hogeschool VIVES explained

University College VIVES
Native Name:	Hogeschool VIVES
Established:	2013
Type:	University college
Students:	± 16,000
Administrative Staff:	± 1,300 FTE
City:	West Flanders
Country:	Belgium
Campus:	Urban
Nickname:	VIVES
Website:	www.vives.be
Affiliations:	K.U.Leuven Association

VIVES University of Applied Sciences is a University College in West Flanders.^[1] The name refers to the Spanish-Brussian humanist Juan Luis Vives. VIVES is the result of a merger between KATHO and KHBO in 2013.^[2] ^[3]

Founding

The university college was created by the fusion of the Katholieke Hogeschool Zuid-West-Vlaanderen and the Katholieke Hogeschool Brugge-Oostende. KATHO and KHBO signed a declaration of intent for cooperation on 23 June 2010. The fusion and the name were announced on 21 December 2012 and became effective in September 2013.^[4] At the same time, the university courses were split off into, a new department of KU Leuven.

With more than 16,000 students, VIVES is one of the largest university colleges in Flanders, together with HoGent (15,000), Arteveldehogeschool (15,000) and UCLL (14,500).^[5] ^[6]

Campuses

VIVES South

Courtrai (HQ)
Roeselare
Tielt (Closed mid-2019)
Torhout

VIVES North

Bruges (campus Xaverianenstraat and campus Bruges Station)
Ostend (campus Ostend Station and campus VLOC)

External links

- Website of the Association K.U.Leuven

Notes and References

Web site: 2020-06-16. Belgian universities stress that they will not ban headscarves. 2020-07-07. The Brussels Times. en.
Web site: Degezelle. Charlotte. Hogeschool Vives feliciteert afstuderende verpleegkundigen met erehaag en bedankt hen voor inzet tijdens coronacrisis. Het Laatste Nieuws. 2023-11-06. 2020-06-29. nl.
Web site: Vanacker. Sam. Verbouwingwerken aan voormalig Vivesgebouw zitten op schema: eerste graad van Sint-Jozefsinstituut neemt school vanaf 1 september in gebruik. Het Laatste Nieuws. 2023-11-06. 2020-06-19. nl.
Web site: 2020-03-27. Hogeschool Vives bindt strijd aan tegen corona met technologie. 2020-07-07. Site-KW-NL.
Web site: Hogeschool ontwikkelt canules voor AZ Groeninge. 2020-07-07. www.nieuwsblad.be. 18 June 2020 . nl-BE.
Web site: Degezelle. Charlotte. Nieuwe postgraduaat Tree manager aan Hogeschool Vives campus Roeselare. Het Laatste Nieuws. 2023-11-06. 2020-04-09. nl.