VIVES University of Applied Sciences (VIVES), Belgium
Vives has around 18,000 students, spread across seven different campuses in five cities in West Flanders, Belgium: Bruges, Kortrijk, Oostende, Roeselare and Torhout. VIVES is a university of applied sciences offering bachelor's education in engineering, technology, social sciences, biotechnology, economics, computer science, teacher education and health. HVL has an Erasmus exchange agreement with Vives that includes three faculties: FLKI, FHS (social education) and FIN (civil engineering).
VIVES does not offer master's and/or PhD programmes, but has six research centres: Centre of Expertise for Care Innovation, Social Innovation, Smart Technologies, Education Innovation, Business Management, and Agrotechnology and Biotechnology.
Education
VIVES consists of four faculties, with the following exchange and bachelor's programmes in English:
Health Care and Applied Social Studies
Exchange
- F.L.O.W.S.: Focus on Healthy Life, Organisations and Well-being in Society
- S.P.A.C.E. : Social Pedagogical Art and Creativity Exploration Society
- Transnational Social Work
- Mix placement & study
Commercial sciences, Business Management and Applied Information Technology
Exchange
- F.L.O.W.S.
- VIVES Business Academy
- Informatics
- Electronics-ICT / Electromechanics
- Aeronautics / Construction
- Energy Technology / Design and Production / Automotive / Health Care Technology
Bachelor
- business management (business management & entrepreneurship)
- hotelmanagement (culinary arts, hospitality management)
- International management advanced
Technology and Biotechnology
Exchange
- Agro- and biotechnology
- Placement
Bachelor
- Aviation Technology (180 ects)
Postgraduate degree
- Unmanned Aircraft Systems (27 ects)
- Aviation Management (22 ects)
Education
Exchange
- F.L.O.W.S.
- V.I.C.K.I.E.: VIVES International
- Classroom Keys In Education
- V.I.C.K.I.E. English+
- V.I.C.K.I.E. Sports+
Research
VIVES has four main areas of research:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Mechatronics
- Food Innovation
- Educational Technology
Six research centres: Centre of Expertise for Care Innovation, Social Innovation, Smart Technologies, Education Innovation, Business Management, and Agrotechnology and Biotechnology. In addition, VIVES has seven laboratories:
- Foodlab
- Carelab
- Care Ethics Lab
- Dronelab
- Board Game Lab
- Makerspace
- Simulation Lab
Contacts
Institutional contact for ARTEMIS: artemis@vives.be
Student mobility: incoming.exchanges@vives.be