Vesalius College, also known commonly as VeCo, is a college situated in the heart of Brussels, Belgium. The college is operated in association with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. It is named after Andreas Vesalius, one of the first and foremost pioneers in the study of Anatomy who lived during the Renaissance period. The college was founded in 1987 and offers three-year Bachelor's degree programs in accordance with the Bologna process. Vesalius College is one of the few educational institutions in Belgium which teaches exclusively in English. Location The college has its own administration buildings, lecture rooms and other offices located at Pleinlaan 5 in the Brussels borough of Ixelles, adjacent to the main Etterbeek campus of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. It also operates in cooperation with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, using some of its classrooms for lectures. Facilities On the Pleinlaan campus, Vesalius College has its administrative offices, classrooms, a conference room, computer facilities as well as the Student Lounge and the English and Math Workspace. Vesalius College also shares the facilities of the adjacent campus of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, such as classrooms, the large lecture halls (Aula), computer facilities, the library, the cafeteria, the sports complex with indoor basketball, tennis and squash courts, and gymnasium facilities. Organisation The College programmes fall under the auspices of Sven Van Kerckhoven, PhD. Vesalius College has four Undergraduate Majors under the current three-year program: Business Major - Faculty chaired by Frank Billingsley, PhD Communications Major - Faculty chaired by Trisha Meyer, PhD International Affairs Major - Faculty chaired by Tongfi Kim, PhD International and European law Major Faculty chaired by Marc Cogen, PhD There are also two MA programmes and a Master preparatory programme: MA in Diplomacy and Global Governance (90 or 120 ECTS option) MA in Global Peace, Security and Strategic Studies (90 or 120 ECTS option) European Peace and Security Studies The International Affairs curriculum also includes the Undergraduate Certificate in European Peace and Security Studies (EPSS). Taught jointly by Vesalius College, the Belgian Royal Military Academy, the Institute for European Studies (IES) and the University of Kent, the course critically assesses the responses of NATO, the EU and the United Nations. All three majors are accredited by the Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Organisation (Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatie Organisatie, NVAO), the official accreditation agency established by international treaty between the Dutch government and the Flemish community government, which is responsible for education in (Flanders),