& Philosophy Clara Cleymans (1989–), actress, voice actress and musical theatre singer Jan Huyghebaert (1945–), banker Jan Leyers (1958–), author, musician and presenter Hugo Matthysen (1956–), author, musician and presenter Bart Peeters (1959–), musician and presenter Matthias Storme (1959–), lawyer and politician Political and Social Sciences Jos Geysels, former politician and chairman 11.11.11 Patrick Janssens (1956–), politician (Flemish MP, mayor of Antwerp) Marthe Wandou (1963–), Cameroonian activist Peter Mertens (1969–), politician Johan Vande Lanotte (1955–), politician (minister, MP, senator) Johan Van Hecke (1954–), member of the European Parliament Mieke Vogels (1954–), politician (former minister, Flemish MP) Sciences Dries Buytaert (1978–), author of Drupal Didier de Chaffoy de Courcelles (1953–), vice-president R&D of Janssen Pharmaceutica Peter Piot (1949–), microbiologist, head of UNAIDS Vincent Timmerman, molecular biologist Christine Van Broeckhoven (1953–), scientist and politician Anthony Liekens (1975–), informaticists, biologist, inventor and educator Notable faculty Marc Bossuyt, law Rudy Martens, management Bence Nanay, philosophy Christine Van Broeckhoven, molecular biologist Christine Van Den Wyngaert, law Frank Vandenbroucke, Applied Economics and Social Sciences Student life Sports The University of Antwerp has a long tradition in organizing international student championships. The following FISU, EUSA and IFIUS events have been organized: 1978: FISU World University Cycling Championship 1982: FISU World University Cross Country Championship 1992: FISU World University Chess Championship 2004: IFIUS World Interuniversity Games 2006: FISU World University Cycling Championship 2007: EUSA European University Bridge Championship Student organisations At the University of Antwerp there are faculty clubs, regional clubs and political clubs. Faculty bound clubs are governed by VUAS which consists of Unifac and ASK-Stuwer. Political and philosophical clubs are governed by PFK-Antwerpen. The student newspaper is called "Dwars". See also Antwerp Management School Fastra II Flanders Interuniversity Institute of Biotechnology (Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, VIB) Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC) Performance Analysis of Telecommunication Systems – a telecommunications research group at the university Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp Science and technology in Flanders University Foundation Utrecht Network Waterfront Researchpark References External links Antwerp 2003 establishments in Belgium Educational institutions established in 1852 Education in Antwerp Buildings and structures in Antwerp Organisations based in Antwerp Province 1852 establishments in Belgium Universities and colleges formed by merger in Belgium