The Belgian VIB
VIB is a life sciences research institute in Flanders, Belgium. VIB is located in the centre of Europe, with easy access to other European countries. More than one third of all researchers have their roots outside Belgium, making VIB a vibrant international community.
VIB's main objective is gathering innovative basic knowledge on the normal and abnormal or pathological processes occurring in a cell, an organ and an organism (humans, plants, micro organisms), using gene technological research. That is why VIB conducts strategic basic research in the various life science domains.
The VIB researchers work in research departments of four Flemish universities: Ghent University, K.U.Leuven, the University of Antwerp and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The groups were selected on the basis of their excellence. Through close cooperation with these universities and a solid funding program for strategic basic research, VIB joins the forces of 1200 scientists and technologists in one single institute.
The VIB International Ph.D. Program awards grants to non-Belgians currently living abroad. VIB hosts about 390 Ph.D. students who work in the different VIB research departments.


Read about the other participating Graduate Schools:

Experimental Plant Sciences (EPS)
Sciences du Végétale (SDV)
International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS)
John Innes Centre (JIC)
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