New University of Brussels

Former university in Brussels, Belgium

New University of Brussels

Université Nouvelle de Bruxelles

Seal of the New University of Brussels

Other name

* Ecole Libre d'Enseignement Supérieur
* Zwanze Université

Active| October 25, 1894 (1894-10-25)–1919 (1919)
Founder|

* Paul Janson
* Edmond Picard
* Guillaume De Greef
* Élie Lambotte
* Emile Vandervelde
* Jacques des Cressonnières
* Charles Dejongh
* Élisée Reclus

Accreditation| Unaccredited
Rector| Guillaume De Greef
Location|

Brussels

Belgium

Separated from| Free University of Brussels
Merged into| Free University of Brussels

The New University of Brussels (French: Université nouvelle de Bruxelles) was a private university active in Brussels, Belgium, between 1894 and 1919.

Its origins were in the Free University of Brussels, a liberal institution, which became the subject of controversy in December 1892 when the anarchist geographer Élisée Reclus was prevented from teaching for political reasons. In the aftermath, a number of liberal and socialist members of faculty began to plan for an independent "new" university, eventually created in October 1894. It was libertarian in political outlook, and attracted a significant proportion of international students and faculty members. However, its degrees were not recognised by the Belgian government and it remained short of funds.

The New University was the only university in Belgium which continued teaching through the German occupation of Belgium during World War I. In 1919, however, it was decided to re-merge the institution with the Free University. Its last surviving remnant is the Institut des Hautes Etudes de Belgique which provides free public lectures and conferences.

## Faculty members

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* Emile Vandervelde
* Paul Janson
* Edmond Picard
* Enrico Ferri
* Achille Loria
* Paul Sollier
* Célestin Demblon
* Hector Denis
* Alexandra David-Néel
* Louis de Brouckère
* Augustin Hamon
* Élisée Reclus
* Henri La Fontaine
* Paul Otlet

## Further reading

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* Laqua, Daniel (2013). The Age of Internationalism and Belgium, 1880–1930: Peace, Progress and Prestige. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-8883-4.

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Universities in Belgium

Dutch-speaking|

* Ghent University (UGent)
* Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven)
* University of Antwerp (UA)
* University of Hasselt (UHasselt)
* Free University of Brussels (VUB)

French-speaking|

* Saint-Louis University, Brussels
* Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
* University of Liège (ULiège)
* Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain)
* University of Mons (UMons)
* University of Namur (UNamur)

Others|

* Faculty for Protestant Theology
* Transnational University Limburg (tUL)
* Evangelical Theological Faculty

Postgraduate|

* Institute of Tropical Medicine
* College of Europe

Military|

* Royal Military Academy

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* France
* BnF data
* Israel

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