VUB awards honorary doctorates to Stephan Vanfleteren and Dirk Braeckman

The Vrije Universiteit Brussel has awarded honorary doctorates to photographers Stephan Vanfleteren and Dirk Braeckman. They each receive the title of Doctor Honoris Causa. The ceremony took place during the Theater Aan Zee festival in Ostend, of which rector Caroline Pauwels is the curator this year and where VUB has a major presence with activities that connect art and science.

After months of imposed distance and isolation, VUB celebrates and forges a connection with these two exceptional photographers, to consciously build a bridge between science and art. "Artists and scientists are pioneers, mindblowers. After all, they both work from a place of curiosity, wonder, freedom, creativity and critical thinking. ...