Education
Within the Faculty of Physical Education and Physical Therapy (LK) we contribute to the education of the "Physical Education and Movement Sciences"-students and the "Rehabilitation Sciences and Physical Therapy"-students, both at bachelor and master level. The MFYS learning lines that run through the programme of these two student groups are the Physiology and the Rehabilitation exercise training learning lines. The Physiology learning line includes typical subjects such as "Human Physiology", "Exercise Physiology", "Cellular Mechanisms", etc... The Rehabilitation exercise training line comprises subjects such as "Functional Training Therapy", "Sports Rehabilitation", "Training Principles and Concepts of Rehabilitation Training", "Sports Injury Prevention", etc... Educational courses, such as Exercise Physiology and Training Principles, are also lectured in other academic institutions, i.e. EhB and SOMT.
In addition, MFYS is also the founder of the Postgraduate Course in Sport Physiotherapy. This is the only experience-based postgraduate course in sports physiotherapy in Belgium and beyond. We specially designed this one-year course so that physiotherapists in the field can easily combine the Postgraduate Sports Physiotherapy with their full-time job. If you are interested or would like more info on this postgraduate course, please refer to the training page: Postgraduaat Sportkinesitherapie VUB | Vrije Universiteit Brussel
We always try to approach our subjects from different perspectives and frame them in a local, national and international context. We also strive to equip our teaching with the latest scientific insights and developments, topped with a generous helping of VUB sauce of free and critical thinking. The statement we take to heart as MFYS in terms of all our education, therefore, comes not for nothing from the world-famous Albert Einstein: "The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think.".
Research
Our research is focused on 'Exercise and the Brain in Health & Disease' on three levels: fundamental, applied/clinical and policy-making/benchmarking. The majority of our research projects contribute to all of these levels, with fundamental studies (e.g. animal experiments) followed by applied clinical studies, which in turn lead to benchmarking studies or policy-making advice. Below you can find a short overview of our research projects:
Third party services
- MFYS founded the "Brussels Labo for Effort and TopSport" (BLITS). Not only elite athletes are welcome, but also (individual) recreational athletes and (top) sports clubs can come to BLITS for a sports medical examination and maximal exercise test. BLITS also specialises in medical screening of people who practice a specific profession such as the agents of the Civil Protection and various fire brigades.
BLITS is located in the U-Residence (1st floor) on the VUB Campus in Etterbeek.