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Let's make the VUB plant-based!

We are students at the VUB speaking up against the climate crisis fueled by the animal industry. Across Europe, universities are stepping up as leaders of change by shifting to plant-based dining and VUB is next!

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Why this campaign?

The case for going
plant-based at Brussels

What is the problem?

VUB should practice what they preach!

The VUB wants to be the most sustainable university in Belgium. And while our food systems are responsible for around a third of all global greenhouse gas emissions, the VUB still serves meat and dairy in their canteens. As an university with the ambition to be the most sustainable, our food offers currently lag far behind the science we study every single day.

What can we do?

VUB serves 140,000 meals every year!

Every plate served in the cafeteria, every catering ordered and snack bought is a decision that VUB makes - and can change.

Universities, as institutions that shape knowledge, culture, and future decision-makers, have both the responsibility and the leverage to lead society-wide transformation in line with their own research and values.

By going 100% plant-based, the VUB would take a massive step towards a more sustainable university!

Is that even possible?

Yes, absolutely. Not only have universities like Graz shown us what's possible, but also we achieved a student council vote for 80% plant-based catering last year. Together with your help we're making the next step and become a 100% plant-based university 💚!

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Campaign updates
May 2026Win
landslide vote for an 80% plant-based university

What a day! After a long discussion in the student council, a large majority voted for an 80% plant-based university until 2032.

student council votes in favour of 80% plant-based catering at VUB
Apr 2026Milestone
1,000 signatures reached

After not even two months of campaigning we gathered over 1,000 signatures of students who want to turn the VUB plant-based!

Nov 2025Launch
Launch of campaign at VUB

The campaign at the VUB is officially live. Sign the petition and share it to help us grow!

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Let's make the VUB plant-based!
Hello! 🌱We are Plant-Based Universities, a European student-led campaign calling on universities to shift to 100% plant-based catering. Here in Brussels, we’re asking VUB to take real climate action by making the switch too. By filling in this form, you’ll sign the petition support the transition to 100% plant-based catering at an institutional level at the VUB. Together, we can make our campus more sustainable! 💪🌍

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