Founded in 1987, it is named after Andreas Vesalius, a pioneering anatomist of the Renaissance period.

[3] Vesalius College provides four undergraduate majors under the current three-year program: There are two master's programs and a master's preparatory program: The International Affairs curriculum includes the Undergraduate Certificate in European Peace and Security Studies (EPSS), taught in collaboration with the Belgian Royal Military Academy, the Institute for European Studies (IES) and the University of Kent.

[4] VeCo is located at Pleinlaan 5 in the Brussels borough of Ixelles, adjacent to the VUB's Etterbeek campus.

The Pleinlaan campus houses administrative offices, classrooms, a conference room, computer facilities, and a student lounge.

Additional facilities, including lecture halls, a library, a cafeteria, and a sports complex, are located on the VUB campus.