Courses at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel on
Cosmetics and their Ingredients:
Safety Assessment
of Cosmetics
in the EU
6-DAY TRAINING COURSE •
2-7 FEBRUARY 2026 • 6 ECTS • BRUSSELS, BELGIUM • ON CAMPUS
Introduction to the Environmental Safety of Cosmetics in the EU
4-DAY TRAINING COURSE •
17-20 SEPTEMBER 2025 • BRUSSELS, BELGIUM • ON CAMPUS
Intensive Course in Dermato-Cosmetic Sciences
TRAINING COURSE • SEPTEMBER 2025 • 5 ECTS •
ONLINE COURSE
Organisation of the training courses
Course Organiser • Prof. Em. Vera ROGIERS
- Doctor in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Master in Applied Toxicology.
- Emerita professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in the faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy; former head of the department of In Vitro Toxicology and Dermato-Cosmetology (IVTD) at the VUB; now lecturing cosmetic courses to pharmacy students at the VUB and University of Ghent.
- At the European level, co-chair of the SCCS and chair of the subgroup Methodology.
- Member of the Mirror group of EPAA (the European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing).
- Representative for SCCS in the PARERE-network (Preliminary Assessment of Regulatory Relevance) of EURL ECVAM (EU Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing).
- Director of IC-3Rs (Innovation Centre 3Rs) at the VUB.
- Director of the Research Chair Mireille Aerens for the Development of 3R- Alternative Methods at the VUB.
