List of universities in Belgium

List of universities in Belgium
This is a list of universities in Belgium. In Belgium, which is a federal state, the constitution attributes legislative power over higher education to the Communities. The Dutch-speaking Flemish Community, the French Community and the German Community thus determine which institutes of higher education they organise or recognise, and which diplomas may be legally issued by these institutes.
Below is a list of recognised institutes of higher education in Belgium sorted by the responsible Community.
Institutes of higher education in the Flemish Community
Universities
Five Flemish universities issue academic bachelor, master and doctoral degrees:
University of Antwerp, Antwerp
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels
Ghent University, Ghent
Hasselt University, Hasselt and Diepenbeek
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven
As a result of an international treaty between the Netherlands and Flanders, a co-operation between the Hasselt University (Flanders) and the Maastricht University (the Netherlands) is recognised as the
Transnational University Limburg, Hasselt
According to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities and the THES - QS World University Rankings, four Flemish universities (University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Ghent University and KU Leuven) are among the top 150 universities in Europe and top 300 universities worldwide.
University colleges
All recognised Flemish university colleges (hogescholen) are associated with a Flemish university. The following university colleges, which issue professional bachelor, academic bachelor's and master's degrees, are recognised by the Flemish government:
Antwerp University Association: university colleges associated with the University of Antwerp
Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen (Antwerp), public
Hogere Zeevaartschool Antwerpen (Antwerp), public
Karel de Grote-Hogeschool - Katholieke Hogeschool Antwerpen (Antwerp), Catholic
Ghent University Association: university colleges associated with Ghent University
Arteveldehogeschool (Ghent), Catholic
Hogeschool Gent (Ghent, Aalst, Melle), public
Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen (Bruges, Kortrijk), public
University Association Brussels: public university college associated with Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Erasmushogeschool Brussel (Brussels)
K.U.Leuven Association: catholic university colleges associated with Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Odisee (Dilbeek, Aalst, Brussels, Ghent, Sint-Niklaas)
LUCA School of Arts (Genk, Ghent, Leuven, Brussels)
Thomas More Kempen (Geel, Lier, Turnhout, Vorselaar)
Thomas More Mechelen-Antwerpen (Antwerp, Mechelen, Sint-Katelijne-Waver)
UC Leuven-Limburg (Diepenbeek, Leuven, Genk, Hasselt, Diest)
Katholieke Hogeschool VIVES (Kortrijk, Bruges, Roeselare, Ostend)
Limburg University and College Association: public university college associated with Hasselt University
Hogeschool PXL (Hasselt, Diepenbeek, Genk)
Registered institutes of higher education
Finally, the Flemish government has recognised a number of "registered" institutes of higher education, which mostly issue specialised degrees or provide education mainly in a foreign language:
Antwerp Management School (Antwerp)
College of Europe (Bruges)
Continental Theological Seminary (Sint-Pieters-Leeuw)
Evangelical Theological Faculty (Leuven)
Brussels Faculty for Protestant Theology (Brussels)
Flanders Business School (Antwerp)
Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine (Antwerp)
Vesalius College (Brussels)
Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School (Leuven, Ghent)
Institutes of higher education in the French Community
The French Community distinguishes between universities, colleges (Hautes Écoles) and arts colleges (Écoles supérieures des Arts). A list of all recognised institutes is maintained in the Annuaire de l'enseignement supérieur.
Universities
Université de Namur (UNamur), Namur
Saint-Louis University, Brussels (UCLouvain), Brussels
Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Louvain-la-Neuve, Brussels, Mons, Tournai, Charleroi and Namur
University of Liège (ULiège), Liège, Gembloux and Arlon
University of Mons (UMons), Mons
Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels
Faculté universitaire de Théologie Protestante (FUTP), Etterbeek (recognised by both communities, its diplomas are not delivered by the French community)
According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, two of these universities (Université catholique de Louvain and Université libre de Bruxelles) are among the top 150 universities worldwide.
According to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, two of these universities (Université catholique de Louvain and University of Liège) are among the top 150 universities in Europe and top 350 universities worldwide.
University colleges
Haute École Francisco Ferrer, Brussels
Haute École Bruxelles-Brabant, Brussels and Nivelles
Haute École Galilée, Brussels
Haute École Léonard de Vinci, Brussels
Haute École Lucia de Brouckère, Brussels
Haute École Groupe ICHEC - ISC Saint-Louis - ISFSC, Brussels
Haute École libre de Bruxelles - Ilya Prigogine, Brussels
École pratique des hautes études commerciales, Brussels and Louvain-la-Neuve
Haute École Charlemagne, Liège, Huy, Gembloux, Verviers
Haute École libre Mosane - HELMo, Liège, Huy, Verviers, Theux and Ans
Haute École de la Ville de Liège, Liège
Haute École de la Province de Liège, Liège, Seraing, Theux, Verviers and Huy
Haute École Albert Jacquard, Namur and Tamines
Haute École de la Province de Namur, Namur and Ciney
Haute École de Namur-Liège-Luxembourg, Namur, Arlon, Bastogne, Marche-en-Famenne, Seraing, Virton
Haute École Robert Schuman, Arlon, Libramont-Chevigny, Virton
Haute École Louvain en Hainaut - HELHa, Mons, Louvain-la-Neuve, Braine-le-Compte, La Louvière, Charleroi, Gerpinnes, Leuze-en-Hainaut, Mouscron, and Tournai
Haute École de la Communauté française en Hainaut, Mons and Tournai
Haute École Provinciale de Hainaut - Condorcet, Mons, Ath, Saint-Ghislain, Charleroi, Mouscron, Froyennes and Morlanwelz
Arts colleges
Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles - École Supérieure des Arts, Brussels
Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles - École Supérieure des Arts, Brussels
Institut National Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle et des techniques de diffusion (INSAS), Brussels
École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels de La Cambre, Brussels
École de Recherche Graphique - École Supérieure des Arts (ERG), Saint-Gilles
Instituts Saint-Luc de Bruxelles - École Supérieure des Arts, Saint-Gilles
École Supérieure des Arts du Cirque, Auderghem
Le 75, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Institut des Arts de Diffusion (IAD), Louvain-la-Neuve
Royal Conservatory of Liège, Liège
École Supérieure des Arts de la Ville de Liège, Liège
École Superieure des Arts Saint-Luc de Liège, Liège
Institut Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie, Namur
Arts², Mons
Académie des Beaux-Arts de Tournai
École Supérieure des Arts Saint-Luc Tournai, Tournai
Institutes of higher education in the German-speaking Community
A single college is operated by the German-speaking Community of Belgium:
Autonome Hochschule in der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft, Eupen
Federal institutions
The school of the Belgian Armes Forces officers is organised by Belgium's Federal Government, and has the status of university:
Royal Military Academy, Brussels
Institutes recognised by foreign countries
The following institutes are not recognised by the Flemish or French speaking communities, but by a foreign country:
American University, Brussels Center for European Studies (headquarters: Washington, District of Columbia, United States)
University of Kent's Brussels School of International Studies (headquarters: Canterbury, United Kingdom)
Business University, Brussels (headquarters: San Jose, Costa Rica)
Institutions with external validation
The following academic institutions offer accredited degree programmes which are externally validated by foreign institutions of higher education and learning:
Bhaktivedanta College, Durbuy (degrees externally validated by the University of Chester, UK)
International School of Protocol and Diplomacy, Brussels (degrees externally awarded by the Universidad Camilo José Cela, Spain)
United Business Institutes, Brussels (degrees externally validated by Middlesex University, UK)
International rankings
Below are shown the international rankings of the Dutch-speaking and French-speaking universities in Belgium, and the number of times they rank in the top 200 of one of the six prominent global rankings:
Notes:
N.A.: Not Applicable
a Number of times the university is ranked within the top 200 of one of the six global rankings.
b The university is ranked within the top 150 of all six global rankings.
c The university is ranked within the top 100 of all six global rankings.
See also
Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF)
Education in Belgium
List of Belgian Nobel laureates
List of colleges and universities
List of colleges and universities by country
List of faculties of law in Belgium
Universities in Leuven
Science and technology in Belgium
University Foundation
Open access in Belgium
References
External links
Belnet, the Belgian national research network for education, research and public services.
Belgian Science Policy Office
Universities
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