Hasselt University
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University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
with campuses in Hasselt
Hasselt
Hasselt is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital of the Flemish province of Limburg...
and Diepenbeek
Diepenbeek
Diepenbeek is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2006 Diepenbeek had a total population of 17,706. The total area is 41.19 km² which gives a population density of 430 inhabitants per km²....
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. It was founded in 1971, as the Limburgs Universitair Centrum. On June 15, 2005 the university changed its name to Hasselt University.
The university consists of 5 faculties:
- The faculty of Law
- The faculty of Sciences (mathematicsMathematicsMathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, physicsPhysicsPhysics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, computer scienceComputer scienceComputer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
, biologyBiologyBiology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
and chemistryChemistryChemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
); - The faculty of Applied EconomicsApplied economicsApplied economics is a term that refers to the application of economic theory and analysis. While not a field of economics, it is typically characterized by the application of economic theory and econometrics to address practical issues in a range of fields including labour economics, industrial...
(applied economics and commercial engineering) - The faculty of Medicine (medicineMedicineMedicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
and biomedical sciences). - There is also a faculty of "Transportation Sciences".
The rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of the university currently is prof. dr. Luc de Schepper, the vice rectors are prof. dr. Paul Janssen and prof. dr. Erna Nauwelaerts.
University Hasselt-Maastricht
Currently, the Universities of Hasselt and MaastrichtUniversiteit Maastricht
Maastricht University is a public university in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Founded in 1976, the university is the second youngest in the Netherlands. The university's founding name was Rijksuniversiteit Limburg and was changed into Universiteit Maastricht in 1996...
work together as the Transnational University Limburg (tUL)
for studies in IT and Biomedical Sciences.
Location
Located in the heart of the Euregion, Hasselt and its university are truly international. Hasselt is situated within a stone's throw from cities such as Brussels, Antwerp, Liège, Aachen (Germany) and Maastricht (the Netherlands), while Paris and London are both within a couple of hundred kilometers.Hasselt University is situated on the campus of Diepenbeek
Diepenbeek
Diepenbeek is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2006 Diepenbeek had a total population of 17,706. The total area is 41.19 km² which gives a population density of 430 inhabitants per km²....
(a small town near Hasselt), which occupies an attractive 150 acre site in the middle of Limburg's green belt. Hasselt University is expanding towards Hasselt
Hasselt
Hasselt is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital of the Flemish province of Limburg...
, the capital of Limburg
Limburg (Belgium)
Limburg is the easternmost province of modern Flanders, which is one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium. It is located west of the river Meuse . It borders on the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant...
, which has a population of almost 70,000 and is the administrative and commercial centre of the province.
Institutes
Research institutes of the university:- BIOMEDBIOMEDThe Biomedical Research Institute was founded on 1 January 1999 to combine the expertise of the former Dr. L. Willems-Instituut with the Medical faculty of the University of Hasselt . The institute is located in Diepenbeek, Belgium.The research topics of the institute are auto-immune disorders, e.g...
- Biomedical Research Institute - CenStat - Centre for statistics
- CMK - Centre for Environmental Sciences
- CTL - Centre Applied LinguisticsLinguisticsLinguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
http://www.ctl.uhasselt.be - EDM - Expertise Centre for Digital MediaDigital mediaDigital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital form. It can refer to the technical aspect of storage and transmission Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital (as opposed to analog) form. It can refer to the technical aspect of...
- IMO - Institute for MaterialMaterialMaterial is anything made of matter, constituted of one or more substances. Wood, cement, hydrogen, air and water are all examples of materials. Sometimes the term "material" is used more narrowly to refer to substances or components with certain physical properties that are used as inputs to...
Research - IMOB - Transportation Research Institute
- KIZOK - Knowledge Institute for Small and medium enterpriseSmall and medium enterpriseSmall and medium enterprises or small and medium-sized enterprises are companies whose headcount or turnover falls below certain limits.The abbreviation "SME" occurs commonly...
- SEIN - Behavioral Sciences Institute
Student organisations
The most important student organisation is the student's union, StuRa: a group of 14 elected students who are the representatives of the students and who make sure the student's rights are respected. http://studentenraad.uhasselt.be (Site in Dutch only)Other Student organisations at the University Hasselt are:
- AIESECAIESECAIESEC is a global youth organisation that develops leadership capabilities through their internal leadership programmes and engaging students and graduates in international student exchange and internship programmes for profit and non-profit organisations. Its international office is in...
(Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales) http://www.aieseclimburg.be - Bears and Bulls (Investor's club)
- Dip's (For students biology and chemistry) http://www.dips.be
- Filii Lamberti (For students mathematics, physics and CS) http://www.filii.be
- Miezerik (For medicine students) http://miezerik.luc.ac.be
- Biomedica (For students biomedical sciences) http://biomedica.uhasselt.be
- Hermes (For students economy) http://www.hermesdiepenbeek.be/
- Commeatus A new organisation for students who study transport studies. http://www.commeatus.be (Site in Dutch only)
- AES (Association for Exchange Students) http://student.uhasselt.be/~aesaix
- CCG (Christelijke Campus Gemeenschap ; Christian Campus Society) http://www.ccgdiepenbeek.be
- VLUG (Vrijzinnig Limburgs Universitair Genootschap ; Secular Limburgish University Society)
See also
- Science and technology in FlandersScience and technology in FlandersScience and technology in Flanders, the northern region of Belgium , is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes...
- Limburg Science ParkLimburg Science ParkThe Limburg Science Park is a business incubator and science park located in Diepenbeek on the campus of Hasselt University. The organisation was founded in 1989 at the initiative of the University of Hasselt, the Board of the Provincial Government and the Regional Development Society Limburg...
- University FoundationUniversity FoundationThe Belgian University Foundation was founded in 1920. The goal of the Foundation, as was put forward by Emile Francqui, is to promote scientific activity at Belgian universities....
- Flanders Interuniversity Institute of Biotechnology (VIB)
- Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC)
External links
- Hasselt University
- More information about higher education in Flanders/Belgium (in English)
- Find an officially recognised programme of this institution in the Higher Education Register