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.[1] 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.[2]

The Central Library of the KU Leuven

Institutes of higher education in the Flemish Community

Universities

Five Flemish universities issue academic bachelor, master and doctoral degrees:

As a result of an international treaty between the Netherlands and Flanders, a co-operation between the Universiteit Hasselt (Flanders) and the Universiteit Maastricht (the Netherlands) is recognised as the

According to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities[3] and the THES - QS World University Rankings,[4] four Flemish universities (Universiteit Antwerpen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Universiteit Gent and Katholieke Universiteit 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

Ghent University Association: university colleges associated with Ghent University

University Association Brussels: public university college associated with Vrije Universiteit Brussel

K.U.Leuven Association: catholic university colleges associated with Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

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:

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.[5]

Universities

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,[6] two of these universities (Université catholique de Louvain and Université de Liège) are among the top 150 universities in Europe and top 350 universities worldwide.

University colleges

Arts colleges

Institutes of higher education in the German-speaking Community

A single college in 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:

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 (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:


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 major global rankings:

University QS World
(2020)[7]		 THE World
(2020)[8]		 USNWR World
(2020)[9]		 ARWU World
(2019)[10]		 CWTS Leiden
(2019)[11]		 CWUR World
(2019-2020)[12]		 #a
Dutch-speaking universities
Catholic University of Leuven 80 45= 56= 85 52 112
6b
Ghent University 130= 123 87= 66 61 136
6b
University of Antwerp 223 198= 214= 201-300 355 303
1
Free University of Brussels 195 201–250 259= 201-300 444 361
1
University of Hasselt N.A. 351–400 789= 601-700 N.A. 759
0
French-speaking universities
Université catholique de Louvain 167= 152= 139= 151-200 383 180
5
Université libre de Bruxelles 251= 201–250 190= 151-200 424 198
3
University of Liège 429= 301–350 358= 201-300 411 270
0
University of Mons 591-600 N.A. 489= 901-1000 N.A. 816
0
University of Namur N.A. N.A. 1264= N.A. N.A. 1075
0
Saint-Louis University, Brussels N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
0

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

References
  1. Belgian Constitution (Dutch). Belgian Senate. Retrieved on November 20, 2007
  2. Ministry of Education. Retrieved on November 20, 2007
  3. Webometrics Ranking of World Universities Cybermetrics Lab, Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain. Retrieved on January 16, 2007
  4. THES - QS World University Rankings 2007 QS Education Trust. Retrieved on January 16, 2007
  5. Annuaire de l'enseignement supérieur Administration générale de l'Enseignement du Communauté française de Belgique. Retrieved on November 20, 2007
  6. Webometrics Ranking of World Universities Cybermetrics Lab, Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain. Retrieved on November 20, 2007
  7. "QS World University Rankings 2019". Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  8. "World University Rankings". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  9. "Best Global Universities Rankings". U.S. News Education. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  10. "Academic Ranking of World Universities – 2019". Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  11. "CWTS Leiden Ranking 2019 - PP top 10%". CWTS Leiden Ranking. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  12. "CWUR - World University Rankings 2019-2020". Center for World University Rankingsg. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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