Universities

Universities in Belgium

KU Leuven 12,308 Visitors
Undergraduate
Graduate
14 Courses
194 Courses
City
Established
Leuven
1425
Status
Type
Public
University
Faculty Bioscience Engineering (Ghent University) 11,893 Visitors
Graduate
11 Courses
City
Established
Ghent
1817
Status
Type
Public
University
LUCA School of Arts / College Sint Lukas 8,899 Visitors
City
Established
Brussels
1880
Status
Type
Private
Applied Science
Vives University of Applied Science 8,680 Visitors
Undergraduate
2 Courses
City
Established
Bruges
1995
Status
Type
Private
Applied Science
Vrije Universiteit Brussel 6,976 Visitors
Undergraduate
Graduate
1 Courses
27 Courses
City
Established
Brussels
1834
Status
Type
Private
University
Université Catholique de Louvain 6,574 Visitors
Undergraduate
42 Courses
City
Established
Louvain-la-Neuve
1425
Status
Type
Public
University
Université Libre de Bruxelles 6,570 Visitors
Graduate
14 Courses
City
Established
Brussels
1834
Status
Type
Private
University
University of Antwerp 6,057 Visitors
Graduate
19 Courses
City
Established
Antwerp
1852
Status
Type
Private
University
University of Liege 5,744 Visitors
Undergraduate
Graduate
30 Courses
72 Courses
City
Established
Liege
1817
Status
Type
Private
University
University of Mons 5,671 Visitors
Undergraduate
9 Courses
City
Established
Mons
2009
Status
Type
Public
Applied Science
University of Namur 5,338 Visitors
Undergraduate
Graduate
20 Courses
17 Courses
City
Established
Namur
1831
Status
Type
Public
University
Saint-Louis University, Brussels 4,903 Visitors
Undergraduate
Graduate
10 Courses
8 Courses
City
Established
Brussels
1858
Status
Type
Private
Applied Science
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Bordered by Germany, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, Belgium is a Federal State, divided into three regions and three linguistic communities. Home to European Union institutions and international organisations such as NATO, Belgium has a friendly, cosmopolitan, and multicultural society in the heart of Europe, making it very exciting for international students. Belgium hosts world-renowned higher education institutions, among Europe's best.

Description of the Higher Education System

Belgium features a unique higher education system organized primarily by its two main language communities: the Dutch-speaking Flemish Community in the north (covering cities such as Leuven, Ghent, and Antwerp) and the French-speaking Community in the south (covering cities such as Liège, Mons, Namur, and Louvain-la-Neuve), with bilingual opportunities in Brussels.