Research in our universities & non-university higher education institutions
In Belgium, with respect to the Research and Innovation landscape, universities and other higher education institutions are managed by the language communities
French-speaking universities and other higher education institutions, in Wallonia and Brussels, are managed by the French-Speaking Community (Wallonia Brussels Federation). The Flemish/Dutch-speaking universities and colleges, in Flanders and Brussels, are managed by the Flemish community.
The only exception is the Royal Military Academy, located in Brussels, which is still a federal institution.
For facts and figures on the research performed in universities and other higher education institutions, see the Belgian Report on Science, Technology and Innovation (BRISTI) and the website of the Scientific and Technical Information Service.
At the Federal level, there is one university, namely the Royal Military Academy.
The Royal Military Academy is a military institution providing education at university level that is responsible for the basic academic, military and physical training of future officers, and for the continuing advanced training of officers during their active career in the Defence department.
For goals, topics, information, guidelines and contacts, please see the website of the Research Department of the RMA.
Useful links
Research at Flanders' University Colleges
Research at Flanders' Universities
TTO - Tech Transfer Offices Flanders
VLIR - Flemish Interuniversity Council
ECOOM - Centre for Research & Development Monitoring is an interuniversity consortium with participation of all Flemish universities (KU Leuven, UGent, VUB, UAntwerpen and UHasselt)
In the French-speaking Community, 6 universities play a key role as research performers: the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain), the Free University of Brussels (ULB), the University of Liège (ULiège), the University of Mons (UMons), the University of Namur (UNamur) and Saint-Louis University, Brussels (USL-B), who participate in international university networks, whether institutional or disciplinary, and maintain numerous student exchange partnerships with universities all over the world. These university institutions, with their laboratories and research centres, enjoy access to cutting edge scientific support and top-quality infrastructure. More than 12,000 researchers are working in the French-speaking Community.
Alongside the 6 universities, there are 223 spin-off universities, 300 public and private units specialised in research and development, and 6 competitiveness clusters bringing together businesses and researchers in priority sectors for the economic and industrial development of French-speaking Belgium
For more information about
- - F.R.S.-FNRS : https://www.frs-fnrs.be/en/;
- - Universities : http://www.cref.be/;
Other useful links:
- - Official Portal of Scientific Research in Wallonia-Brussels Federation
- - WBI (the agency responsible for international relationships in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation)
- - LiEU Network (the Businesses and University Link)
- - SynHERA (the office which represents applied research within French-speaking Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) and associated Research Centres