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Science And Technology In Belgium
Science and technology in Belgium is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes. As Belgium is a federal state, science is organized at two levels. At the national level, there is the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO), and each of the three regions, Brussels-Capital Region, Flanders and Wallonia, have their own regional science and technology development: * Science and technology in Brussels * Science and technology in Flanders * Science and technology in Wallonia Belgium is known for its science and technology. It has also improved its weaponry. Belgium was ranked 24th in the Global Innovation Index in 2024. See also * Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO) * Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium * List of Belgian Nobel laureates * Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC; officially stylised as imec) is an international Research and development, researc ...
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List Of Universities In Belgium
This is a list of universities in Belgium. In Belgium, which is a Federalism, federal state, the constitution attributes legislative power over higher education to the Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, Communities. The dutch language, Dutch-speaking Flemish Community, the French Community of Belgium, French Community and the German-speaking Community of Belgium, 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 * KU Leuven, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuv ...
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Science And Technology In Wallonia
Science and technology in Wallonia, the southern region of Belgium (Europe), is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes. Universities in Wallonia Universities in Wallonia are part of the universities of the French Community. * Université de Namur (UNamur), Namur * Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Louvain-la-Neuve * Université de Liège (ULiège), Liège * Université de Mons (UMons), Mons According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) is among the top 200 universities worldwide. According to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities,Webometrics Ranking of World Universities
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Education In Belgium
Education in Belgium is regulated and for the most part financed by one of the three communities: Flemish, French and German-speaking. Each community has its own school system, with small differences among them. The federal government plays a very small role: it decides directly the age for mandatory schooling and indirectly the financing of the communities. The schools can be divided in three groups (; ): # Schools owned by the communities (''GO! Onderwijs van de Vlaamse gemeenschap''; ''Wallonie-Bruxelles Enseignement'') # Subsidized public schools (''officieel gesubsidieerd onderwijs''; ''réseau officiel subventionné''), organized by provinces, municipalities or the Brussels French Community Commission # Subsidized free schools (''vrij gesubsidieerd onderwijs''; ''réseau libre subventionné''), mainly organized by an organization affiliated to the Catholic church The latter is the largest group, both in number of schools and in number of pupils. Education in Belgium is ...
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Economy Of Belgium
The economy of Belgium is a highly developed, high-income, mixed economy. Belgium's economy has capitalised on the country's central geographic location, and has a well-developed transport network, and diversified industrial and commercial base. Belgium was the first European country to join the Industrial Revolution in the early 19th century. It has since developed a highly-developed transportation infrastructure made up of ports (most notably the Port of Antwerp), canals, railways, and highways, in order to integrate its industry with that of its neighbours. Among OECD nations, Belgium has a highly efficient and strong social security system; social expenditure stood at roughly 29% of GDP. Belgium's industry is concentrated mainly in the populous region of Flanders in the north, around Brussels and in the two biggest Walloon cities, Liège and Charleroi, along the '' Sillon industriel''. Belgium imports raw materials and semi-finished goods that are further processe ...
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Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre
Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC; officially stylised as imec) is an international Research and development, research & development organization, active in the fields of nanoelectronics and Digital electronics, digital technologies with headquarters in Belgium. Luc Van den hove has served as president and CEO since 2009. IMEC has more than 5,500 employees and researchers for advanced semiconductor R&D activities, also including system scaling, silicon photonics, artificial intelligence, beyond 5G communications and sensing technologies. In 2022, IMEC's revenue (P&L) totaled 846 million euro. Overview IMEC employs more than 5,500 researchers from more than 90 countries; it has numerous facilities dedicated to research and development around the world, including 12,000 square meters of cleanroom capacity for semiconductor processing. The IMEC headquarters are located in Leuven. History In 1982, the Flemish Government set up a program to strengthen the microelectro ...
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List Of Belgian Nobel Laureates
This is a list of the Belgium, Belgian Nobel laureates See also * Science and technology in Belgium *Belgian literature References {{Nobel Prizes Belgian Nobel laureates, Lists of Belgian people, Nobel laureates Lists of Nobel laureates by nationality, Belgian ...
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The Royal Academies For Science And The Arts Of Belgium
The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium (RASAB) is a non-governmental association that promotes and organises science and the arts in Belgium by coordinating the national and international activities of its constituent academies such as the National Scientific Committees and the representation of Belgium in international scientific organisations. The RASAB was formed as a non-profit organization (Association without lucrative purpose) in 2001 by the Dutch-speaking academy KVAB (Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten i.e. ''Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts'') and by the French-speaking academy ARB ( i.e. ''The Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium''). The association is headquartered in the buildings of the former Royal Stables at the Academy Palace, Hertogsstraat 1 Rue Ducale B-1000 Brussels. History Academies The RASAB was founded in 2001 by the two Belgian academies that are co ...
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World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO; (OMPI)) is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN). Pursuant to the 1967 Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO was created to promote and protect intellectual property (IP) across the world by cooperating with countries as well as international organizations. It began operations on 26 April 1970 when the convention entered into force. The current Director General is Singaporean Daren Tang, former head of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, who began his term on 1 October 2020. WIPO's activities include: hosting forums to discuss and shape international IP rules and policies, providing global services that register and protect IP in different countries, resolving transboundary IP disputes, helping connect IP systems through uniform standards and infrastructure, and serving as a general reference database on all IP matters; this includes providing report ...
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Global Innovation Index
The Global Innovation Index is an annual ranking of countries by their capacity for and success in innovation, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It was started in 2007 by INSEAD and ''World Business'', a British magazine. Until 2021, it was published by WIPO in partnership with Cornell University, INSEAD, and other organisations and institutions. It is based on both subjective and objective data derived from several sources, including the International Telecommunication Union, the World Bank, and the World Economic Forum. History The Global Innovation Index was started in 2007 by INSEAD and ''World Business'', a British magazine. It was created by Soumitra Dutta. Methodology The Global Innovation Index is computed by taking a simple average of the scores in two sub-indices (the Innovation Input Index and Innovation Output Index), which are composed of respectively five and two pillars. Each of those pillars describes an attribute of innova ...
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Science And Technology In Flanders
Science and technology in Flanders, being the Flemish Community and more specifically the northern region of Belgium (Europe), is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes. These are strongly spread over all Flemish cities, from Kortrijk and Bruges in the Western side, over Ghent as a major university center alongside Antwerp, Brussels and Leuven to Hasselt and Diepenbeek in the Eastern side. Institutes of higher education in the Flemish community Universities Six Flemish universities issue academic bachelor, master and doctoral degrees on a broad range of disciplines: * University of Antwerp ('UA'), Antwerp * Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel ('HUB'), Brussels (former Katholieke Universiteit Brussel) * Vrije Universiteit Brussel, ('VUB') Brussels * Ghent University ('UGent'), Ghent * Hasselt University, Hasselt * KU Leuven, Leuven and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Campus Kortrijk, Kortrijk As a result of an international treaty b ...
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Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west. Belgium covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.8 million; its population density of ranks List of countries and dependencies by population density, 22nd in the world and Area and population of European countries, sixth in Europe. The capital and Metropolitan areas in Belgium, largest metropolitan region is City of Brussels, Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a parliamentary system, parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a complex Federation, federal system structured on regional and linguistic grounds. The country is divided into three highly autonomous Communities, regions and language areas o ...
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Science And Technology In Brussels
Science and technology in Brussels, the central region of Belgium (Europe), is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes. Technology institutes and universities Technology institutes The Brussels-Capital Region is home to several national science and technology institutes. *National Fund for Scientific Research (NFWO/FNRS) *Institute for the Encouragement of Scientific Research and Innovation of Brussels (ISRIB) * Francqui Foundation * Queen Elisabeth Medical Foundation *Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium (RASAB) * Belgian Academy Council of Applied Sciences (BACAS) *Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics Universities Funded by the Flemish government, teaching in Dutch and (for some post-graduate programs) in English: * Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) with its partner college Erasmushogeschool Brussel (EhB). * Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) campus Brussel (human sciences) and campus Sint-Lukas Brussel (arc ...
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