Science and technology in Wallonia, the southern region of

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 southeas ...

(

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), is well developed with the presence of several

universities A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...

and research institutes.

Universities in Wallonia

Universities in

Wallonia Wallonia ( ; ; or ), officially the Walloon Region ( ; ), is one of the three communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, regions of Belgium—along with Flemish Region, Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the c ...

are part of the

of the

French Community The French Community () was the constitutional organization set up in October 1958 between France and its remaining African colonies, then in the process of decolonization. It replaced the French Union, which had reorganized the colonial em ...

. * Université de Namur (UNamur),

Namur Namur (; ; ) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is the capital both of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration. Namur stands at the confl ...

Université catholique de Louvain UCLouvain (or Université catholique de Louvain , French for Catholic University of Louvain, officially in English the University of Louvain) is Belgium's largest French-speaking university and one of the oldest in Europe (originally establishe ...

(UCLouvain),

Louvain-la-Neuve Louvain-la-Neuve (; French for "New Leuven"; ) is a planned town in the municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Wallonia, Belgium, situated 30 km southeast of Brussels, in the province of Walloon Brabant. The town was built to house th ...

* Université de Liège (ULiège),

Liège Liège ( ; ; ; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east o ...

* Université de Mons (UMons),

Mons Mons commonly refers to: * Mons, Belgium, a city in Belgium * Mons pubis (mons Venus or mons veneris), in mammalian anatomy, the adipose tissue lying above the pubic bone * Mons (planetary nomenclature), a sizable extraterrestrial mountain * Batt ...

According to the

Academic Ranking of World Universities The ''Academic Ranking of World Universities'' (''ARWU''), also known as the Shanghai Ranking, is one of the annual publications of world university rankings. The league table was originally compiled and issued by Shanghai Jiao Tong Universi ...

, the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) is among the top 200 universities worldwide. According to the

Webometrics Ranking of World Universities The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, also known as Ranking Web of Universities, is a ranking system for the world's universities based on a composite indicator that takes into account both the volume of the Web content (number of web page ...

,Webometrics Ranking of World Universities
Cybermetrics Lab, Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain. Retrieved on November 20, 2007 the

University of Liège The University of Liège (), or ULiège, is a major public university of the French Community of Belgium founded in 1817 and based in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. Its official language is French (language), French. History The university was foun ...

is among the top 200 universities in Europe and top 400 universities worldwide.

Technology institutes

Wallonia is home to several science and technology organizations. * ARESA - clinical research cluster * Automotive Cluster of Wallonia * Ceramic products cluster * Eco-building cluster * Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS) * Francqui Foundation * ICT cluster * Nutrition cluster * Solid Wastes cluster * Transport & Logistics Cluster * Walloon Aeronautical Cluster (EWA) * Walloon Space Cluster

Science Parks

Several science parks associated with the universities are spread over Wallonia. *

Science Parks of Wallonia Created in 2002, SPoW -Science Parks of Wallonia-, is an association of seven Belgium, Belgian science parks located in Wallonia: * Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park * Liège Science Park * Crealys Science Park * Aéropole Science Park * Initialis ...

Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park Created in 1971, Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park is the first of its kind in Belgium and is the largest in Wallonia (the French-speaking part of Belgium). It covers 231 hectares spread over the area of the municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve ...

* Liège Science Park * Crealys Science Park * Aéropole Science Park * Initialis Science Park * Qualitis Science Park

References

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External links

Presentation of R&D policies in Belgium (European Commission website, ERAWATCH)

Presentation of innovation policies in Belgium (European Commission website, ProInno TrendChart for Innovation)
Wallonia Science and technology in Belgium Economy of Belgium

Universities in Wallonia

Technology institutes

Science Parks

See also

References

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