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UC Leuven-Limburg selected five strategic priorities for its future, among which internationalization. The future of our region and our alumni is closely linked to their international capabilities. UC Leuven-Limburg and particularly our International Office are ready to support that process. Building a new university college offers a unique opportunity to question the status quo and make room for innovation. Moving Minds is our philosophy, our way of being. Moving Minds: motivating people and turning ideas into action. Our scope reaches beyond borders; our mind is open toward what lies ahead, we encourage innovation and the challenging of fossilized systems/systems reluctant to change. Our university college is a quality-minded institution that offers higher education, research, and community service. UC Leuven-Limburg has been inspired by the valuable and diverse Christian school of thought in dialogue with and at the service of an open, pluralistic and intercultural society. Our study programs applied research, and community service is the concerted action of our students, employees, the work field, and society. Together they form a powerful and creative ensemble with an international outlook and a strong commitment to (EU) regional development. Our university college trains inspiring professionals, broadminded world citizens, and strong personalities who contribute to a sustainable and just society and consider it a lifelong project. Until the end of the 2015-2016 academic year, the Hertogstraat Campus has been home to our Leuven Management faculty and the Leuven Teacher Education faculty. From 2016-2017 onwards, this campus will be exclusively dedicated to our teacher education programs. The campus features numerous auditoria, an open learning center and library, a student restaurant, and a large sports hall. The campus is located in the vicinity of the ‘Meerdaalwoud’ (Meerdaal forest). At the foundation of our university college lies the appreciation for each employee, student, and partner. What makes UC Leuven-Limburg strong is them forming unique links, making one formidable chain. As an organization, we contribute to an enjoyable and inspiring work- and study environment, ruled by cordiality and respect. By giving one another trust, we enhance everyone’s involvement, and we strengthen the UCLL-community. View full university

At Campus Group T, you gain engineering expertise at a renowned campus of KU Leuven, but you also learn and experience how to be creative in your thinking and your endeavors. You develop different enterprising skills and insight into the systems that influence nature, culture, and society. ‘Beyond Engineering’: it is the art of no longer seeing things as separate, but rather as a part of a whole system where everything is connected. Just as in the real world. KU Leuven Campus Group T is the only campus in Belgium that offers full English-language academic bachelor’s and master’s engineering technology programs. Campus Group T is home to a truly international community of outstanding engineering students from Belgium, China, India, Ethiopia, Southeast Asia, and beyond. An engineering degree from KU Leuven opens doors to the whole of Europe, where you can continue your studies or begin a challenging career. When students start looking for a job, Campus Group T Leuven offers guidance to find one that best suits their qualities and offers the best chances to thrive. View full university

The primary missions of the Faculty of Economics and Business are education and research. A FEB education aims to prepare students for successful entrepreneurial endeavors and careers in the corporate world, national and international public policy-making, or research. To achieve this, the FEB offers high-quality, research-based degree programs in economics and business, and from Bachelor to Ph.D. Secondly, the FEB wants to foster research with high academic and societal impact and high visibility in the corporate world. FEB's ambition is to be a leading learning and research community in Europe and excel in the different research subfields the School hosts, thereby deserving its high rank among the top European schools of Economics and Business. To achieve these twin primary objectives, FEB wants to develop a stimulating environment for staff and students, in which they feel free to develop their innovative, ethical, and entrepreneurial expertise in education, research, and business while emphasizing the role of economic policy and business in the greater society and keeping a global focus through international exchanges and cooperation. While pursuing its mission and vision, FEB is committed to being, Rigorous, Innovative, Collegial, Relevant, Socially responsible. KU Leuven is consistently ranked among the top ten European universities in terms of scholarly output. The University is ranked 40th in 2017 THE overall ranking, 59th in THE rankings' business and economics, and 79th in the QS World University Rankings 2016-17. On the latter's Faculty ranking (Social Sciences and Management), it is listed 66th. The FEB holds top 51-100 positions in all subject-specific QS rankings (Accounting and Finance, Economics, Business, and Management, etc.). In Statistics and operational research, it is ranked 31st. In 2014 the Faculty of Economics and Business achieved the EQUIS accreditation after an extensive accreditation process. The accreditation places the FEB amongst an elite circle of accredited business schools and faculties. There are only 170 accredited business schools in 42 countries. EQUIS Accreditation is awarded by the EFMD, recognized globally as an accreditation body of quality in management education with established accreditation services for business school programs, corporate universities, and technology-enhanced learning programs. The FEB was able to deliver on the high standards that EQUIS sets out. The FEB offers a balance between high academic quality and the professional relevance of close interaction with the corporate world. The school creates an effective learning environment that favors students' analytical, managerial, and entrepreneurial skills, fostering their sense of global responsibility. A high degree of internationalization is crucial for this. Finally, the FEB offers innovation in all respects, including research programs, curriculum, course design, and pedagogy resulting in the EQUIS stamp of approval. The FEB joined PRME (Principles for Responsible Management) in 2014 to signify its commitment to ethics, responsibility, and sustainability in management education. Through PRME, the FEB is part of an international learning network of universities that strive to integrate ethics, responsibility, and sustainability into their goals, values, methods, research, partnerships, and dialogues with stakeholders. In November 2014, the FEB was highlighted by PRME for its effort to align its sustainability vision across campuses. View full university

KU Leuven is dedicated to education and research in nearly all fields. Its fifteen faculties offer education, while the departments and research groups organize research activities. These faculties and departments, in turn, are clustered into three groups: Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Engineering and Technology (SET), and Biomedical Sciences. Each of these groups has a doctoral school for its doctoral training programs. KU Leuven comprises the University as well as University Hospitals Leuven and the KU Leuven Research & Development tech transfer office (LRD). We collaborate with renowned universities, research institutions, organizations, and companies in Belgium and abroad. KU Leuven contributes research insights and expertise to the public debate. As such, the University plays an essential role in the advancement of society. As one of Europe’s leading research universities, KU Leuven offers a range of research-based study programs. A degree from KU Leuven is highly valued around the world, giving you a competitive edge. The ECTS quality label guarantees that all credits obtained at KU Leuven are fully transferable. No matter which campus you are on, you have quite a few facilities available to you. Our services for students advise you on housing, studying, and scholarships. They also offer sports and cultural activities. KU Leuven is one of Europe’s highest-ranked and most renowned universities. It boasts a long tradition of pioneering research and high-quality education. But KU Leuven has quite a few other strengths as well. KU Leuven offers various programs, including bachelor’s and (advanced) master’s programs, continuing education courses, and bridging programs. Education is organized by 15 faculties, divided into three groups: Humanities and Social Sciences Science, Engineering and Technology, and Biomedical Sciences. Some faculties offer programs on various locations in Flanders and Brussels. KU Leuven appeals to the students’ idea of the future. The University contributes to the students’ personal development and to how they want to help shape society. An academic year at KU Leuven consists of two semesters, each ending with an exam period. The first semester runs from September up to and including January, the second from February up to June. The calendar may differ slightly between campuses. Since 1986, Research Coordination Office has supported KU Leuven researchers in obtaining and managing research funding and putting the research policy into practice. KU Leuven is an autonomous university. It was founded in 1425. It was born and has grown within the Catholic tradition. From its Christian view of the world and the human, KU Leuven endeavors to be a place for open discussion of social, philosophical, and ethical issues and a critical center of reflection in and for the Catholic community. KU Leuven offers its students an academic education based on high-level research to prepare them to assume their social responsibilities. KU Leuven is a research-intensive, internationally oriented University that carries out both fundamental and applied research. It is firm inter- and multidisciplinary in focus and strives for international excellence. To this end, KU Leuven works together actively with its research partners at home and abroad. KU Leuven encourages personal initiative and critical reflection in a culture of idea exchange, cooperation, solidarity, and academic freedom. It pursues a proactive diversity policy for its students and staff. KU Leuven aims to actively participate in public and cultural debate and the advancement of a knowledge-based society. It puts its expertise to the service of society, with particular consideration for its most vulnerable members. From social responsibility and scientific expertise, KU Leuven provides high-quality, comprehensive health care, including specialized tertiary care, in its University Hospitals. In doing so, it strives toward optimum accessibility and respect for all patients. KU Leuven carries out its academic activities at various campuses, research parks, and hospital facilities in close cooperation with the members of the KU Leuven Association and with its hospital partners. View full university