UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES
Overall presentation
• Location
• A comprehensive university
• Research fields
• International cooperation UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES
183 years of history
• Belgium is an independent country since 1830 • University established in Brussels in 1834 • ULB is mainly dedicated to French speaking higher education • Why « LIBRE » ? WE ARE LOCATED IN BRUSSELS, THE CAPITAL OF EUROPE
• Strategic location: the heart of Europe
• International diversity on a small scale: 2 hours 2 hours London Amsterdam 1 million inhabitants, 30% foreign origin
• International decision center: EU institutions, NATO… Brussels
• The world’s 2nd largest international conferences hub: Paris 3 hours Frankfurt 159 embassies, 837 international NGOs, and 1,300 1,3 hours foreign companies and 1,200 permanent media stations ULB IS A COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY In a nutshell 12 FACULTIES
Architecture Pharmacy
Engineering Philosophy and Social Sciences
Law Psychological Science and Education Letters, Translation and Communication Public Health Sciences Medicine
Solvay Brussels School Motor Sciences of Economics and Management STUDY IN ENGLISH AT ULB Field of study
Economics • Master of science in Chemical and ULB research• areas:Specialized Master Degree in Nuclear Sciences Mathematics and statistics • Master in Economics: General Materials Engineering Computer science and Information and communicationEngineering technologies • Master in Computer science Structure of matter and Sciences of the universe • Master in Economics, Econometrics • Master of science in Civil EngineeringMolecular synthesis, Materials,• Energy,Erasmus Engineering Mundus Big Data • Master in Cybersecurity Environment, Earth sciences, Organisms and populations • Master in Management Science • Master of science in Computer Molecular biology and BiotechnologiesManagement and Analytics • Erasmus MundusTropical Biodiversity Health and treatment • Specialized Master Degree in Science and Engineering Oncology and Ecosystems Immunology
Neurosciences Microfinance • Master of science in Electrical Medecine Culture, heritage, and societies
Justice, citizenhood, and democracy • Engineering Social challenges and SustainableMaster development in Biomedicine Interdisciplinary
Economics, Finance, Management, and Public policy
Engineering • Master of science in EU studies, International relations,• Specialized and Globalisation Master Degree in Public • Master in Geography:
• Master of science in Architecture and Electromechanical Engineering Health Methodology Urban Studies
Engineering • Master of science in Physical • Master in Geography: Engineering Political science Euromaster 4 CITIES
• Master in Political Science ULB PROFESSORS WERE AWARDED
4 Nobel prizes 1 Fields Medal 2 Abel Prizes 3 Wolf Prizes Jules Bordet Pierre Deligne Jacques Tits Jacques Tits (1919, Medecine) Alumni (1978, Mathematics) Alumni (2008, Mathematics) Alumni (2003, Mathematics)
Albert Claude Pierre Deligne François Englert (1974, Medecine) (2013, Mathematics) & Robert Brout (2004, Physics) Ilya Prigogine (1977, Chemistry) Pierre Deligne (2008, Mathematics) François Englert (2013, Physics) RESEARCH: TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE
Marie Curie European Research Council Award (ERC)
• Marco Dorigo • Patrick Legros (Economy) (2003) • Axel Cleeremans (Psychology) Etienne Pays (Parasitology) Pierre Vanderhaeghen (Neurosciences) Joel Fine (Geometry) • Nicolas Cerf Vincianne Debaille (Geochemistry) Laurent Bouton (Economy) (2006) Antoine Gloria (Mathematics) (2014) Geoffrey Compère (Physics) • Marc Henneaux (Physics) DESCARTES Cédric Blanpain (Biology) Mauro Birattari (Robotics) Research Prize Samuel Fiorini (Mathematics) (2013) Nathan Goldman (Physics) Alessandro Parente (Combustion) • Project EPICA (2016) Jean-LouisTison : “European Project • François Leo (Optic) for Ice Coring in • Cathy Clerbaux (Quantum Chemistry) Antartica” (2017) (2007) INTERNATIONALISATION IS AT THE HEART OF OUR RESEARCH from Europe 56%
SCIENTIFIC & ACADEMIC STAFF from Asia 17%
1900 PhD candidates 46%
400 Postdoctoral researchers 63%
3500 Academic and scientific 35% staff from America 7% from Africa 20% BIOPARK Charleroi Brussels South RESEARCH : TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 37 start-ups ULB IS THE MOST MULTICULTURAL African students 17.09% BELGIAN UNIVERSITY
American students 2.55%
Asian and Oceanian students European students 4,76% 75,46%
Refugee and stateless students 0,12% INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IS A PRIORITY OF OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMMES More information about ULB-CSC http://www.ulb/ac.be/international/CSC.html