- Hasselt University
Hasselt University is a
university with campuses inHasselt andDiepenbeek ,Belgium . It was founded in 1971, as the Limburgs Universitair Centrum. On June 15, 2005 the university changed its name to Hasselt University.The university consists of 3 faculties:
* The faculty of Sciences (mathematics ,physics , IT,biology andchemistry );
* The faculty of Applied Economics (applied economics and commercial engineering )
* The faculty of Medicine (medicine and biomedical sciences).
* There is also a faculty of " [http://www.uhasselt.be/english/onderwijs/opleidingen/TransportationSciences/ Transportation Sciences] ".The
rector of the university currently is [http://www.uhasselt.be/fiche/fiche.asp?voornaam=luc&naam=deschepper prof. dr. Luc de Schepper] , the vice-rector is [http://www.uhasselt.be/fiche/fiche.asp?voornaam=mieke&naam=vanhaegendoren prof. dr. Mieke Van Haegendoren] .University Hasselt-Maastricht
Currently, the Universities of Hasselt and Maastricht work together as the
Transnational University Limburg (tUL)for studies in IT and Biomedical Sciences.It was planned that in the academic year 2007-2008, a joint bachelor programme in law would be organized by the tUL and the
K.U.Leuven . However, the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders/Belgium was of the opinion that the proposed programme was not yet sufficiently developed. The starting date for this programme has therefore been postponed.Location
Hasselt University is located in
Diepenbeek (a small town near Hasselt) but is expanding towardsHasselt , the capital of Limburg.Institutes
Research institutes of the university:
*BIOMED -biomedical research institute
* CenStat - centre forstatistics
* CMk - centre for environmental science
* CTL - Centre AppliedLinguistics http://www.ctl.uhasselt.be
* EDM - Expertise Centre forDigital Media
* IMO - institute formaterial research
* [http://www.imob.uhasselt.be/index.php?page=2&action=language&language=3 IMOB] - [http://www.imob.uhasselt.be/index.php?page=2&action=language&language=3 Transportation Research Institute]
* KIZOK - knowledge institute forSmall and medium enterprise
* SEIn - behavioral sciences instituteStudent organisations
The most important student organisation is the student's union, STURA: a group of ten elected students who are the representatives of the students and who make sure the student's rights are respected. http://studentenraad.uhasselt.be (Site in Dutch only)
Other
Student organisations at the University Hasselt are:
*Dip's (For students biology and chemistry) http://dips.uhasselt.be
*Filii Lamberti (For students mathematics, physics and IT) http://www.filii.be
*Miezerik (For medicine students) http://miezerik.luc.ac.be
*Biomedica (For students biomedical sciences) http://biomedica.uhasselt.be
*Hermes (For students economy) http://www.hermesdiepenbeek.be/
*Commeatus A new organisation for students who study transport studies. http://www.commeatus.be (Site in Dutch only)
* AES (Association for Exchange Students) http://student.uhasselt.be/~aesaix
* AIESEC (Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales) http://aiesec.uhasselt.be
* CCG (Christelijke Campus Gemeenschap ; Christian Campus Society) http://www.ccgdiepenbeek.be
* VLUG (Vrijzinnig Limburgs Universitair Genootschap ; Secular Limburgish University Society)ee also
*
Science and technology in Flanders
*Limburg Science Park
*University Foundation
*Flanders Interuniversity Institute of Biotechnology (VIB)
*Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC)External links
* [http://www.uhasselt.be Hasselt University]
* [http://www.highereducation.be More information about higher education in Flanders/Belgium (in English)]
* [http://www.highereducation.be/content.php?section=zoekmachine&subsection=eenvoudig&action=zoeken Find an officially recognised programme of this institution in the Higher Education Register]
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