Hasselt University
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Hasselt University (Dutch: Universiteit Hasselt or UHasselt) is a public research university with campuses in Hasselt and Diepenbeek, Belgium. It has more than 7,000 students and 1,700 academic, administrative and technical staff (2023). The university was officially established in 1971 as the Limburg Universitair Centrum (LUC) and changed its name to Hasselt University in 2005.
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Motto | 'Knowledge in Action' |
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Established | 1971 (UHasselt since 2005) |
Rector | Bernard Vanheusden (2020 - present) |
Administrative staff | 1,691 (September 2023) |
Students | 7,065 (October 2023) |
Location | Hasselt and Diepenbeek , |
Website | https://www.uhasselt.be/en |
UHasselt is ranked 35th out of 605 in the 2023 Times Higher Education ranking of universities younger than 50 years. In the European Commission's U-Multirank 2022, UHasselt scores a top ten overall result, with fifteen excellent indicators.
Hasselt University has an extensive regional, national and global network, fostering collaboration in education, research and innovation.
As of October 2020, Rector of Hasselt University is Prof. Bernard Vanheusden. Vice-Rector for Education is Prof. Wanda Guedens, Vice-Rector for Research Prof. Ken Haenen.