Belgium: Research actors
- Overview
- Federal Level
- Brussels-Capital Region
- Flemish Region/Community
- Walloon Region
- French Community
- Research actors
- Mobility
- Researcher’s Mobility Portal
- RTD Liason Office (IIC)
- ERAWATCH Research Inventory
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Fundamental research is the mission of the universities, which come under the responsibility of the Communities.
Universities
The following universities, divided according to their respective language, are specialised in fundamental research:
- Flemish Community
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- Universiteit Antwerpen (UA)
- Universiteit Gent (UGent)
- Universiteit Hasselt (UHasselt)
- Katholieke Universiteit Brussel (K.U. Brussel)
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K.U. Leuven)
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Campus Kortrijk
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
- French Community
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- Faculté Polytechnique de Mons
- Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques de Gembloux (FUSAGx)
- Facultés Universitaires Catholiques de Mons (FUCaM)
- Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix (FUNDP)
- Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis à Bruxelles (FUSL)
- Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)
- Université de Liège (ULg)
- Université de Mons-Hainaut (UMH)
- Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
- Others
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- College of Europe (Brugge)
- European University College (EHSAL)
- European University Foundation
- Royal Military Academy (ERM-KMS)
Inter-university research centres
- Interuniversity MicroElectronics Centre (IMEC)
- Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB)
Schools of Higher Education
- French list: www.cfwb.be/portail/default.asp?catid=93
- Flemish list: www.ond.vlaanderen.be/onderwijsaanbod/ho/hogescholen/alle.asp
Public research bodies
Public scientific institutions, research centres (fundamental & applied), including University research centres.
list: www.research.be/ListURL/list.asp?KeyID=611&up=617
Technology & Innovation
(Semi)-public centres for technological research, technology transfer and innovation, including sectorial collective research centres.
list: www.research.be/ListURL/list.asp?KeyID=582&up=617
Research and public-utility institutions
Besides, each authority funds and runs several own research and public-utility institutions. In a sectoral way, by the Ministries concerned, the Federal Authorities fund specific research initiatives, as well as a dozen specialised federal scientific institutions, eg.:
- Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK•CEN)
- Belgian Standards Bureau (NBN)
- Scientific Institute of Public Health (IPH)
- The Royal Military Academy
- The Institute of Crime Detection and Criminology
- Several institutes of agronomic research
- Some “royal institutes”, of which the Royal Institute for the Study and Conservation of Belgium’s Artistic Heritage (KIK-IRPA) is probably the most important
The most important research institute of the Flemish Region is:
The Walloon Region funds and runs:
Collective Research Centres
A group of sectoral collective research centres, joint in the Union of Collective Research Centres (UCRC), meeting the specific needs of the companies in terms of scientific and technological research, is jointly funded by the companies of the concerned industrial sector and public authorities (Federal State and Regions).
Scientific Parks Wallonia
The scientific parks regroup different kind of actors in the field of Research among a university. This concept offers the development of scientific / technologic collaborations with University, a Property / real estate situation centralization; Partnerships with other on-site companies; Halls for meetings to organize conferences; etc.
