Hasselt University is a young university that has achieved enormous growth in the past four decades. Hasselt University is an innovative university which has a pronounced international orientation. Hasselt University stands for excellence in education, top research in spearhead fields and active commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship. The overall objective is to combine academic excellence with economic and social relevance.
The research policy of Hasselt University focuses on top research in a number of spearhead fields including materials for (bio)electronics and nanotechnology, biostatistics, cleantech, environmental sciences, ICT, life sciences, open innovation and small businesses, transportation sciences and traffic safety. In these multidisciplinary domains, the research institutes of Hasselt University combine fundamental and applied research, including contract research for industry and organizations. Much attention is paid to increasing the valorisation of research results and the starting up of spin-off companies. Hasselt University assumes an active role in stimulating innovative economic activities in the region, including the co-ordination of regional thematic company clusters in domains such as life sciences, renewable energy and cleantech. Hasselt University has an extensive international network and develops joint programmes with universities in Belgium and the Netherlands. Our international students and researchers come from all over the world.