Universities and research institutes in Belgium

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 157 universities and research institutes in Belgium.

Universities and research institutes train the workforce and produce the research a regional economy builds on. Their technology transfer offices license discoveries, spin out companies and partner with industry.

The largest concentrations are in Brussels (64), Namur (16) and Ghent (14).

Belgium scores 69.7 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 16 of 117 economies.

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157 universities and research institutes

• Royal Military Academy
  University or research institute · Brussels · rma.ac.be
• Royal Observatory of Belgium
  University or research institute · Brussels · astro.oma.be
• St John Berchmans University College
  University or research institute · Leuven · jezuietenhuis.be
• Stichting tegen Kanker
  University or research institute · Brussels · kanker.be
• Technopolis
  University or research institute · Mechelen · technopolis.be
• Thomas More Kempen
  University or research institute · Geel · thomasmore.be
• TRANSITIONS
  University or research institute · Namur · transitions.unamur.be
• Transnational University Limburg
  University or research institute · Diepenbeek · tul.edu
• UCLouvain
  University or research institute · Louvain-la-Neuve · uclouvain.be
• UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels
  University or research institute · Brussels · usaintlouis.be
• United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies
  University or research institute · Bruges · cris.unu.edu
• Université du Travail Paul Pastur
  University or research institute · Charleroi · etudierenhainaut.be
• Université Libre de Bruxelles
  University or research institute · Brussels · ulb.be
• University College West Flanders
  University or research institute · Kortrijk · howest.be
• University Colleges Leuven-Limburg
  University or research institute · Leuven · ucll.be
• University of Antwerp
  University or research institute · Antwerp · uantwerpen.be
• University of Liège
  University or research institute · Liège · uliege.be
• University of Mons
  University or research institute · Mons · umons.ac.be
• University of Namur
  University or research institute · Namur · unamur.be
• Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre
  University or research institute · Brussels · coda-cerva.be
• VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research
  University or research institute · Leuven · cbd.vib.be
• VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology
  University or research institute · Leuven · vibcancer.be
• VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology
  University or research institute · Leuven · cfm.vib.be
• VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology
  University or research institute · Antwerp · uantwerpen.vib.be
• VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research
  University or research institute · Ghent · irc.ugent.be
• VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology
  University or research institute · Ghent · cmb.vib.be
• VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology
  University or research institute · Ghent · vib.be
• VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology
  University or research institute · Brussels · vib.be
• VIB-VUB Laboratory Myeloid Cell Immunology
  University or research institute · Brussels · vib.be
• VIB.AI
  University or research institute · Leuven · vib.ai
• Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
  University or research institute · Ghent · vib.be
• Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum
  University or research institute · Ghent · vscentrum.be
• Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad
  University or research institute · Brussels · vlir.be
• Vlerick Business School
  University or research institute · Ghent · vlerick.com
• Vrije Universiteit Brussel
  University or research institute · Brussels · vub.ac.be
• Walloon Agricultural Research Centre
  University or research institute · Gembloux · cra.wallonie.be
• Vesalius College
  University or research institute · Brussels

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Cities

• Universities and research institutes in Brussels 64
• Universities and research institutes in Namur 16
• Universities and research institutes in Ghent 14
• Universities and research institutes in Leuven 11
• Universities and research institutes in Antwerp 9
• Universities and research institutes in Liège 8
• Universities and research institutes in Mons 7
• Universities and research institutes in Bruges 3
• Universities and research institutes in Kortrijk 3