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Leuven University and Faculty of Engineering October 2010

Leuven University and Faculty of Engineering October 2010. Oldest university of Low Countries (1425) Largest Flemish university International orientation Legal status of a free institution. From history to future. Central library. Rebuild after war 1940-1945. K.U.Leuven: structure.

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Leuven University and Faculty of Engineering October 2010

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  1. Leuven University and Faculty of Engineering October 2010

  2. Oldest university of Low Countries (1425) • Largest Flemish university • International orientation • Legal status of a free institution

  3. From history to future

  4. Central library • Rebuild after war • 1940-1945

  5. K.U.Leuven: structure K.U.LEUVEN GROUP GROUP GROUP humanities science, engineering and technology biomedical sciences +/- 37000 students incl. 5000 international students (1/8) • 17.000 personnel • 1.500 professors • 4.500 researchers • 3.000 adm & techn • 8.000 univ hospital

  6. FACULTY FACULTY FACULTY of Sciences of Engineering of Bioscience Engineering 5 DEPARTMENTS 7 DEPARTMENTS & 2 INTERDEPARTEMENTAL CENTRES 3 DEPARTMENTS K.U.Leuven: structure K.U.LEUVEN GROUP GROUP GROUP humanities science, engineering and technology biomedical sciences

  7. Research performance Scientific publications: > 4000 (= 47.5 of Flandres) PhD degrees/year (2008): 530 Spin Offs: 22 during the last 3 years (>80 in total) Patents (2007): 144

  8. K.U.Leuven Research in Europa Research in Europe # participaties in EU’s 6th Framework Programme Source: Admin. Science & Innovation, Fl. Gov – Febr 2007 report – 55% of FP6 budget allocated

  9. Tech Transfer examples

  10. Science, Engineering and Technology GROUP science, engineering and technology Faculty of Engineering (~ 3600 students) Faculty of Bio-Engineering (~ 1500 students) Faculty of Science (~2200 students) 1450 (under)graduate 300 postgraduate 450 PhD-students 2200 (under)graduate 750 postgraduate 650 PhD-students 1000 (under)graduate 200 postgraduate 300 PhD-students

  11. Faculty of Engineering • 7 DEPARTMENTS • Architecture, Urban Design and Planning • Chemical Engineering • Civil Engineering • Computer Science • Electrical Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Metallurgy and Materials Eng. • 2 INTERDEP. CENTRES • Conservation • Industrial Management

  12. Heverlee Faculty of Engineering

  13. In the Centre of Europe

  14. The Castle of Arenberg (Heverlee)

  15. Faculty of Engineering

  16. ’60 Growth: ‘90

  17. K.U.Leuven

  18. PhD 9 8 7 Advanced Master 6 5 Initial master 4 3 Bachelor 2 1 Education system

  19. Bachelor-master structure master of science in engineering civil engineering energy geotechnics/mining biomedical technology chemical technology nano-science & -techn. computer sciences mathemathical eng. materials engineering traffic engineering electrotechnical engin. bio-informatics mechanical engineering architecture masters

  20. Association K.U.Leuven collaboration between 13 Flemisch higher education institutes (81.584 students)

  21. research applications synthesis how abstraction operational aspects why analysis theory development multidisciplinary specialisation

  22. Welcome barbecue for international students

  23. Thank you

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