UHasselt

Hasselt University (Dutch: Universiteit Hasselt or UHasselt) is a public research university with campuses in Hasselt and Diepenbeek, Belgium. It has more than 8,190 students and 1,850 academic, administrative and technical staff (2025). The university was officially established in 1971 as the Limburg Universitair Centrum (LUC) and changed its name to Hasselt University in 2005. UHasselt is ranked in the section 301-350 in the Times Higher Education World University Ranking (2025-2026). As of October 2020, the Rector of Hasselt University is Prof. Bernard Vanheusden. The Vice-Rector for Education is Prof. Elke Hermans, and the Vice-Rector for Research, Innovation & Internationalisation is Prof. Ken Haenen.read more on Wikipedia...