in academic year 2022-2023, of whom 14.29% from abroad
(As from October 1, 2022)
in academic year 2022-2023, of whom 47.6% from abroad
(As from February 27, 2023)
Academic, administrative and technical
including 5 English-taught programmes
for education, research and innovation
Hasselt University is young, but its education and research are well-regarded worldwide – with some excellent international ranking positions.
UHasselt is ranked 53rd out of 539 in the Times Higher Education ranking of the world’s best universities under 50 (2022).
UHasselt is ranked among the best 10 higher education institutions in the European Commission’s U-Multirank.
UHasselt placed 449th in the QS World University Rankings of Best Universities Worldwide (out of a total of 1,422 listed institutions).
UHasselt is ranked in the section 601-700 of the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities, with Harvard and Stanford topping the list.
HR Excellence in research
In 2011, UHasselt was the first Flemish university to receive the quality certificate ‘HR Excellence in Research’ from the European Commission. The label shows that UHasselt consciously invests in sustainable research careers for its researchers and pursues an open and transparent policy regarding the recruitment and selection of researchers. Read more about our efforts to realize a progressive HR policy for our researchers here.