KU Leuven in top 12 of Times Higher Education ranking
Three Flemish universities are among the best 100 in Europe, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and one is among the best in the world
“Research-intensive”
The ranking describes Leuven as “a research-intensive, internationally oriented university that carries out both fundamental and applied research”. The university, the website says, “aims to actively participate in public and cultural debate and in the advancement of a knowledge-based society. It puts its expertise at the service of society, with particular consideration for its most vulnerable members.”
Ghent is the next highest-ranked Flemish university on the European list at 52, followed by Antwerp at 97. The Free University of Brussels (VUB) comes in the section 150-160, which are not individually ranked. On the world list, meanwhile, Ghent came in at 118 and Antwerp at 190. VUB is in the 301-350 section of the world list.
The UK dominates the European rankings, with 46 universities listed, ahead of Germany on 36. The list is headed by Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London.
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University of Leuven
staff members in 2013
students in 2014-2015 academic year
million euros in annual research budget
- KU Leuven
- KU Leuven Association
- Study in Flanders
