University of Liège

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The University of Liège (ULiège) is a comprehensive, public research university renowned for its strong academic tradition and commitment to innovation. It is particularly well-regarded for its programs in Veterinary Medicine, Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Sciences, and Space Sciences, boasting state-of-the-art facilities and a strong research output. For international students, ULiège offers a welcoming environment with a growing number of English-taught Master's and PhD programs, especially in scientific and technical fields. The International Relations Office provides dedicated support, including welcome services, administrative guidance, and opportunities for cultural integration, ensuring a smooth transition. A distinctive characteristic is its historical and ongoing contribution to space exploration, with its astrophysics department playing a significant role in international missions.

Background

The University of Liège (French: Université de Liège), or ULiège, is a major public research university of the French Community of Belgium founded in 1817 and based in Liège, Belgium. Its official language is French. Since the 1970s its main campus is located on the Sart-Tilman hill, about ten kilometers south of Liège, but the university retains its historic headquarters and numerous administrative offices in the city center, as well as four of its eleven faculties. It has secondary installments throughout the Liège Province; in addition to Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech which is based in Gembloux (Namur), and the Department of Environmental Sciences and Management in Arlon (Luxembourg). As a research intensive university, it also operates multiple facilities abroad: the STARESO oceanography station in Corsica, the Jungfraujoch weather station in Switzerland, the KATABATA stations in Greenland, as well as scientific stations and observatories in Chile (SPECULOOS and TRAPPIST-South), in Morocco (TRAPPIST-North), and in Tenerife, Spain.

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