Key Figures

11 Faculties

• Faculty of Philosophy and Letters
• Faculty of Law, Political Science and Criminology
• Faculty of Sciences
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Applied Sciences
• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
• Faculty of Psychology, Speech Therapy and Education Sciences
• HEC Liège - School of Management
• Faculty of Social Sciences
• Faculty of Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
• Faculty of Architecture

3 cities / 4 campuses

• Liège Sart Tilman
• Liège city centre
• Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
• Arlon Campus Environment

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27,678 students

• 59% female
• 421% male
• 25% of students of foreign nationality
• 123 nationalities represented

Distribution by study cycle:

• 451% 1^st cycle (Bachelor's degree)
• 39% 2^nd cycle (Master's degree)
• 89% 3^rd cycle (PhD)

including :

· 47% female PhD students

· 53 male PhD students

· 49 PhD students of foreign nationality

• 8% off-cycles

Value date : 2022-2023

 

Graduates from all over the world

In 2020-2021 :

• 3,669 graduates holding a Master's or Specialised Master's
• 267 PhD graduates (with thesis)

First job:

• 85% within 6 months of starting a job search

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194 master's

• 39 transitional bachelors
• 194 Master's programmes (all orientations including 57 master's programme in full english)
  
  • 62 Advanced pecialised Master's programmes
  • 30 Doctorate Colleges
  • 26 MOOC's

Value date : 2022-2023

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90 partner countries

• 1,012students have joined ULiège as part of a mobility experience or internship (IN mobility)
• 6733 students from ULiège are continuing their studies at a university in Europe or in the world (OUT mobility)
• Cooperation and exchange agreements with 991 partner institutions

Value date : 2022-2023

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5,663 employees

including:

51% women and 49% men

Distribution by function

• 16% academic staff
• 47% teaching/research staff (other than academic staff)
• 37% Administrative, Technical and Worker staff

The University of Liege and the University Hospital Centre (6,3428 staff members) account for almost 12,000 direct jobs.

 

Distribution of staff members by campus:

• 67% Liège Sart Tilman
• 207% Liège city centre
• 5% Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
• 1% Arlon Campus Environment
  
  Value date : 2023

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1,793 research agreements

• 1,579 research agreements with at least one international partner - connection with 91 countries in total 
• 105 projects backed by the EU framework programmes (FP7, H2020 and Horizon Europe)
• 13 projects financed by a European Research Council (ERC) grant

3,110 staff members carry out research activities at ULiège (including FNRS and associated funds)

Patents, technology transfer and creation of economic activities

• 1,415 patents granted in total
• 598 technology transfer agreements signed
• 1058 active spin-offs

Value date : 31/12/2022

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516 million euros annual budget

• 55% allocated to research funding
  

  Source of research funding :

20% public sources

21% research agreements

12% third-party services

1% donations

• 37% invested in teaching
• 8% for social welfare and investment

Value date : 2022

Rankings

• 421 : QS World University Ranking
• 351-400 : Times Higher Education World University Ranking
• 301-400 : Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shangai)

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15 library locations

• 6,748 ancient manuscripts
• 587 incunables
• 136,708 full text references deposited on ORBI (cumulative number in 2022) 

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Page updated in line with data available as of 31 August, 2023