Université Libre de Bruxelles Belgium

Brussels, one of the world`s most cosmopolitan cities, in the heart of Europe since 1957, needs a university commensurate with its status. As a multicultural university with one third of students and researchers from abroad, international relations is a daily reality for the ULB. Its outward-looking position with regard to Europe and the world has resulted in a number of agreements, collaborations and special partnerships being set up with some of the world`s top universities. Four Nobel Prizes, one Fields Medal, three Wolf Prizes and two Marie Curie Prizes are further evidence of the University`s longstanding tradition of excellence. The Universite libre de Bruxelles is an active member of the Research Area and is involved in almost 80 projects financed by the 6th and 7th European Framework Programmes. Over the past few years, it has obtained 7 starting Grants from the European Research Area (ERC) as well as 2 Advanced Grant in Artificial Intelligence and Physics. In addition, the University`s Institute for European Studies is recognized as a “Jean Monnet European research centre“ for its work on European integration. The Universite libre de Bruxelles has 13 faculties that cover all the disciplines, closely combining academic input and research. The ULB also has a teaching hospital (the Erasme Hospital), a cancer institute (the Bordet Institute), and an extensive hospital network.