Hasselt University

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Hasselt University

Motto	'Knowledge in Action'
Established	1971 (UHasselt since 2005)
Rector	Bernard Vanheusden (2020 - present)
Administrative staff	1,813 (October 2024)
Students	7,752 (October 2024)
Location	Hasselt and Diepenbeek , Belgium
Website	https://www.uhasselt.be/en

Hasselt University (Dutch: Universiteit Hasselt or UHasselt) is a public research university with campuses in Hasselt and Diepenbeek, Belgium. It has more than 7,500 students and 1,800 academic, administrative and technical staff (2023). The university was officially established in 1971 as the Limburg Universitair Centrum (LUC) and changed its name to Hasselt University in 2005.

UHasselt is ranked 35th out of 605 in the 2023 Times Higher Education ranking of universities younger than 50 years.

Hasselt University has an extensive regional, national and global network, fostering collaboration in education, research and innovation.

As of October 2020, Rector of Hasselt University is Prof. Bernard Vanheusden. Vice-Rector for Education is Prof. Elke Hermans, Vice-Rector for Research, Innovation & Internationalisation is Prof. Ken Haenen.