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«Ernest de Bavière, un prince liégeois dans l’Europe moderne» et «Frénésie vénitienne, Le verre espagnol à la façon Venise»
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From 18 november 2011 to 20 may 2012 |
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The University of Liège is a public and pluralistic University. It aims to be open and socially aware, and is there for society and its people. |
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A few key dates
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| XIth Century : |
Premise for an intellectual tradition in Liège |
| XVth Century : |
First degrees awarded to renowned students (Pétrarque…) Liège is the “New
Athens” |
| 1496 : |
Opening of the “Collège” on the current site - 20 August. This was to be followed
by the Grand Collège en Ile and the Académie. |
| 1817 : |
Official founding of the University of Liège by William II of the Netherlands.
The Salle Académique was built in 1824. |
| 1883 : |
Beginnings of the University’s expansion |
| 1967 : |
Start of the transfer of the University to Sart Tilman |
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A large University :
 17.000 students
2.800 teachers-researchers
3.300 foreign students
95 nationalities represented
60.000 living graduates
350 honorary doctorates
A comprehensive University :
7 Faculties, 1 Institute and 1 School, 41 departments
35 degree courses and 170 masters courses, 64 complementary masters courses
a network of relations covering more than 600 institutions throughout the world (of which 250 in Europe)
Research :
450 research units in all disciplines
20 extensive interdisciplinary research centres
1.500 contracted researchers
100 researchers working off-site
75 million euros of public research funding (competitive research)
50 million euros of research funding from businesses/industries
1,000 competitive research contracts, including 65 FP6 projects, in all priority fields
thématiques
Active cooperation in research projects with countries from all continents (78)
Scientific and technical cooperation in sixty or so developing countries
Relations with businesses
Contact with more than 600 Belgian and foreign companies
Pioneering work stemming from applied research :
 More than 90 high technology spin-off companies in activity
100 millions euros of turnover
In Liège, city centre :
The Rectorate
The Faculty of Philosophy and Literature
HEC-Management School of the University of Liège
The Museum of Prehistory
The Museum of Zoology
The Dubuisson Aquarium
The House of Science
In Liège, Sart Tilman (green area covering 760 hectares,240 of which are a natural reserve):
The Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences
The Faculty of Law and the School of Criminology
The Faculty of Sciences
The Faculty of Applied Sciences
The Faculty of Medicine and the University Hospital
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
HEC-Management School of the University of Liège
The Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences
The Open-Air Museum
Colonster Castle
Sports centres
In Arlon
The Department of Environmental Management Sciences (Faculty of Sciences)
In Corsica (CALVI)
Oceanographic research station
Source : University of Liège
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