University of Liège
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The University of Liège (ULg), in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
, is a major public university
in the French Community of Belgium
. Its official language is French.
, then King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
, and by his Minister of Education, Anton Reinhard Falck
. The foundation of the university was the result of a long intellectual tradition which dates back to the origins of the Bishopric of Liège
. Beginning in the eleventh century, the influence of the prince-bishops
of Liège
attracted students and prominent scientists and philosophers, such as Petrarch
, to study in its libraries. The reputation of its medieval schools gave the city the reputation as a new Athens.
A 17 March 1808 decree by Napoleon I
concerning the organization of an imperial university indicated Liège as the site of a new academy to be composed of a Faculty of Arts and a Faculty of Science - the first university charter for Liège. Ultimately, Liège owes its university to William I of the Netherlands, who remembered the city's prestigious legacy of teaching and culture when he decided to establish a new university on Walloon soil.
Nearly 200 years later, settled to some extent in the Sart-Tilman district of Liège, the University of Liège depends on the French community of Belgium. The University is located at the edge of the River Meuse
, in the center of "the Island," the Latin Quarter of Liège. By 2009, the Agronomical University College of Gembloux (FUSAGx) is part of ULg. It has adopted a new name for academics as well as research, namely 'Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech'.
The ULg comprises:
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, is a major public university
Public university
A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...
in the French Community of Belgium
French Community of Belgium
The French Community of Belgium is one of the three official communities in Belgium along with the Flemish Community and the German speaking Community. Although its name could suggest that it is a community of French citizens in Belgium, it is not...
. Its official language is French.
History
The University was founded in 1817 by William I of the NetherlandsWilliam I of the Netherlands
William I Frederick, born Willem Frederik Prins van Oranje-Nassau , was a Prince of Orange and the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg....
, then King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
United Kingdom of the Netherlands
United Kingdom of the Netherlands is the unofficial name used to refer to Kingdom of the Netherlands during the period after it was first created from part of the First French Empire and before the new kingdom of Belgium split out in 1830...
, and by his Minister of Education, Anton Reinhard Falck
Anton Reinhard Falck
Anton Reinhard Falck was a Dutch statesman.He studied at the University of Leiden, and entered the Dutch diplomat service, being appointed to the legation at Madrid, Spain...
. The foundation of the university was the result of a long intellectual tradition which dates back to the origins of the Bishopric of Liège
Bishopric of Liège
The Bishopric of Liège or Prince-Bishopric of Liège was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries in present Belgium. It acquired its status as a prince-bishopric between 980 and 985 when Bishop Notger, who had been the bishop of Liege since 972, acquired the status of Prince-Bishop...
. Beginning in the eleventh century, the influence of the prince-bishops
Prince-Bishop
A Prince-Bishop is a bishop who is a territorial Prince of the Church on account of one or more secular principalities, usually pre-existent titles of nobility held concurrently with their inherent clerical office...
of Liège
Liège
Liège is a major city and municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège, of which it is the economic capital, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium....
attracted students and prominent scientists and philosophers, such as Petrarch
Petrarch
Francesco Petrarca , known in English as Petrarch, was an Italian scholar, poet and one of the earliest humanists. Petrarch is often called the "Father of Humanism"...
, to study in its libraries. The reputation of its medieval schools gave the city the reputation as a new Athens.
A 17 March 1808 decree by Napoleon I
Napoleon I of France
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
concerning the organization of an imperial university indicated Liège as the site of a new academy to be composed of a Faculty of Arts and a Faculty of Science - the first university charter for Liège. Ultimately, Liège owes its university to William I of the Netherlands, who remembered the city's prestigious legacy of teaching and culture when he decided to establish a new university on Walloon soil.
Nearly 200 years later, settled to some extent in the Sart-Tilman district of Liège, the University of Liège depends on the French community of Belgium. The University is located at the edge of the River Meuse
Meuse River
The Maas or Meuse is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea...
, in the center of "the Island," the Latin Quarter of Liège. By 2009, the Agronomical University College of Gembloux (FUSAGx) is part of ULg. It has adopted a new name for academics as well as research, namely 'Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech'.
Organization
The University of Liège has:- 20,000 students
- 4,600 foreign students
- 4,300 employees
- 2,800 faculty members (both teaching and research)
- 1,300 administrative and technical support staff
The ULg comprises:
- 9 Faculties
- Faculty of Philosophy and Letters
- Faculty of Law and Political Science
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science (Applied Science)
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech - Faculty of Agronomical Science and Biological Engineering (at the Gembloux campus)
- Faculty of Psychology and Education
- Faculty of Architecture
- 2 Schools
- HEC Management School - University of LiegeHEC Management School - University of LiegeHEC Management School - University of Liège is the graduate college of the University of Liège in the fields of economics, finance, business administration and management science & business engineering.The school of business HEC-ULg also covers, among other things, public economics & public...
(Economics, Management & Business Engineering) - The J. Constant Graduate School of Criminology (part of the Faculty of Law and Political Science)
- HEC Management School - University of Liege
- 1 Institute
- The ULg Institute for Social Science (Sociology & Human Sciences)
- 45 Departments
Notable alumni
For full list see University of Liège alumni- Joaquín ArderíusJoaquín ArderíusJoaquín Arderíus y Sánchez Fortún was a Spanish experimental and political novelist.Arderíus studied in Madrid before taking engineering courses at the University of Liège...
, novelist - Philippe BodsonPhilippe Bodson-Education:He graduated as civil engineer at the University of Liège and obtained a Master of Business Administration at INSEAD -Career:...
, engineer - Albert ClaudeAlbert ClaudeAlbert Claude was a Belgian biologist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1974 with Christian de Duve and George Emil Palade. He studied engineering, and then medicine...
, Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1974 - Marie DelcourtMarie DelcourtMarie Delcourt was a Belgian classical philologist. She studied at the University of Liège , and obtained a PhD in classical philology in 1919...
, first female professor at the ULg - Marcel DetienneMarcel DetienneMarcel Detienne is a Belgian historian and specialist in the study of ancient Greece. He is Professor Emeritus at The Johns Hopkins University, where he held the Basil L...
, philosophy and literature (PhD) - Paul DemaretPaul DemaretPaul Demaret is a university professor and rector of the College of Europe, located in Bruges and Natolin Poland.-Biography:...
, rector of the College of EuropeCollege of EuropeThe College of Europe is an independent university institute of postgraduate European studies with the main campus in Bruges, Belgium... - Jacques H. DrèzeJacques DrèzeJacques H. Drèze is a Belgian economist noted for his contributions to economic theory, econometrics, and economic policy as well as for his leadership in the economics profession. Drèze was the first President of the European Economic Association in 1986 and was the President of the Econometric...
, economist - Paul FredericqPaul FredericqPaul Fredericq, was a Belgian historian at Ghent University active in the promotion of the use of the Flemish language in Belgium.-Biography:...
(1850–1920), historian - Michel A. J. GeorgesMichel A. J. GeorgesMichel A. J. Georges is a Belgian biologist and a professor at the University of Liège.- Birth and education :Michel A. J. Georges was born in 1959 in Schoten, Belgium. He received his Doctor in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Liège in 1983, and his M.Sc. in Molecular Biology from the...
, veterinary, 2008 Francqui PrizeFrancqui PrizeThe Francqui Prize is a prestigious Belgian scholarly and scientific prize, awarded each year since 1933 by the Francqui Foundation in recognition of the achievements of a young Belgian scholar or scientist... - Jean GolJean GolJean Gol was a Belgian politician for the liberal party Parti Réformateur Libéral and a freemason...
(1942-1995), lawyer, politician - Alexis JacqueminAlexis JacqueminAlexis Jacquemin was a Belgian economist. He received his PhD at the Université de Liège, and became a professor at the Universite Catholique de Louvain in 1974. In 1983, he was awarded the Francqui Prize on Human Sciences.-Major publications:...
(1938-2004), economy, 1983 Francqui PrizeFrancqui PrizeThe Francqui Prize is a prestigious Belgian scholarly and scientific prize, awarded each year since 1933 by the Francqui Foundation in recognition of the achievements of a young Belgian scholar or scientist...
on Human Sciences - David KeilinDavid KeilinDavid Keilin FRS was an entomologist, among other things.His family returned to Warsaw early in his youth. He did not attend school until age ten due to ill health and asthma. Only seven years later, in 1904, he enrolled in the University of Liège...
, entomologist - Auguste KerckhoffsAuguste KerckhoffsAuguste Kerckhoffs was a Dutch linguist and cryptographer who was professor of languages at the École des Hautes Études Commerciales in Paris in the late 19th century....
, Dutch linguist and cryptographer - Jan KowalewskiJan KowalewskiLt. Col. Jan Kowalewski was a Polish cryptologist, intelligence officer, engineer, journalist, military commander, and creator and first head of the Polish Cipher Bureau...
, Polish cryptologist - Wincenty KowalskiWincenty KowalskiWincenty Kowalski was a Polish military commander and a general of the Polish Army. A veteran of both the World War I and World War II, he fought in all the inter-war conflicts of Poland...
, Polish military commander - Marc LacroixMarc LacroixMarc Guy Albert Marie Lacroix [pronunciation: "mɑːk lakʁwa"] is a biochemist and a researcher who specializes in breast cancer biology, metastasis and therapy....
, biochemist - Joseph LebeauJoseph LebeauJean Louis Joseph Lebeau was a Belgian liberal politician and statesman, the second Prime Minister.-Biography:...
, statesman - Jean-Christophe MarineJean-Christophe MarineJean-Christophe Marine is a Belgian molecular biologist and researcher at CME Ku-Leuven . He is head of the VIB Laboratory of Molecular Cancer Biology...
, biologist - Jean-Baptiste NothombJean-Baptiste NothombJean Baptiste, Baron Nothomb was a Belgian statesman and diplomat, the sixth Prime Minister.-Revolution:...
, statesman and diplomat - Paul PasturPaul PasturPaul Pastur was a Belgian lawyer and politician from Hainault. He obtained a law degree of the University of Liège, and started working at the bar of Charleroi in 1893....
, lawyer and politician (1866-1938) - Joseph Plateau (1801-1883), physicist
- Georges Poulet, literary critic
- Guy QuadenGuy QuadenGuy, Baron Quaden is a Belgian economist and since 1 March 1999 Governor of the National Bank of Belgium. He is a member of the Council of governing board and of the general Council of the European Central Bank...
, economist, Governor of the National Bank of BelgiumNational Bank of BelgiumThe National Bank of Belgium has been the central bank of Belgium since 1850... - Jean ReyJean Rey (politician)Jean Rey was a Belgian lawyer and Liberal politician who became the second President of the European Commission.-Early life:...
(1902-1983), second President of the European CommissionPresident of the European CommissionThe President of the European Commission is the head of the European Commission ― the executive branch of the :European Union ― the most powerful officeholder in the EU. The President is responsible for allocating portfolios to members of the Commission and can reshuffle or dismiss them if needed... - Max RoosesMax RoosesMax Rooses was a Belgian writer, literature critic, and curator of the Plantin-Moretus Museum at Antwerp.Rooses was born in Antwerp, and went to school there up to 1858, after which he attended the University of Liège to study philosophy and literature...
, writer - Léon RosenfeldLéon RosenfeldLéon Rosenfeld was a Belgian physicist. He obtained a PhD at the University of Liège in 1926, and he was a collaborator of the physicist Niels Bohr. He did early work in quantum electrodynamics that predates by two decades the work by Dirac and Bergmann. He coined the name lepton...
, physicist - Polidor Swings, 1948 laureate of the Francqui PrizeFrancqui PrizeThe Francqui Prize is a prestigious Belgian scholarly and scientific prize, awarded each year since 1933 by the Francqui Foundation in recognition of the achievements of a young Belgian scholar or scientist...
- Haroun TazieffHaroun TazieffHaroun Tazieff was a French volcanologist and geologist. He was a famous cinematographer of volcanic eruptions and lava flows, and the author of several books about volcanoes....
, FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
vulcanologist and geologistGeologistA geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using... - André Henri Constant van HasseltAndré Henri Constant van HasseltAndré Henri Constant van Hasselt was a Flemish poet.-Life:Born at Maastricht, Van Hasselt was first educated in his native town. He studied his Atheneum at the University of Liège , then in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, where he earned his doctor in rights...
, poet
Notable faculty
- Zénon-M. BacqZénon-M. BacqZénon Bacq was a Belgian radiobiologist and inventor. He studied medicine at the Université Libre de Bruxelles , and became an MD in 1927. He studied at Harvard University , with a grant from the FNRS...
(1903-1983), radiobiologist - Florent-Joseph BureauFlorent BureauFlorent-Joseph Bureau was a Belgian mathematician. He was a professor at the University of Liège. He worked on algebraic and differential geometry and the theory of analytical functions. In 1952, he was awarded the Francqui Prize on Exact Sciences....
(1906-1999), mathematician - Eugène Charles CatalanEugène Charles CatalanEugène Charles Catalan was a French and Belgian mathematician.- Biography :Catalan was born in Bruges , the only child of a French jeweller by the name of Joseph Catalan, in 1814. In 1825, he traveled to Paris and learned mathematics at École Polytechnique, where he met Joseph Liouville...
, mathematician - André DanthineAndré DanthineAndré Danthine was a professor of computer science at the University of Liège from 1967-1997; he is now a professor emeritus there. He specialized in computer networks, and created the Research Unit in Networking there in 1972....
, computer scientist - Marcel FlorkinMarcel FlorkinMarcel Florkin was a Belgian biochemist. Florkin was graduated as a Doctor in Medicine and became a professor of biochemistry at the University of Liège....
(1900-1979), medicine, biochemistry - Laurent-Guillaume de KoninckLaurent-Guillaume de KoninckLaurent-Guillaume de Koninck was a Belgian palaeontologist and chemist, born at Leuven.He studied medicine in the university of his native town, and in 1831 he became assistant in the chemical schools. He pursued the study of chemistry in Paris, Berlin and Gießen, and was subsequently engaged in...
(1809–1887), palaeontologist and chemist - Émile Louis Victor de LaveleyeÉmile Louis Victor de LaveleyeÉmile Louis Victor de Laveleye was a Belgian economist. He was one of the co-founders of the Institut de droit international in 1873....
, economist - Marie DelcourtMarie DelcourtMarie Delcourt was a Belgian classical philologist. She studied at the University of Liège , and obtained a PhD in classical philology in 1919...
(1891-1979), classical philologist - Philippe DevauxPhilippe DevauxPhilippe Devaux was a French-speaking Belgian philosopher and logician, professor at the University of Liège. Through his numerous works and translations , he played a great part in the development of analytic philosophy in French-speaking countries.After a first study devoted to the philosophy of...
(1902-1979), philosopher - Paul FourmarierPaul FourmarierPaul Fourmarier was a Belgian geologist, professor at the University of Liège, and after whom Fourmarierite is named. He won the Wollaston Medal....
(1877-1970), geologist - Paul GochetPaul GochetPaul Gochet was a Belgian logician and philosopher, emeritus professor of the University of Liège. His research is mainly in the fields of logic and analytic philosophy. He is now best known for his works on Quine's philosophy....
(1932), philosopher - Groupe µGroupe µGroupe µ is the collective pseudonym under which a group of Belgian 20th-century semioticians wrote a series of books, presenting an exposition of modern semiotics....
, Group of semiticians - Godefroid KurthGodefroid KurthGodefroid Kurth was a celebrated Belgian historian. He is known for his histories of the city of Liège in the Middle Ages and of Belgium, of his Catholic account in Les Origines de la civilisation moderne of the formation of modern Europe, and for his defence of the medieval guild system.Kurth was...
(1847–1916), historian - Paul LedouxPaul LedouxPaul Ledoux was a Belgian astronomer. In 1964 Paul Ledoux was awarded the Francqui Prize for Exact Sciences. He was awarded the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1972 for investigations into problems of stellar stability and variable stars...
(1914-1988), astrophysicist - Pol SwingsPol SwingsPol F. Swings was a Belgian astrophysicist who was known for his studies of the composition and structure of stars and comets. He used spectroscopy to identify the elements in astronomical bodies, and, in particular, comets...
(1906-1983), astrophysicist - Edouard Van BenedenEdouard Van BenedenEdouard Joseph Marie Van Beneden , son of Pierre-Joseph Van Beneden, was a Belgian embryologist, cytologist and marine biologist. He was professor of zoology at the University of Liège. He contributed to cytogenetics by his works on the roundworm Ascaris...
(1846-1910), biologist - Theodor SchwannTheodor SchwannTheodor Schwann was a German physiologist. His many contributions to biology include the development of cell theory, the discovery of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system, the discovery and study of pepsin, the discovery of the organic nature of yeast, and the invention of the term...
(1810-1882), biologist
See also
- Science and technology in WalloniaScience and technology in WalloniaScience and technology in Wallonia, the southern region of Belgium , is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes.-Technology institutes:Wallonia is home to several science and technology organizations....
- University FoundationUniversity FoundationThe Belgian University Foundation was founded in 1920. The goal of the Foundation, as was put forward by Emile Francqui, is to promote scientific activity at Belgian universities....
- Francqui FoundationFrancqui FoundationThe Francqui Foundation was founded in 1932 by Emile Francqui and Herbert Hoover with the goal "to further the development of higher education and scientific research in Belgium". The foundation is a private foundation under the legal from of a Belgian "Institution of Public Utility"...
- Academia BelgicaAcademia BelgicaThe Academia Belgica is an academic organization. The goal of the Academy is to promote the cultural, scientific and artistic cooperation between Italy and Belgium....
- Belgian Academy Council of Applied SciencesBelgian Academy Council of Applied SciencesThe Royal Belgian Academy Council of Applied Sciences is a Belgian council, which consists of the Flemish Academy Committee for Science and Technology and Walloon Comité de l'Académie pour les Applications de la Science committees of the Flemish and French Academies of Science in Belgium. BACAS...
- National Fund for Scientific Research
- Top Industrial Managers for EuropeTop Industrial Managers for EuropeTop Industrial Managers for Europe is a network of more than fifty engineering schools and faculties and technical universities....
(TIME) network for student mobility - Science Parks of WalloniaScience Parks of WalloniaCreated in 2002, SPoW -Science Parks of Wallonia-, is an association of six Belgian science parks located in Wallonia:* Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park* Liège Science Park* Crealys Science Park* Aéropole Science Park* Initialis Science Park...
- BioLiègeBioLiègeBioLiège is a Belgian association of academic groups of the University of Liège and several biotech companies comprising a biotechnopole...
- GIGA
- Liège Science ParkLiège Science ParkLiège Science Park is a business incubator and science park of the University of Liège and is located on the territories of the municipalities of Seraing and Liège .-History:...
- TRAPPISTTRAPPISTTRAPPIST is Belgian robotic telescope in Chile which came online in 2010, and is an acronym for TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope, so named in homage to Trappist beer produced in the Belgian region. Situated high in the Chilean mountains at La Silla Observatory, it is actually...
, a telescope operated since 2010 - List of modern universities in Europe (1801–1945)