Science

Sawdust in your tank?

19 November 2014

Researchers from the University KU Leuven have succeeded in extracting the building blocks of petrol or plastic from sawdust.

Belgian students win the Texas Instruments prize for innovation

17 November 2014

Two Belgian doctorate students from the KUL University of Leuven, technology campus Ghent, won the Texas Instruments Innovation Challenge (TIIC) Europe Analog Design Contest 2014, which is an internat

Belgian IVF team win prestigious The Best of What’s New Award

14 November 2014

A team of scientists from the University of Hasselt, the hospital of East Limburg (ZOL) in Genk and the University of Colorado have received the prestigious The Best of What’s New Award from America&#

Louis solves the problem of parking

13 November 2014

Louis Robeyns has been named Belgium’s Best Mini inventor.

Englert gets his own coin

04 November 2014

The Royal Mint struck a commemorative coin today, in the honour of the Belgian Nobel prize winner, François Englert. The Mint made 6,000 copies, each to the value of 5 euro.

Science is in our DNA

A true Belgian tradition, scientific and technical research has always been promoted throughout the country, with many researchers involved in a wide range of international scientific programmes. Medicine, chemistry, statistics and astronomy can be counted among Belgium's strengths, fields where Belgian researchers have received prestigious scientific awards.

Today, Belgian proficiency can be seen in many other fields such as nanotechnology, biotechnology and even vaccinations. The universities are the primary pool for this Belgian scientific expertise and, through the creation of spin-offs, have taken the important step of enhancing invaluable skills. The treatment of cancer by proton therapy is probably one of the best economic and scientific successes worldwide.

Belgium is also actively involved in space research, research in the North Sea and climate research in Antarctica with the Princess Elisabeth station. Currently, ambitious research projects focused on sustainable development are also being funded.

To date, many Belgian scientists have been received into prestigious universities abroad; just like Belgium itself welcomes various foreign students and researchers attracted by the high scientific level of its universities together with the quality of life in Belgium.

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