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According to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities [3] and the THES - QS World University Rankings, [4] four Flemish universities (University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Ghent University and KU Leuven) are among the top 150 universities in Europe and top 300 universities worldwide.
The Flemish Region comprises five provinces, ... The seat of the Flemish parliament is located in ... by the Free University of Brussels, 68% of Flemish citizens ...
KU Leuven, the largest Dutch-speaking university in the world and the largest university in the Low Countries (and thus also Belgium's largest university), has its flagship campus in Leuven. [3] The city is home of the headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest beer brewer [4] and sixth-largest fast-moving consumer goods company. [5]
There are five universities in the Flemish Community, each forming an "association" with one or more university colleges (hogescholen). The Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven) is the largest university and the oldest in the Low Countries. As of 2014, it had 46,385 enrolled students, or 20% of all students in Flemish higher education. [6]
The province of Flemish Brabant is the most recently created, being formed in 1995 after the splitting of the province of Brabant on a linguistic basis. Most municipalities are made up of several former municipalities, now called deelgemeenten.
According to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities [1] and the THES - QS World University Rankings, [2] four Flemish universities (Universiteit Antwerpen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Universiteit Gent and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) are among the top-150 universities in Europe and top-300 universities worldwide.
Limburg is located west of the Meuse (Dutch: Maas), which separates it from the similarly-named Dutch province of Limburg. To the south it shares a border with the French-speaking province of Liège, with which it also has historical ties. To the north and west are the old territories of the Duchy of Brabant.
Heverlee (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦeːvərleː] ⓘ) is a sub-municipality of the city of Leuven located in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Leuven. [1] According to the official website of Leuven, Haasrode is a part of Heverlee. [2]