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Mission statement
Hasselt University is an independent, enterprising
university that chooses for active education tailored to the student; top
research in spearhead fields: and entrepreneurship and innovation through its
role as an academic think tank and through a pronounced international
orientation. Academic and scientific freedom, social commitment, Attention for
ethical norms and interpretation without ideological distinction- are basic
principles of the education and research. For Hasselt University, development
of the human potential of its students and employees is central.
1.
Active education tailored to students
Hasselt University targets students
from the entire Flanders and beyond with attractive study programmes, which
stand out because of scientifically thorough content and a modern educational
concept.
From guided self-instruction to autonomous learning is the
educational concept of the UHasselt, which stands by active and independent
learning with tailored study guidance. Students process the subject matter based
on self-instruction tasks and joint projects. These are discussed in seminars
and supported in guided practice sessions. Hasselt University demands a lot of
dedication of both the student and the professor. The study programmes are
composed flexibly and offer the students the possibility to compose a tailored
programme gradually. The Bachelor s programmes with flexible learning tracks
optimally prepare the students for a wide array of Master s programmes in their
own university and in other universities in Flanders and the Netherlands.
2. Top research in main fields
The university pursues an active
spearhead policy, directed at top research in a number of clear-cut
domains.
Research and education are closely linked. Members of staff have
educational and research tasks; students are introduced to research in the
bachelor s programme and participate in research during their master s
programme.
The Master s programmes are supported by the scientific
expertise of the research groups and institutes of Hasselt University and its
partners.
Besides that, the university also sets up an integral chain of
fundamental and applied research inside the Association with the Xios Hogeschool
and the Provinciale Hogeschool Limburg.
3. A fascinating place to study
and work
A small scale, good contacts between students and staff and
permanent care for the quality of education are typical trademarks of our
university. The campus with its facilities such as the library, the study area,
the self-instruction rooms and the computer infrastructure stimulates the
student to study actively and to cooperate.
The proximity of the dynamic
student city Hasselt offers numerous possibilities for an intense and varied
student life. The students participate at all levels of administration of the
university, they have their say in the advancement of education and the
safeguarding of quality.
4. Contribute to the knowledge economy in the
(EU-) regio as an enterprising university
In the framework of the Association
with the Xios Hogeschool Limburg and the Provinciale Hogeschool Limburg, Hasselt
University also wants to be a driving force for the knowledge economy in the
(EU-) region. It educates young people to highly-skilled people and to
entrepreneurs for the knowledge economy and its high-quality research
contributes to essential innovations. The university promotes the
entrepreneurship among the students and employees of the
Association.
Hasselt University profiles itself as an independent
knowledge centre with well-defined research spearheads in the Technological Top
region Eindhoven-Aachen-Limburg. Within this knowledge region, the UHasselt
provides with research, education and technology transfer through cooperation
with other universities:
- with the University Maastricht inside the
unique cooperation framework of the transnational University Limburg;
- with
the Technical University Eindhoven for engineer programmes;
- with the other
Euregio universities of Liège and Aachen with which we promote the
international exchange of students, outside the EU as well.
We
cooperate intensively with the other Flemish universities on various fields as
well. The university participates fully in interuniversitary research
institutions such as IMEC (Interuniversity Micro Electronics Center) and IBBT
(Flemish Interdisciplinary research centre for broadband technology).
5.
An international gateway for education and research
Hasselt University
welcomes students and researches from various cultures. Exchange programmes with
foreign universities are part of the education. Besides that the university
stimulates the international orientation of its students and staff through
internationalisation of its research and education. Hasselt University
participates in networks in Flanders, the Euregio and the world, which offers
students and employees an open window to the world. They are also a leverage for
the independence and growth of the university.
6. Mobilisation of talent
through equal opportunities
Offering Young people from all groups of society
equal education chances is a priority of Hasselt University.
Within the
framework of the educational concept and through tailored guidance, the
university cooperates with the student in order to improve his study approach,
study methods and study planning to improve his chances of success. We
particularly pay attention to young people that speak a foreign language or
multiple languages at home.
7. A university oriented towards
society
The broad academic education that Hasselt University offers
integrates socially relevant developments in the educational programmes.
Students are stimulates to think about the interpretation of their activities in
a spirit of openness for all ideologies, and about their responsibility in
society. The academic community of students and employees is more than a study
and work environment. The university stimulates participation in sports, student
life and social activities.
8. Development of the human
possibilities
The further development of the university is the challenge for
the future, for which all employees put their shoulder to the wheel. Hasselt
University sets up an organisation with its employees where you can work
pleasantly. Full opportunities for development, respect for the individuality of
each employee, open communication, the participation to the administration on
all levels and the appreciation of the efforts are characteristics of the
company culture. The university strives for an equilibrium between the personal
development of the employee and the efficient performance of the organisation. |
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