HEPN is a public French-speaking university college of the Province of Namur, offering education in agronomy, environment, and technical fields with a strong focus on sustainability.
Address: Rue Henri Blès 188-190, 5000 Namur, Namur, Belgium
Agronomy, Environment, Biotechnology
Domains taught:
- Agriculture, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Ecology and Sustainability, Food Science, Life Sciences
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Regional and some international collaborations, particularly in sustainable agriculture and environmental studies.
Research:
Applied research in sustainable agriculture, environmental management, biotechnology, and food quality.
Famous Alumnis:
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International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
300
Current students***:
1200
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Focus on green technologies and sustainable development, smaller scale allowing for more personalized teaching, good practical facilities for agronomy.
Cons
Specific focus on ‘green’ and life sciences, limited purely industrial engineering options.
Best For
Agronomy, environmental sciences, and sustainable development programs.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Also strong in agriculture, food science and bioengineering, Haute École Charlemagne makes a sensible second look at home; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, and covers civil engineering and automation as well.
- Haute École Robert Schuman offers a comparable education in agriculture and life sciences: it covers civil engineering and electrical and electronics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 2,500 students against roughly 1,200 here.
- Think of Haute École Lucia de Brouckère when food science and chemistry is the priority: it covers industrial design and computer vision as well, and is larger, enrolling about 2,500 students against roughly 1,200 here.
- Haute École de la Province de Liège takes a similar route through agriculture, food science and bioengineering, and it is also a public institution and also offers associate degree programmes.
- For students who like the agriculture, bioengineering and chemistry focus of this school but want another option nearby, Haute École Bruxelles-Brabant fits well: it is also a public institution and also offers associate degree programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Norway, where agriculture, food science and bioengineering also form the core, and it covers microbiology and genetics as well, and is far larger, with about 6,000 students against roughly 1,200 here.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on agriculture, chemistry and ecology and sustainability is Guizhou University in China, and it covers materials and engineering as well, and is far larger, with about 47,944 students against roughly 1,200 here.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on agriculture, food science and ecology and sustainability is Royal Agricultural University in the United Kingdom, and it is also a public institution and also offers master's and mba programmes.
- Huazhong Agricultural University offers an international parallel to this school, with agriculture, food science and bioengineering as common ground; it also offers master's and doctoral programmes and covers microbiology and genetics as well.
- The closest overseas parallel on agriculture, food science and bioengineering is State University of Applied Sciences in Skierniewice, located in Poland; it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's programmes.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Agriculture, Clean Technologies, Ecology, Environment, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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