Odisee is a Catholic university of applied sciences with campuses in Brussels, Ghent, Aalst, Dilbeek and Sint-Niklaas. It offers programs in technology, engineering, and commercial sciences, among others.
Address: Warmoesberg 26, 1000 Brussel, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Technology (Engineering), Applied Informatics, Biotechnology
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Food Science, Life Sciences, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Associate Degree, Bachelor, Graduate Certificate
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Part of the KU Leuven Association. International partnerships for exchange and projects.
Research:
Practice-based research in areas like technology for health, sustainable business, education, and social inclusion.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1300
Current students***:
11000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Combination of urban and regional campuses, affiliation with KU Leuven provides a strong network, focus on co-creation with students and industry.
Cons
Programs primarily in Dutch, campuses are geographically spread.
Best For
Applied sciences with a strong link to the KU Leuven network and a focus on co-creation.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Hogeschool UC Leuven-Limburg is the closest domestic counterpart for food science, civil engineering and bioengineering; it is larger, enrolling about 16,500 students against roughly 11,000 here, and is also a private institution.
- Also strong in food science, civil engineering and bioengineering, Thomas More Hogeschool makes a sensible second look at home; it covers industrial design and telecommunications as well, and is larger, enrolling about 20,000 students against roughly 11,000 here.
- Among national alternatives, Hogeschool VIVES stands out for its focus on food science, civil engineering and bioengineering, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, associate degree and graduate certificate, and covers agriculture as well.
- In terms of fields, Karel de Grote Hogeschool is the nearest neighbour, with civil engineering, chemistry and automation again at the core; it is also a private institution and does not run the graduate certificate programmes found here.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of civil engineering, bioengineering and electrical and electronics can consider Hogeschool PXL, and it covers industrial design as well, and has almost the same size, at about 10,000 students.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Abroad, Zuyd Hogeschool (the Netherlands) covers civil engineering, bioengineering and chemistry in a comparable way, and it also offers master's programmes and covers industrial design and structural engineering as well.
- Stanford University (the United States) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly bioengineering, life sciences and AI and machine learning; it is also a private institution, and also offers master's, doctoral and mba programmes.
- On content, Harvard University in the United States and this institution are close, as both teach bioengineering, chemistry and life sciences; it is larger, enrolling about 21,200 students against roughly 11,000 here, and is also a private institution.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in India, where civil engineering, life sciences and AI and machine learning also form the core, and it also offers master's, doctoral and mba programmes, and covers geotechnics as well.
- On content, UCL University College in Denmark and this school are close, as both teach civil engineering, automation and software engineering; it has almost the same size, at about 11,000 students, and is public, whereas this school is private.
*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.
- Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Innovation, Project Management, Sustainable Development
*: 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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