PXL University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Limburg is known for its focus on innovation, entrepreneurship, and its ‘X-factor’ (cross-disciplinary projects and personal development). It offers strong technical and digital media programs.
Address: Elfde-Liniestraat 24, 3500 Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium
Information Technology, Engineering, Digital Arts
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Associate Degree, Bachelor, Graduate Certificate
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
International collaborations for student projects and exchanges. Strong regional network in Limburg.
Research:
Practice-based research in technology, art & design, business, education, healthcare and welfare, often involving ‘PXL-Labs’.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1200
Current students***:
10000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Emphasis on student entrepreneurship and cross-disciplinary projects, modern campus, strong community feel.
Cons
Primarily Dutch-taught programs, located in Limburg which is less central than Brussels or Antwerp.
Best For
Entrepreneurial and innovative applied sciences and arts education in Limburg.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Among national alternatives, AP Hogeschool Antwerpen stands out for its focus on industrial design, civil engineering and bioengineering, and it is also a public 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 industrial design, civil engineering and electrical and electronics can consider Erasmushogeschool Brussel, and it does not run the graduate certificate programmes found here, and is smaller, enrolling about 6,500 students against roughly 10,000 here.
- Howest, de Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen takes a similar route through industrial design, electrical and electronics and AI and machine learning, and it runs the same bachelor's, associate degree and graduate certificate programmes, and covers computer vision and robotics as well.
- Hogeschool Gent works in much the same fields, chiefly industrial design, civil engineering and bioengineering, and it covers food science and process control as well, and is larger, enrolling about 17,000 students against roughly 10,000 here.
- Another national school that puts civil engineering, bioengineering and electrical and electronics at the centre is Hogeschool UC Leuven-Limburg, and it is larger, enrolling about 16,500 students against roughly 10,000 here, and is private, whereas this institution is public.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- UCL University College, in Denmark, takes a similar route through industrial design, civil engineering and software engineering; it has almost the same size, at about 11,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, based in India, is built around industrial design, bioengineering and life sciences much like this institution, and it covers nanotechnologies as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 7,000 students against roughly 10,000 here.
- NHL Stenden Hogeschool in the Netherlands pursues a similar profile in industrial design, civil engineering and electrical and electronics, and it covers marine science and mechanical engineering as well, and is larger, enrolling about 24,000 students against roughly 10,000 here.
- National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan pursues a similar profile in industrial design, civil engineering and electrical and electronics, and it is larger, enrolling about 22,404 students against roughly 10,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- If this school is on your list for electrical and electronics, AI and machine learning and software engineering, Aalto University in Finland deserves a comparison, because it is also a public institution and also offers master's and doctoral 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.
- Agile Methodology, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Design Thinking, Information Technology (IT), Innovation, Project Management, User-Centered Design
*: 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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