HEPL is a public French-speaking university college managed by the Province of Liège, with numerous campuses offering technical, scientific, economic, and social programs.
Address: Quai des Carmes 45, 4101 Seraing, Liège, Belgium
Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Agronomy
Domains taught:
- Aerospace, Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Food Science, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Associate Degree, Bachelor
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Network for international exchanges (Erasmus+). Strong partnerships with provincial institutions and local businesses.
Research:
Applied research focusing on regional development, innovation in SMEs, sustainable technologies, and social inclusion.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1200
Current students***:
9000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Broad offer of technical and scientific bachelors, strong local anchoring within the Liège province, good practical training facilities.
Cons
Distributed across several sites, which can make logistics complex, primarily French-speaking.
Best For
Publicly-run applied technical, scientific, and agronomical education in Liège province.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- For students who like the agriculture, civil engineering and bioengineering focus of this institution but want another option nearby, Haute École Bruxelles-Brabant fits well: it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and associate degree, and is smaller, enrolling about 6,000 students against roughly 9,000 here.
- On content, Haute École Charlemagne and this institution are close, as both teach agriculture, food science and civil engineering; it is smaller, enrolling about 4,000 students against roughly 9,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of agriculture, food science and civil engineering can consider Haute École Provinciale de Hainaut - Condorcet, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and associate degree.
- AP Hogeschool Antwerpen is the closest domestic counterpart for industrial design, civil engineering and bioengineering; it is larger, enrolling about 14,000 students against roughly 9,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Haute École en Hainaut sits close to this school on civil engineering, automation and electrical and electronics; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and associate degree, and covers telecommunications as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Students considering a move abroad can look at UCL University College in Denmark, where industrial design, civil engineering and automation also form the core, and it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's and associate degree programmes.
- Looking internationally, Università Politecnica delle Marche in Italy is where agriculture, food science and industrial design get a comparable treatment; it covers marine science and structural engineering as well, and is larger, enrolling about 17,000 students against roughly 9,000 here.
- 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 covers geotechnics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 9,000 students.
- Tampere University of Applied Sciences brings a Finland setting to the same core fields, industrial design, civil engineering and automation, and it is also a public institution and also offers master's and mba programmes.
- VIA University College brings a Denmark setting to the same core fields, industrial design, civil engineering and software engineering, and it is larger, enrolling about 18,500 students against roughly 9,000 here, and is also a public institution.
*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, Environmental Engineering, Innovation, Lean Manufacturing, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices, Sustainable Product 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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