EPFC is a large social promotion education institute in Brussels, offering a wide variety of courses including computer science, technical languages, and management, primarily for adults.
Address: Avenue de l’Astronomie 19, 1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Applied Computer Science, Network Management, Web Integration
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Telecommunications
Diplomas*:
- Associate Degree, Certificate, Diploma
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Part of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation network of Enseignement de Promotion Sociale”.”
Research:
N/A
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
200
Current students***:
8000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Wide range of courses, flexible schedules (day/evening), centrally located in Brussels, accessible.
Cons
Mainly certificate and diploma level, some bachelor-equivalents in the PromSoc system, not a traditional university.
Best For
Extensive adult education in IT, languages, and management in Brussels.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- CVO Brussel is the closest domestic counterpart for telecommunications, AI and machine learning and software engineering; it does not run the associate degree programmes found here, and is smaller, enrolling about 4,500 students against roughly 8,000 here.
- Where this school leans on telecommunications, AI and machine learning and software engineering, CVO Panta Rhei Gent does the same, and it is smaller, enrolling about 3,000 students against roughly 8,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- The comparison with Institut Provincial d'Enseignement de Promotion Sociale de Liège is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on telecommunications, AI and machine learning and software engineering, and it is also a public institution and also offers bachelor's programmes.
- Among national alternatives, Institut Provincial d'Enseignement de Promotion Sociale et Secondaire de Verviers stands out for its focus on software engineering, and it runs the same associate degree, certificate and diploma programmes, and covers automation and mechanical engineering as well.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of AI and machine learning and software engineering can consider CVO Encora, and it runs the same associate degree, certificate and diploma programmes, and covers industrial design and manufacturing as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Milton Keynes College in the United Kingdom, where telecommunications, AI and machine learning and software engineering also form the core, and it is slightly larger, at about 10,000 students against roughly 8,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (India) works on the same fields as this school, chiefly telecommunications, AI and machine learning and software engineering; it also offers bachelor's, master's, doctoral and mba programmes, and covers mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics as well.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on telecommunications, AI and machine learning and software engineering is ITMO University in Russia, and it is also a public institution, and also offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- For a study option in Ukraine with a comparable spread of telecommunications, AI and machine learning and software engineering, National Technical University of Ukraine Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute is the reference point: it is far larger, with about 25,000 students against roughly 8,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Polytechnique Montréal brings a Canada setting to the same core fields, AI and machine learning and software engineering, and it also offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers aerospace and mechanical engineering as well.
*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.
- Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), Digital Marketing, Information Technology (IT), Learning Management System (LMS), Project Management, Quality Management System (QMS), Software as a Service (SaaS), User experience (UX)
*: 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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