UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES

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THE ULB: ONE OF THE CAPITAL'S LARGEST EMPLOYERS In terms of direct employment, with more than 5,000 staff members covering numerous professions with very diverse characteristics (professors, researchers, project managers, laboratory technicians, accountants, secretaries, electricians, plumbers, painters, social workers, nursery nurses, etc). In terms of indirect employment, through the presence of its 26,000 students and the organization of numerous scientific meetings and international conferences. MULTICULTURAL AND INTERNATIONAL A multicultural university, with more than a third of foreign students and researchers, the Université libre de Bruxelles has made international a daily reality, mirroring Brussels, the ultimate cosmopolitan city. Its dynamic in terms of openness to Europe and the world is reflected in numerous agreements, collaborations, and privileged partnerships with some of the best universities in the world. CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH Four Nobel Prizes, one Fields Medal, three Wolf Prizes, and two Marie Curie Prizes, among its researchers and alumni, are all proof of the University's long tradition of excellence. Strongly involved in the European Research Area, the ULB participates in nearly 130 projects funded by the 7th European Framework Programme. QUALITY TEACHING With its thirteen specialized faculties, schools, and institutes, the ULB today covers all disciplines by closely combining teaching and research. It offers nearly 40 bachelor's degree programs and 235 master's programs, and participates in 20 doctoral schools where nearly 1,700 doctorates are underway.