University of Antwerp
The Institution of Antwerp is a significant Belgian university in Antwerp, Belgium. UA is the official abbreviation, while UAntwerpen has become more popular recently. The University of Antwerp has over 20,000 students, making it Flanders' third largest university. The University of Antwerp is known for its strong educational standards, internationally competitive research, and entrepreneurial mindset. It was created in 2003 when three lesser institutions merged.
According to Times Higher Education, the University of Antwerp is ranked 198th in the world, 223rd in the QS World University Rankings, and between 201 and 300th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities as of 2019.
The university was placed 22nd in the Times Higher Education Young Universities Rankings (2019) and 18th in the QS University Ranking Top 50 Under 50 (2020) as well as among the Best Universities in Belgium. Drug Discovery and Development, Ecology and Sustainable Development, Port, Transport and Logistics, Imaging, Infectious Diseases, Materials Characterisation, Neurosciences, Socio-economic Policy and Organization, Public Policy and Political Science, and Urban History and Contemporary Urban Policy are among the ten domains where the university's research is among the best in the world.
The University of Antwerp decided in September 2020 to begin the new academic year with more stringent coronavirus safeguards than those advised by the government.
- QS Ranking 2022: 233
- THE Ranking 2022: 143
- ARWU Ranking 2021: 201
Established: 2003
Location: Antwerp, Antwerp Province, Flanders, Belgium
Website:www.uantwerpen.be/en/
