University of Mons

Université de Mons

Established| 1 January 2009 (17 years ago) (2009-01-01)
Rector| Phillipe Dubois[1]
Students| 10,000 (2020)
Location|

Mons

Belgium

[ ⚑ ] : 50°27′30″N 3°57′11″E﻿ / ﻿50.458432°N 3.953098°E﻿ / 50.458432; 3.953098
Campus| Mons
Charleroi
Affiliations| Académie Wallonie-Bruxelles
Pôle Hainuyer
AUE
AUF
TIME Network
Website| web.umons.ac.be/en/

The University of Mons (French: Université de Mons) is a Belgian university located in the city of Mons, founded in 2009 by merging the Engineering Faculty of Mons (FPMs) and the University of Mons-Hainaut. The merging of the institutions was achieved following a geographical logic because of the high complementarity between them and their location in the same city.

University of Mons in December 2012.

This merger was accepted by the two universities on 6 July 2007 and confirmed by the Belgian French Community Parliament on 25 November 2008. From an administrative point of view the University of Mons was founded on 1 January 2009.

Prof. Calogero Conti, former rector of the Engineering Faculty of Mons, became the first rector of the University of Mons.

The University of Mons is the fourth (of six) university of the French community of Belgium with over 10,000 students.

## Contents

* 1 Faculties
* 2 Institutes
* 3 Research
* 4 Education
* 5 Academic Profiles
* 6 Notable alumni
* 7 See also
* 8 External links
* 9 References

## Faculties

* Faculté Polytechnique de Mons (FPMs) - Faculty of Engineering
* Faculty of Economics and Management (Warocqué)
* Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences
* Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy
* Faculty of Sciences
* Faculty of Translation and Interpretation (FTI-EII)
* Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning (from 2010)

## Institutes

* Institute for Social Sciences
* Institute for Legal Sciences
* Institute for Language Sciences

## Research

* 20 research fields (grouping several labs per research field)
* 4 research centres:
* Multitel (ICT)
* Materia Nova (Materials)
* Inisma (Ceramic materials)
* CETIC (ICT)
* Dozens of Spin-offs, Start-ups, Patents ...

## Education

Several "International Master" programs (all courses in English) were set up in collaboration with the Université Libre de Bruxelles within the Brussels-Mons Institute of Engineering:

* TELEMDIA

The TELEMEDIA programme is designed for telecom and multimedia aficionados willing to gain skills and knowledge in those applied fields. The degree is definitely an asset in leading sectors such as: satellites, phone services, cable broadcasting and telephony, multimedia applications, computer networks, data security, mobile phone and internet telecommunication technology.

* BIOSYS

BIOSYS is a specialized Master in Biosystems Engineering, focusing on methods and techniques for measurement, signal processing, system modelling, optimization and control with applications in medical signal and image processing, as well as process applications in the bio-industry, including red, green and white biotechnology.

* MATERIALS SCIENCE - FROM DESIGN TO APPLICATIONS

The master's degree in Materials Science "From Design to Applications" aims at providing a multidisciplinary, research-oriented training in Materials Science. Note that this master benefits from a multidisciplinary collaboration between the Schools of Engineering and Faculties of Science. It also benefits from the participation of the Materia Nova and INISMa research centres.

## Academic Profiles

University rankings

Global – Overall
ARWU World[2]| 901-1000 (2020)
CWUR World[3]| 854 (2020-21)
QS World[4]| 651-700 (2021)
USNWR Global[5]| =618 (2021)

The university is included in major world university rankings, e.g. that of the Academic Ranking of World Universities, QS World University Rankings and U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking.

## Notable alumni

* Elio Di Rupo, chemist, politician, and former Prime Minister of Belgium.
* Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg, activist

## See also

* Top Industrial Managers for Europe
* Science and technology in Wallonia
* University Foundation
* Initialis Science Park
* Science Parks of Wallonia

## External links

* University of Mons website
* The official discussion of the Belgian French Community Parliament of 25 November 2008 (in French)

## References

1. ↑ "Equipe rectorale et Administrateur". https://web.umons.ac.be/fr/universite/pilotage-de-linstitution/equipe-rectorale-et-autorites-universitaires/.
2. ↑ "Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020". 7 March 2021. http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2020.html.
3. ↑ "World University Rankings 2020-2021". Center for World University Rankings. https://cwur.org/2020-21.php.
4. ↑ "QS World University Rankings 2021". 7 March 2021. https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2021.
5. ↑ "U.S. News Education: Best Global Universities 2021 - University of Mons". 7 March 2021. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/university-of-mons-528860.

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Top International Managers in Engineering (T.I.M.E.)

Austria|

* TU Wien

Belgium|

* Faculté polytechnique de Mons
* Université catholique de Louvain
* Université libre de Bruxelles
* University of Liège
* Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Czech Republic|

* Czech Technical University in Prague

Denmark|

* Technical University of Denmark

Finland|

* Aalto University

France|

* Centrale Graduate School
* École Centrale de Lille
* Lyon
* Marseille
* Nantes
* Paris
* École Supérieure d'Électricité
* École nationale supérieure de l'aéronautique et de l'espace
* ENSTA ParisTech
* École des Ponts ParisTech

Germany|

* RWTH Aachen University
* Berlin Institute of Technology
* Dresden University of Technology
* Technische Universität Darmstadt
* Technische Universität München
* University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
* University of Hannover

Greece|

* Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
* National Technical University of Athens

Hungary|

* Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Italy|

* Polytechnic University of Turin
* Politecnico di Milano
* University of Padua
* University of Trento

Norway|

* Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Poland|

* Wrocław University of Technology

Portugal|

* Instituto Superior Técnico

Russian Federation|

* Bauman Moscow State Technical University
* Moscow State Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automation
* Tomsk Polytechnic University

Spain|

* Comillas Pontifical University
* Polytechnic University of Valencia
* Polytechnic University of Catalonia
* Technical University of Madrid
* University of Seville

Sweden|

* Chalmers University of Technology
* KTH Royal Institute of Technology
* Faculty of Engineering (LTH), Lund University

Switzerland|

* École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
* ETH Zurich

Turkey|

* Istanbul Technical University

United Kingdom|

* Queen's University Belfast

* European University Association
* Networks of European universities
* European Society for Engineering Education
* European Federation of National Engineering Associations

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Universities in Belgium

Dutch-speaking|

* Ghent University (UGent)
* Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven)
* University of Antwerp (UA)
* University of Hasselt (UHasselt)
* Free University of Brussels (VUB)

French-speaking|

* Saint-Louis University, Brussels
* Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
* University of Liège (ULiège)
* Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain)
* University of Mons (UMons)
* University of Namur (UNamur)

Others|

* Faculty for Protestant Theology
* Transnational University Limburg (tUL)
* Evangelical Theological Faculty

Postgraduate|

* Institute of Tropical Medicine
* College of Europe

Military|

* Royal Military Academy

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