CESAER is a
non-profit association
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of
universities
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of
science
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Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earli ...
and
technology
Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and Reproducibility, reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in me ...
in
Europe
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. CESAER was founded on 10 May 1990, seated in the
Castle of Arenberg in
Leuven,
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
. The association has 58 universities of science and technology in 26 countries. The name CESAER was formed as an abbreviation for "Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research", but today only the short form CESAER is used.
The combined member institutions of the association have over 1.1 million students enrolled and employ over 95,000 academic staff. The President for 2020–2022 is Rik Van de Walle, Rector of
Ghent University
Ghent University ( nl, Universiteit Gent, abbreviated as UGent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium.
Established before the state of Belgium itself, the university was founded by the Dutch King William I in 1817, when th ...
.
Members
References
External links
Official website
College and university associations and consortia in Europe
Engineering university associations and consortia
Leuven
Organisations based in Flemish Brabant
Technology consortia
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