Liège Science Park is a

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of the

University of Liège The University of Liège (french: Université de Liège), or ULiège, is a major public university of the French Community of Belgium based in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. Its official language is French. As of 2020, ULiège is ranked in the 301 ...

and is located on the territories of the municipalities of

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and

Liège Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ...

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History

In 1953, Marcel Dubuisson, the new president of the University of Liège supported the idea of creating a new type of campus, based on what he had seen during a stay at

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in 1936. The campus should combine all the university services: libraries, accommodation units, sports facilities, the restaurants and the companies linked to the Alma Mater. Marcel Dubuisson together with Pierre Clerdent (Governor of the

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) drafted a plan for a site outside the city of more than 10 square kilometres of land. The ''Sart Tilman'' site would become the new location for all the activities of the University of Liège. In 1971, the

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Committee of Ministers for the economic and social cooperation created the science park which is located on both the municipality of Liège (''Sart Tilman'') and the municipality of Seraing (''Cense rouge''). In February 1975 the first company, IBM, settled on the science park. The site would be developed with the cooperation of three partners: ''SPI+'', the ''Company-University Interface of Liège'' and the municipality of Seraing. Besides academic research,

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. In 2003, the scientific park was named ''Liège Science Park'' as part of project which promotes the development of high-potential economic activities together with a closer cooperation between high-tech companies and research labs.

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Liège Science Park

SPI+

Liège region

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Liege Science Park 1971 establishments in Belgium Science parks in Belgium Wallonia University of Liège Buildings and structures in Liège Province Seraing

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