Science and technology in Belgium is well developed with the presence of several

universities A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United State ...

and research institutes. As

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 ...

is a

federal state A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government ( federalism). In a federation, the self-gover ...

science Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence ...

is organized at several levels. At the national level, there is the

Belgian Federal Science Policy Office The Federal Public Planning Service Science Policy ( nl, Programmatorische Federale Overheidsdienst Wetenschapsbeleid; french: Service public fédéral de programmation Politique scientifique; german: Föderaler Öffentlicher Programmierungsdienst ...

(BELSPO) and each of the three regions,

Brussels-Capital Region Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

Flanders Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to cultu ...

and

Wallonia Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—al ...

have their own regional science and technology development: *

Science and technology in Brussels Science and technology in Brussels, the central region of Belgium ( Europe), is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes. Technology institutes and universities Technology institutes The Brussels-Capital ...

Science and technology in Flanders Science and technology in Flanders, being the Flemish Community and more specifically the northern region of Belgium ( Europe), is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes. These are strongly spread over all ...

* Science and technology in Wallonia Belgium is known for its science and technology. it has also improved its weaponry

Sources

BELSPO

Belgian Portal for Research and Innovation

External links

Presentation of R&D policies in Belgium (European Commission website, ERAWATCH)

Presentation of innovation policies in Belgium (European Commission website, ProInno TrendChart for Innovation)
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See also

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