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On May 03, 2022, the AXA Research Fund, on the recommendation of its Scientific Board, decided to support the project of a Research Chair led by Professor Olivier Coulembier, F.R.S.- FNRS researcher at the University of Mons.

UMONS is ranked 269th in the world for the research criterion and 3rd in the world for Francophone Belgian universities (out of 1,300 evaluated institutions). 

“Connect With Wallonia - Come 2 Wallonia” will receive €4.5 million in funding to make the two universities more attractive to internationally mobile researchers.

UMONS ranks particularly well in the fields of Physics (201-300), Chemistry (301-400), and Materials Science and Engineering (201-300). It is one of the “World’s Top Universities”, ranking between 901st and 1000th place. In physics, it is the first Belgian university for the “Citation Impact” (IC) indicator and the third Belgian university, behind UCLouvain and ULB, for international publications (CNCI). In chemistry, UMONS is also the first Belgian university for the international publications (CNCI) and the “Citation Impact” (IC) indicators. Finally, in materials science, it is the second Belgian university for the “Citation Impact” (IC) indicator.