Some Figures
UMONS was founded in 2009 following the fusion of the University of Mons-Hainaut and the Faculty of Engineering, whose creation dates back to 1837.
2 sites:
- Mons
- Charleroi (since 1978)
7 Faculties and 3 Schools
Almost 9000 students, including:
- 5% registered on Bachelor’s programmes (1st cycle)
- 26% registered on Master’s programmes (2nd cycle)
- 6% registered on PhD programmes (3rd cycle)
- 5% under another status
- 55% female students / 45% male students
- 25% foreign students
- 73 nationalities
Courses
- More than 150 courses from Bachelor’s to PhD
- 22 transitional Bachelor’s, 64 Master’s, 15 Specialised Master’s, 12 AESS, 12 CAPAES and 48 Graduate Certificates
Rankings
- In the U-Multirank 2019 ranking, UMONS is in the WORLD TOP 100 for 2 of the 5 criteria: international orientation and research. For UMONS, overall, 75% of the indicators are good or excellent (good/very good: 20/29) and in total, 90% are within or above average (26/29).
- In the QS World University Ranking 2020, UMONS is in the world’s top 150, precisely at the 130th position for the citation rate.
Research
- 10 thematic Research Institutes
- 102 research units
- Around 900 researchers, 41.5% of which are women
- Around 500 PhD candidates
- 2627 publications in 2016 with approximately 700 references
- Around 400 accepted research projects (2016)
- More than one PhD thesis defended per week
Source of Research Funding:
- 65% comes from public sources
- 8% comes from services to third parties
- 71% comes from private agreements
- 84% comes from donations
Employer
UMONS is one of the largest employers in the Mons region with 1400 people working here, including:
- 540 scientific staff members (38.5%)
- 300 academic staff members (21.5%)
- 570 administrative, technical and manual workers (40%)
Alumni
- Since its creation in 2009, UMONS has awarded degrees to 5300 people
- 9 out of 10 of our graduates find employment within 9 months of graduation (Professional Integration Survey in 2017 on the Class of 2015-2016)
International
- 73 nationalities
- 300 international partnerships with more than 50 countries across the globe.
Finance
UMONS invests close to 100 million euros annually for the benefit of:
- Teaching (up to 53.15%)
- Research (up to 44.68%)