Hasselt University opened its doors and welcomed its first students in 1973. Over the past 40 years the university has grown into a dynamic institution with 2 campuses (Diepenbeek and Hasselt). Academic and scientific freedom, social commitment, attention for ethical norms and interpretation – without ideological distinction – are basic principles of its education and research policy. True to its baseline ‘Knowledge in action’, Hasselt University has grown into an innovative and dynamic university – an institution which provides for a qualified workforce, locally adapted research, appropriate services and technologies for the region. The university has seven faculties (Law, Sciences, Business Economics, Medicine & Life Sciences, Architecture & Arts, Rehabilitation Sciences and Engineering Technology), three schools (School for Educational Sciences, School of Social Sciences & School for Transportation Sciences) and four research institutes and three research centers (which cover a wide range of research areas: biomedical, environmental, material, data sciences, transportation research and media technology research). Hasselt University is a university which chooses for top research in spearhead fields, and for entrepreneurship and innovation through its role as an academic think tank and through a pronounced international orientation.

哈塞尔特大学于1973年开学，迎来了首批学生。在过去40年里，大学发展成为拥有两个校区(迪彭贝克和哈塞尔特)的充满活力的机构。学术与科学自由、社会责任、对伦理规范的关注和诠释——无意识形态区分——是其教育和科研政策的基本原则。秉承其“知识实践”的基调，哈塞尔特大学已成长为一所创新且充满活力的大学——一所提供合格劳动力、本地适应性研究、适宜服务和技术的机构。大学设有七个学院(法学院、理学院、商业经济学院、医学与生命科学学院、建筑与艺术学院、康复科学学院和工程技术学院)，三个学院(教育科学学院、社会科学学院和交通科学学院)，以及四个研究所和三个研究中心(涵盖生物医学、环境、材料、数据科学、交通研究和媒体技术研究等广泛研究领域)。哈塞尔特大学是一所在前沿领域选择顶尖研究、通过学术智库角色和明显国际化视角推动创业与创新的大学。