Editing Hasselt (section)

== Education ==
[[File:Sint-Jozefscollege Hasselt 7-4-2018 14-03-26.JPG|thumb|Virga Jessecollege]]
Hasselt has two university colleges: University College PXL and University Colleges Leuven-Limburg (UCLL). These offer courses in healthcare, social work, art, commercial sciences, and teacher training, among others.

[[Hasselt University]], established in 1971, operates campuses in the city and in the neighbouring town of [[Diepenbeek]] and, as of 2023, has more than 7,000 students and 1,700 academic, administrative, and technical staff. The university houses 7 faculties, 4 research institutes, 3 research centres, and 3 doctoral schools. In the [[Times Higher Education]] ranking of the world's best universities under 50, Hasselt University is ranked 35th out of 605.<ref>[https://www.uhasselt.be/en/about-hasselt-university/facts-and-figures Facts and figures] UHasselt, accessed 15.01.2024</ref>
[[File:Campus Hasselt, Ancienne Prison..jpg|thumb|Faculty of Law at Hasselt University, based in the former city prison since 2012]]