Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech (GxABT), located in Gembloux, Belgium, is one of the eleven faculties of the University of Liège. Founded in 1860 and previously known as the Faculté universitaire des sciences agronomiques de Gembloux (FUSAGx, French for: Gembloux Agronomical University), it is Belgium's oldest educational and research institution dedicated to agronomic sciences and biological engineering. It is the only school in Belgium to be accredited by the French Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur allowing the university to deliver the Diplôme d'Ingénieur engineering degree. The school is also accredited by the EUR-ACE label, the highest European quality label for engineering degree programmes at Bachelor and Master level.
The faculty's main building. | |
Other name | GxABT |
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Former name | Institut agricole de Gembloux (1860) Institut agronomique de l'État (1920) Faculté universitaire des sciences agronomiques de l’État (1965) Faculté universitaire des sciences agronomiques de Gembloux (1994) |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1860 |
Parent institution | University of Liège |
Academic affiliation | Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur EUR-ACE label Conférence des Grandes écoles |
| Rector | Prof. Pierre Wolper |
| Dean | Frédéric Francis |
| Students | 1,200 |
| Location | , |
| Language | French |
| Colors | Pale green & ULiège teal blue |
| Website | gembloux.uliege.be |
Prior to 2009, it was an independent public university of the French Community of Belgium.