The University of Liège is a Belgian public university founded in 1817, and is one of the earliest public universities in Europe. The University of Liège has a full range of disciplines, with high levels in management, psychology, economics, aerospace, astronomy and other fields. In the 2014 QS World University Rankings, the University of Liege is ranked 240th.

The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is a Belgian Dutch-speaking university founded in 1970 (from the former Vrije Universiteit Brussel), located in Brussel, with over 20,000 students. It is located in Brussels and has more than 20,000 students;

The Université de Mons is a Belgian university formed in 2009 by the merger of the Université d'Enoch de Mons and the Université Polytechnique de Mons, with a student body of about 5,700.

The French-speaking Catholic University of Louvain is a Belgian Catholic university, formerly known as the Catholic University of Louvain, founded in 1425 and split from the Catholic University of Louvain in 1968 (the other being the Dutch-speaking Catholic University of Louvain). It is located in New Leuven and is a member of the Coimbra Group.

The University of Namur is a private Catholic university in Belgium, founded in 1831, located in the French-speaking part of Namur, with about 6,200 students.

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (English: Catholic University of Louvain) is the largest university in Belgium, founded in 1425, and the oldest surviving Catholic university. Since 1968, the University of Louvain has been divided into two universities, KU Leuven (Dutch) and KU Leuven (French). KU Leuven (Dutch) is located in the historical and cultural city of Leuven, a traditional European university town with a wide range of campus properties. In the 2015 QS World University Rankings, KU Leuven (NL) is ranked 82nd.

Belgian education is managed by the regional governments, and its higher education institutions are mainly located in the Flemish and French-speaking regions. The university is located in the heart of the city, and is home to a number of universities, including KU Leuven (Dutch), KU Leuven (French), and Ghent University. The official website of the Belgian government provides information about education in Belgium.