Career
Career opportunities in Liège
Liège has a prosperous economy, notably the growing sectors of the city are related to mechanical industries, like aircraft manufacturing, information technology, biotechnology, production of water, beer and chocolate.
Names of important companies with local offices in Liège include: Techspace Aero, Amós, SAP, EVS, Gillam, AnB, Balteau, IP Trade, Dinh Telecom, Jupiler, Galler and Chaudfontaine.
The local higher education institutions may provide internship opportunities in one of the major companies in the city.
Life
Liège city life
Liège is an exciting and beautiful city, rich in culture and can pretty much please anyone who visits it. Foreign students or travellers are surrounded by historic buildings and monuments. Visit places like: St. Lambert's Cathedral, the perron on the nearby Place du Marché, Liège Cathedral, St Bartholomew's Church, MAMAC (Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art), Museum of Walloon Life, Museum of Walloon Art & Religious Art (Mosan art), the Grand Curtius Museum, Cité des Miroirs, and the Curtius Palace.
If you are passionate about classical music, Liège is home to the Opéra Royal de Wallonie (Royal Opera of Wallonia) and the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège (Liège Royal Philharmonic Orchestra). Many music festivals take place in Liège. The city annually hosts a significant electro-rock festival Les Ardentes, a jazz festival, Jazz à Liège, and folk festivals. The 15 August festival ("Le 15 août") is maybe the best known.
Areas of the city that are preferred by young adults are Le Carré (the Square) with many lively pubs, and the Place du Marché. Do not forget to taste the famous and delicious local sweets, like the gauffre de Liège, Galler chocolate, or Boûkètes - dark crêpes with raisins. You should also try famous Belgium beer, renowned for being one of the most refined beers in the world.
International atmosphere in Liège
Liège is home to large numbers of Moroccan, Algerian and Turkish immigrants, and there is a large Italian community living here. French is the native language of most people in Liège, and you will likely find more Italian and Spanish speakers rather than Dutch, Belgium's other major language. The greatly international study environment is sure to support your personal and academic development while aiding you create a rich global contact network and make a lot of friends from all over the world.
Weather Liège
Liège has a mild humid temperate climate with warm summers. The average high temperature is 22°C (71°F) in the summer, and about 3°C (37°F) in the winter. Over the entire year, the most common forms of precipitation are moderate and light rain.
Universities in Liège
The University of Liège is the comprehensive public university of the Wallonie-Brussels Federation. It reflects two centuries of renowned teaching and academic research, as well as an intellectual tradition which has put Liège on the map since the Middle Ages.
HEC Liège fosters real-life education and research in economics and management for the benefit of our local community and the wider society.HEC Liège is a central hub from where we share and transfer our competencies, our internationally recognized research and expertise to agile learners, our local community and our international partners.
EIT RawMaterials initiated and funded by the EIT (European Institute of Innovation and Technology), a body of the European Union, is the largest consortium in the raw materials sector worldwide. Its vision is to develop raw materials into a major strength for Europe. Its mission is to enable sustainable competitiveness of the European minerals, metals and materials sector along the value chain