Workforce
Diversified and high-quality education system
Through its wide network of universities and colleges of higher education, Wallonia offers an extensive range of training courses that respond to market demand. Indeed, 90% of university or higher education college graduates are in employment today.
No fewer than 130 higher education colleges and 9 university centres provide training throughout the region.
Highest concentration of brainpower in Europe
The university education provided in the science domain is of exceptional quality, and is widely renowned and in demand worldwide. Furthermore, the structures and educational tools available in Wallonia ensure that this scientific training is continuous, providing a unique pool of qualified, multilingual human resources for all type of research and development activities.
Centres of excellence in every major sector
Thanks to the quality and diversity of its educational system, and the strong ties that exist between universities and business, Wallonia has witnessed the development of globally recognised centres of excellence in the most innovative sectors. Examples include:
- IT and telecommunications in Namur,
- Agronomic and agribusiness technologies in Gembloux,
- Life sciences in Namur and Gembloux,
- Aerospace technologies in Liège,
- Aeronautics and graphic arts in Charleroi,
- Telecoms and new material technologies in Mons,
- Petrochemistry in Seneffe and Feluy,
- Biomedical and pharmaceutical industries in Louvain-la-Neuve,
- Environmental sciences in Luxemburg.
A highly-qualified, multilingual workforce
The percentage of highly qualified human resources in Wallonia rates amongst the highest in the world. A quarter of the working population in Belgium has a diploma from a college of higher education. This highly qualified workforce provides the region with a vast source of innovation potential and allows Wallonia to play a leading role in the high-tech and frontier technology sectors. Finally, the level of multilingualism is exceptionally high due to the region’s strategic location at the centre of the three Anglo-Saxon, Germanic and Latin cultures.
Managers with international profiles
Are you looking to hire a multilingual manager with international experience? Look no further than Wallonia, where you'll find it much easier to find this type of profile than in the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France or the Netherlands!
