We deliver graduates with fluent computer skills
Laptop education = education by means of projects = problem-based education = education similar to operating procedures in the business world: group work, team work, organisation talents, communication and presentation skills, able to recover information quickly.
We guarantee that you will stand your ground in the business world.
Students have 24/7 access to the whole world
Hogeschool PXL is the higher education institution with the network. We have an extended social network with managers of hospitals, top company leaders, numerous organisations and politicians. The university college made many cooperation agreements, e.g. with VOKA (job event, lectors in subject groups, network events) and UNIZO. Everyone is a member of the PXL-network. In this way we contribute to maximal opportunities of employment for our graduates.
Target groups are secondary schools, companies, non-profit organisations and private persons. In this way, Hogeschool PXL is a meeting place for everyone and an enterprising organisation. The outside world knows Hogeschool PXL and vice versa. In this way, we are able to find the best guest speakers and ambassadors.
We work with other (higher) education institutions
Hogeschool PXL is – together with Hasselt University – a member of the association ‘Associatie Universiteit en Hogescholen Limburg’. Our association has a strategic alliance with the association ‘Associatie KULeuven’.
We are a part of the association of public law higher education institutions.
We have more than 100 agreements with universities all over the world.
We form a cooperation with a lot of centrums for adult educations.
We stake strongly on PXL-Research and on PXL-NeXT
Hogeschool PXL stakes strongly on research, refresher courses, workshops, congresses, seminars and the rental of infrastructure by PXL-Research, its expertise units and PXL-NeXT. The quality of the education and the contact with the outside world has to be very good: students become co-operations in research and are, as such, well prepared for the field of work.
We put a lot of work in cross-overs between different departments
We make regular cross-overs by means of our different departments and we pay attention to ‘multidisciplinar education’.
We have a well build-out student guidance
Every study programme/major offers a student guide and an ombudsman. They organise training concerning study skills, fear of failure, procrastination, …The university college has done pioneering work when it comes to the guidance of students with disabilities.
We have a thoroughly renewed infrastructure
Our brand-new infrastructure made it to many architectural magazines. Studying and living in a beautiful environment is reality at PXL!
We own the best catering in the neighbourhood
Students of other educational institutions come down to our school to enjoy our catering.
We are situated at walking distance of the centre of Hasselt
Our students are able to enjoy a lot of bars, fashion stores, Kinepolis, Zebracinema, Muziekodoorm, Centrum of the Arts BELGIUM, Centrum of the Arts Z33, Cultural Centrum Hasselt, many restaurants, etc. in the direct neighbourhood.
We are easily accessible by public transport
The railway station of Hasselt is easily accessible, the bus drives you back and forth. PXL offers a lot of parking space.
