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    "title": "UCLL telt voor het eerst meer dan 7.000 studenten in Limburg",
    "modified_at": "2026-09-21 11:31:35",
    "published_at": "2026-09-21 11:00:00",
    "url": "https://newsroom.ucll.be/ucll-telt-voor-het-eerst-meer-dan-7000-studenten-in-limburg",
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    "subtitle": "Hogeschool UCLL start het academiejaar met een nieuwe mijlpaal in Limburg. Voor het eerst overschrijdt de hogeschool de grens van 7.000 studenten op haar Limburgse campussen. & Over alle campussen heen telt UCLL dit academiejaar een recordaantal van 19.000 studenten.",
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    "body": "<h4 id=\"meer-dan-7000-studenten-in-limburg\" >Meer dan 7.000 studenten in Limburg</h4><p>UCLL telt in Limburg voor het eerst meer dan <strong>7.000 studenten</strong> in bachelor-, graduaats-, banaba- en postgraduaatsopleidingen. </p><p>Verdeling over de <u>campussen</u>:</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>Campus Diepenbeek: circa <strong>5.000 studenten</strong></span></li><li><span>Campus Hasselt: circa <strong>1.200 studenten</strong></span></li><li><span>Campus Genk: circa <strong>800 studenten</strong></span></li></ul><p>Verdeling over <u>opleidingsniveau:</u></p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span><strong>5.500 bachelorstudenten</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>1.000 graduaatsstudenten</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>500 studenten</strong> in banaba- en postgraduaatsopleidingen</span></li></ul><h4 id=\"opnieuw-meer-dan-2000-nieuwe-studenten\" >Opnieuw meer dan 2.000 &#039;nieuwe&#039; studenten</h4><p>UCLL verwelkomt in Limburg opnieuw <strong>meer dan 2.000 nieuwe studenten (nieuwe instroom)</strong> in de bachelor- en graduaatsopleidingen. Daarmee bevestigt de hogeschool het sterke instroomrecord van vorig academiejaar.</p><h4 id=\"graduaatsopleidingen-blijven-groeien\" >Graduaatsopleidingen blijven groeien</h4><p>De graduaatsopleidingen zetten hun sterke opmars verder en groeien met 10%, zowel in instroom als in totaal aantal studenten.</p><p>Opvallende groeiers zijn:</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span><strong>Graduaat Maatschappelijk Werk</strong> (Hasselt)</span><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>+80% eerstejaarsstudenten</span></li><li><span>In totaal nu 240 studenten, tegenover 190 twee jaar geleden</span></li></ul></li><li><span><strong>Graduaat HVAC-systemen</strong> (Diepenbeek)</span><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>Groei van 15 eerstejaarsstudenten in 2024 naar 60 eerstejaarsstudenten dit academiejaar</span></li><li><span>In totaal 90 studenten</span></li></ul></li></ul><h4 id=\"sterke-groei-in-stem-richtingen\" >Sterke groei in STEM-richtingen</h4><p>Ook de bacheloropleidingen <strong>Chemie</strong> en <strong>Biomedische Laboratoriumtechnologie (BLT)</strong> groeien sterk, met een stijging van <strong>8%</strong>.</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>Samen tellen deze opleidingen vandaag <strong>meer dan 400 studenten</strong>.</span></li><li><span>De groei bevestigt de aantrekkingskracht van STEM-opleidingen op campus Diepenbeek en sluit aan bij de verdere uitbouw van het toekomstige <strong>Chemhub-project</strong>.</span></li></ul><h4 id=\"grootste-opleidingen-in-limburg\" >Grootste opleidingen in Limburg</h4><p>De grootste opleidingen van UCLL in Limburg zijn:</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span><strong>Lerarenopleidingen</strong> (kleuter-, lager-, secundair onderwijs, graduaat, vervolgopleidingen en flextrajecten): <br>\u200b<strong>1.800 studenten</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>Welzijnsopleidingen</strong> in Hasselt (Orthopedagogie en graduaatsopleidingen): <br>\u200b<strong>1.300 studenten</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>Bachelor Bedrijfsmanagement</strong> in Diepenbeek: <br>\u200b<strong>1.200 studenten</strong><br>\u200b</span></li></ul><blockquote><em>&quot;Met meer dan 7.000 studenten in Limburg bevestigt UCLL haar sterke verankering in de regio. De groei in zowel de graduaatsopleidingen als de STEM-richtingen toont dat studenten bewust kiezen voor praktijkgerichte opleidingen die inspelen op maatschappelijke uitdagingen en arbeidsmarktnoden&quot;, aldus </em><em><strong>algemeen directeur Marc Vandewalle</strong></em><em>.</em></blockquote><div\n    id='gallery-70491339-737a-4c4a-bd11-a10459691a95'\n    class='release-content-gallery release-content-gallery--layout-contained'\n    data-component='chromatic-gallery,image-zoom-popup'\n    data-chromatic-gallery-padding='S'\n    data-chromatic-gallery-thumbnail-size='M'\n    data-chromatic-gallery-captions='data:application/json,true'\n    data-chromatic-gallery-photos='data:application/json;base64,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'\n    data-chromatic-gallery-force-full-width='data:application/json,true'\n    data-chromatic-gallery-expand-icon='data:text/plain;base64,PHN2ZyBjbGFzcz0iaWNvbiBpY29uLWV4cGFuZCI+CiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICA8dXNlIHhsaW5rOmhyZWY9IiNpY29uLWV4cGFuZCI+PC91c2U+CiAgICAgICAgICAgIDwvc3ZnPg=='\n    data-image-zoom-popup-selector='.chromatic-gallery__photo'\n    data-image-zoom-popup-i18n='data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0='\n    data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-view-event='Story Image View'\n    data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event='Story Image Download'\n    data-image-zoom-popup-placement='content'\n></div><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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