Group T is a college (formerly hogeschool (college)) in Leuven

Leuven

Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...

, Belgium

Belgium

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. The school was formed by a fusion of an existing school for technical (industrial) engineers and the Provinciale Normaalschool. Nowadays the school offers two main branches:

• The Engineering College: a Bachelor
  Bachelor's degree
  A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
  
   and Master
  Master's degree
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   in industrial sciences.
• The Teacher's College: a Bachelor of education.

Apart from this, Group T has built a considerable reputation for adult education

Adult education

Adult education is the practice of teaching and educating adults. Adult education takes place in the workplace, through 'extension' school or 'school of continuing education' . Other learning places include folk high schools, community colleges, and lifelong learning centers...

 (social promotion).
The school has always emphasized its independence from other educational institutions in Belgium. This is the main reason it has not joined the KHL (Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven) when that was formed.

Group T is especially active in international cooperations with universities in China (Tsinghua University

Tsinghua University

Tsinghua University , colloquially known in Chinese as Qinghua, is a university in Beijing, China. The school is one of the nine universities of the C9 League. It was established in 1911 under the name "Tsinghua Xuetang" or "Tsinghua College" and was renamed the "Tsinghua School" one year later...

, Beijing Jiaotong University

Beijing Jiaotong University

Beijing Jiaotong university is one of the oldest universities in Mainland China.-History:It is a component of Jiaotong University....

, Beijing Normal University

Beijing Normal University

Beijing Normal University , colloqiually known as 北师大 or Beishida, is a public research university located in Beijing with strong emphasis on basic disciplines of humanities and sciences...

, University of Science and Technology Beijing

University of Science and Technology Beijing

The University of Science and Technology Beijing , formerly known as Beijing Steel and Iron Institute before 1988, is a national key university in Beijing, China. USTB's metallurgy and materials science programmes is highly regarded in China.-History:The university was founded in 1952 from the...

, Zhejiang University of Technology

Zhejiang University of Technology

Zhejiang University of Technology is located in the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. It is considered one of the top industrial universities in mainland China and the second largest university in Zhejiang Province after the most comprehensive university - Zhejiang University.Engineering,...

, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

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, Shanghai Jiaotong University and more).

Group T is a member of the association (grouping of universities and hogescholen) formed by the KULeuven

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is a Dutch-speaking university in Flanders, Belgium.It is located at the centre of the historic town of Leuven, and is a prominent part of the city, home to the university since 1425...

.

Solar Team

Group T has had a participant solar powered car in the World Solar Challenge

World Solar Challenge

The World Solar Challenge is a solar-powered car race which covers through the Australian Outback, from Darwin to Adelaide.The race attracts teams from around the world, most of which are fielded by universities or corporations although some are fielded by high schools...

 races of 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011. This team (the Umicore Solar Team) finished 11th, 2nd, DNF and 11th respectively.