ULB HuSci - Continuing Education Social Sciences and Humanities

What ULB HuSci - Continuing Education Social Sciences and Humanities does

ULB HuSci is the Centre de Formation Continue en Sciences Humaines et Sociales of the Universit\u00e9 libre de Bruxelles, operating as a public university continuing education department founded in October 2015. It delivers a catalog of more than 300 formations, 83+ certificates, micro-certifications, webinars, and professional integration pathways in social sciences and humanities, taught by a network of 400+ academic experts across the Solbosch, Flagey, and UCharleroi campuses plus an e-learning platform. In 2026 the center merged with the Institut europ\u00e9en de Management Public (INEMAP), adding public management training for civil servants, local authorities, and educational system administrators.

The business model is fee-based continuing education offered to a horizontal mix of individual adult learners (novices, career changers, experienced professionals), public administration bodies, and private sector companies, with customized intra-company programs quoted per organizational requirement on multi-year contracts. Complementary revenue-adjacent services include personalized coaching, consultance, and project facilitation delivered by academic experts. The center reports serving 2,500+ learners annually with a 92% satisfaction rate and 95% completion rate, and participates in the EU-co-financed Alter4Steam alternating training program with the Haute Ecole Provinciale de Hainaut - Condorcet. Operating geographies are limited to Brussels and Wallonia (Belgium).

Name

ULB HuSci - Continuing Education Social Sciences and Humanities

Legal name

Université libre de Bruxelles

Website

https://formationcontinue.ulb.be

Company type

Public

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ULB HuSci is the continuing education center in social sciences and humanities of the Universit\u00e9 libre de Bruxelles, delivering 300+ programs and 83+ certificates to individual learners, public administration, and private companies across Brussels and Wallonia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Continuing Education and Professional Development

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Services & Insurance (FINRA, CFP, IAR, Insurance CE) (EDAAALAJ)

Keywords

• Continuing education services
• Professional development programs
• University certificates
• Humanities and social sciences
• Corporate training solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Continuing Education Program Fees: Revenue generated from participants enrolling in university certificates, focus formations, professional integration programs, webinars, and micro-certifications. Programs are offered in various formats including in-person, distance learning, hybrid, and alternating schedules.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ULB HuSci is the continuing education center of the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) dedicated to social sciences and humanities. It delivers university certificates, focus formations, micro-certifications, webinars, e-learning modules, customized intra-company training, coaching, and project facilitation for individual professionals and organizations.

Product overview

ULB HuSci is the Centre de Formation Continue en Sciences Humaines et Sociales of the Université libre de Bruxelles. Launched in October 2015, it operates as a comprehensive continuing education platform offering university certificates, focus formations, professional integration programs, webinars, and micro-certifications. The center serves over 2,500 learners annually. In 2026, HuSci merged with INEMAP (Institut européen de Management Public), expanding its portfolio with public management expertise. The product ecosystem includes the main training catalog, customized training solutions, coaching and accompaniment services, consulting and project facilitation, e-learning options, and public management education programs. Key offerings span alternation programs, architecture and urban planning, digital and innovation, leadership and soft skills, psychology and logopedics, and societal challenges training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% learner satisfaction rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• INEMAP (Institut européen de Management Public)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026In 2026, HuSci merged with INEMAP, expanding its expertise in public management training. This integration brings specialized knowledge in governance, performance management, service quality, innovation, and ethics for public sector professionals and educational system administrators.
• Haute Ecole Provinciale de Hainaut - CondorcetmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership within the EU-funded Alter4Steam project, bringing together ULB, the Haute Ecole, and socio-economic actors. The collaboration provides University Certificates in under 100 days, with companies contributing 50% to alternating training programs. Sectors include pharmaceutical, technology, engineering, project management, and innovation.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Solvay Lifelong Learning (ULB): ULB's executive education arm focused on business and management. Closely comparable in target audience (experienced professionals, corporate clients) and in shared reliance on ULB's brand and faculty, with overlap in custom corporate programs.
• KU Leuven Continuing Education: Largest Belgian university's continuing education division. Comparable in scale, academic credentialing, and corporate training offerings, and competes for the same Belgian employers and professional learners.
• ULB HeLSci: Sister continuing education center within Université libre de Bruxelles focused on health and life sciences. Operates the same Formation Continue model, governance, and multi-channel GTM, competing for the same ULB resources and overlapping learner audiences.
• UCLouvain Formation Continue: Belgian French-speaking university continuing education division. Directly comparable in terms of public-university positioning, certificate and micro-certification offerings, and competition for adult learners in Belgium.
• ULB TechSci: ULB continuing education center for sciences and techniques. Same parent institution, same credit-bearing certificate framework, and direct overlap on alternation programs and corporate training offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Sciences Po Executive Education: Prestigious French university executive education arm. Strongly comparable in social sciences and humanities focus, certificate-based model, and public-sector training, with a larger international footprint that may attract Wallonia-based learners.
• Coursera: Global online education platform offering university-credentialed certificates in social sciences and humanities. Competes for individual learners and corporate L&D budgets via lower-cost, scalable online delivery.
• edX: Global MOOC platform with university-partnered microMasters, certificates, and executive education. Comparable in academic credentialing and online delivery, with far greater geographic reach and catalog depth.
• LinkedIn Learning: Global professional development platform integrated with LinkedIn. Competes for the same career-changer and experienced-professional segments via subscription-based, on-demand courses and corporate L&D contracts.

Regional players

• HEC Liège Executive Education: Belgian French-speaking business school executive education program. Comparable in targeting experienced professionals and corporate clients in Wallonia, with overlap in custom in-company training and certificate programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ULBruxelles
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ULBruxelles
• Facebookfacebook.com/ulb.husci
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ulb-husci
• Instagraminstagram.com/husciulb

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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