Flanders enjoys a very solid reputation for
research in Europe

Key facts:

• In 2007, Flanders invested 2.03% of its gross
  domestic regional product (GDRP) in R&D. That
  figure is set to rise to 3% by 2014. The Flemish
  Region scores well above the European average,
  coming ahead of the United Kingdom, the
  Netherlands, Italy, Ireland and Spain.
• Every year, Flanders turns out around 17.3 SCIE
  publications on the natural sciences and technology
  per 10,000 inhabitants. Only Sweden, Denmark
  and Finland produce more published material.
• Increasingly, Flemish scientific publications are the
  result of close international cooperation. In 2007,
  over 57% of registered publications had a foreign
  co-author, placing Flanders joint top (alongside
  Denmark) in this connection.