About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 30 years ago, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes or less. Many of these talks are shared with the world for free on TED.com. Past TED speakers include Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.
The annual TED Conference takes place each spring in Vancouver, British Columbia. TED’s media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; TED Translators, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; and the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED has established The Audacious Project that takes a collaborative approach to funding ideas with the potential to create change at a thrilling scale; TEDx, which supports individuals or groups in hosting local, self-organized TED-style events around the world, and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
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About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organised events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks videos and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x means independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but TEDx events are independently organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).
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KU Leuven
INSPIRING THE OUTSTANDING
In 2025, KU Leuven completed 600 years of academic excellence, while still being the most innovative university in Europe for 4 years in a row, according to Reuters.
Ranked 45th in the Times Higher Education and 84th in the QS World University Rankings, KU Leuven holds a strong international reputation for research excellence.
The research-based study programs ensure that students acquire academic competencies while also developing a critical and research-oriented attitude. As a comprehensive university, it pursues curiosity-driven and strategic frontier research, as well as targeted and demand-driven research, all in an interdisciplinary environment.
KU Leuven is a founding member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU).
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