The University of the Greater Region is a network of seven universities (the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau, the University of Liège, the University of Lorraine, the University of Luxembourg, Saarland University, Trier University and htw saar as associated partner) which are located on the cross-border area of the Greater Region (Germany - Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland ; Belgium - Wallonia, French and German communities of Belgium ; France –Grand-Est Region (Lorraine), Grand Duchy of Luxembourg).

- 7 universities
- 4 countries
- 3 teaching languages (French, German, English)
- More than 141.000 students
- Near 7.050 PhD candidates
- More than 10.250 lecturers and researchers