Université catholique de Louvain

Contact persons for international relations:

• Christel VACELET, Director of International Relations Administration: international@uclouvain.be
• Isabelle DE CLERCK, Director of International Relations on Saint-Louis - Brussels campus: international-slb@uclouvain.be

Founded in 1425, the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) is one of Europe's oldest universities.  It has 40,000 students, 20% of whom are international, spread over 7 campuses, the main one located in a unique environment a few kilometres south of Brussels and 3 others in the heart of the capital. UCLouvain is the country's leading French-speaking university and is ranked as Belgium's top university for sustainable development in the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings.

UCLouvain offers high-quality teaching in all disciplines, thanks to its 20 faculties and research activities focused on current societal issues such as climate change, democracy, global health, sustainable development and innovation. With 60 ERC (European Research Council) grants and numerous other international awards, teaching at UCLouvain is based on solid research and innovation, with many practical applications for society, as illustrated by the 72 spin-offs and over 270 companies in the university's two science parks. UCLouvain also has two university hospitals, one located in Brussels (Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc) and the other at the heart of Wallonia (CHU UCL Namur).

UCLouvain is part of the Circle U. European University alliance together with Aarhus University, King’s College London, Humboldt University in Berlin, Université Paris-Cité, University of Belgrade, University of Pisa, University of Oslo and University of Vienna.

Since September 2023, the Université Saint-Louis - Bruxelles has merged with UCLouvain to become one of its campuses. Saint-Louis - Brussels is a campus on a human scale, with a strong emphasis on welcoming students and providing them with personalised support and guidance. It is also recognised for the quality of its bilingual and trilingual programmes, which it has been organising for over thirty years, and for its innovative facilities for intensive foreign language learning.

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