Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) is a public institution in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, accredited by Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Ministry of Higher Education; AEQES - Agence pour l'Évaluation de la Qualité de l'Enseignement Supérieur; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process); International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) member; LERU-associated. Primary language: French. AlmiStudy lists 7 canonical subject areas, all verified against Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Ministry of Higher Education; AEQES - Agence pour l'Évaluation de la Qualité de l'Enseignement Supérieur; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process); International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) member; LERU-associated.
- Country
- Belgium (BE)
- City
- Louvain-la-Neuve
- Control
- public
- Language
- French
- Accreditation
- Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Ministry of Higher Education; AEQES - Agence pour l'Évaluation de la Qualité de l'Enseignement Supérieur; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process); International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) member; LERU-associated. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.
- Source
- Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) Official Website · tier: tier_1_official
- Website
- https://uclouvain.be/en/index.html
Subjects offered
Show all 14 listed subjects (raw)
Theology · Philosophy · Arts and Letters · Law and Criminology · Economic, Social and Political Sciences · Psychology and Educational Sciences · Sciences · Bioscience Engineering · Engineering Sciences · Medicine and Dentistry · Pharmacy · Public Health · Motor Sciences · Architecture
Created in 1968 from the French-speaking branch of the historic Catholic University of Leuven (founded 1425) when Belgium's linguistic tensions split the original institution into Dutch-speaking KU Leuven (which remained in Leuven) and French-speaking UCLouvain. UCLouvain moved to a newly built campus in 1971 in what became the new city of Louvain-la-Neuve ('New Louvain') in French-speaking Wallonia. Approximately 38,000 students across multiple campuses: Louvain-la-Neuve, Brussels (medical sciences at UCLouvain Saint-Gilles), Mons, Tournai, and Charleroi. In 2023, the formerly independent Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles was integrated into UCLouvain as UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles. Top-ranked French-speaking university in Belgium; QS rankings typically place UCLouvain in the global top 150-200. Distinguished alumni include numerous Belgian political and intellectual figures.
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