Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)

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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