The first French-speaking university in Belgium, UCLouvain will celebrate its 600th anniversary in 2025. It now welcomes nearly 40,000 students in eight locations听in Wallonia and Brussels.
Locations
- 8 locations: Louvain-la-Neuve (main campus), Brussels听Woluwe, Brussels Saint-Louis, Mons, Tournai, Brussels听Saint-Gilles, Charleroi, Namur (CHU UCL Namur).
Students and staff*
- 38 000 students听:
- 23 500 in听Louvain-la-Neuve
- 7 000 in听Brussels听Woluwe
- 4 400 in听Brussels听Saint-Louis
- 1 200 in Mons
- 750 in听Brussels听Saint-Gilles
- 570 in Tournai
- 200 in听Charleroi
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- 6 800 staff members:
- 2 200 academic staff
- 2 500 scientific staff
- 2 100 administrative听and technical staff
*Rounded numbers
Studies
- 20 faculties
- 72 bachelor programmes
- 140 master programmes (60 and听120 ECTS)
- 68 advanced master programmes
- 235 continuing education programmes
- 43 MOOCs
Research
- 25 research institutes
- 3 400 researchers*
- 2 400 PhD students*
- 31 doctoral programmes
- 78 spin-offs
*Rounded numbers
Reputation
- 1 Nobel prize for听Medicine : Christian de Duve (1974)
- 21 Prix Francqui听("Belgian Nobel")
- 60 ERC grants: 36 Starting grant, 8 Consolidator grant, 8 Advanced grant, 2 Synergy Grant et 1 POC (Proof of Concept)
- 1st听French-speaking university in Belgium, 4th听comprehensive French-speaking university in the world
- International rankings听:
- 170听in the Times Higher Education ranking听(THE) 2022-2023
- 195听in the QS Magazine ranking 2022-2023
- 204听in the Shanghai ranking 2022-2023
- 67, and leading Belgian university, in the Times (THE) Sustainability Impact Ranking 2024
Infrastructures
- 2 university听hospitals (Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc (Brussels) et CHU UCL Namur), 1 909 approved beds
- 2 science parks,听279 companies
- 4 incubators
- 32 libraries听and听learning centers
- 2 sport centers (Louvain-la-Neuve and听Brussels听Woluwe)
- 5 877 accommodations
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Last updated figures: 5 july听2024
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