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UCLouvain

January 01, 1970

For the university founded in 1425, see Old University of Louvain. For the 1817–1835 university, see State University of Leuven. For the 1834–1968 university, see Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968). For the present-day Dutch-language university, see KU Leuven.

UCLouvain or Université catholique de Louvain (also known as the Catholic University of Louvain, the English translation of its French name, and the University of Louvain, its official English name)[3] is Belgium's largest French-speaking university. It is located in Louvain-la-Neuve, which was expressly built to house the university, and Brussels, Charleroi, Mons, Tournai and Namur. Since September 2018, the university uses the branding UCLouvain, replacing the acronym UCL, following a merger with Saint-Louis University, Brussels.

University of Louvain
Université catholique de Louvain
The Sedes Sapientiae, seal of UCLouvain.
Latin: Universitas Catholica Lovaniensis
Other name
UCLouvain
Former name
Université catholique de Belgique
Motto
Sedes Sapientiae (Latin)
Motto in English
Seat of Wisdom, Seat of Knowledge
TypePrivate, subsidised by public authorities
Established1834 in Mechelen as Catholic University of Belgium
1970 (split)
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholicism
Endowment€1.1 billion[1][failed verification]
RectorVincent Blondel
Administrative staff
6,097 (2021)
Students37,686 (2023-24)[2]
5,088
Location
Louvain-la-Neuve, with campuses in Brussels (City of Brussels, Woluwe & Saint-Gilles), Mons, Tournai, Charleroi, Namur, Dinant, Yvoir
,
Belgium
CampusPlanned community
ColorsBlue and white    
NicknameWolves
AffiliationsGuild of European Research-Intensive Universities
CEMS
CESAER
CLUSTER
Coimbra Group
IMCC
EMPA
TIME
MascotWoulfy
Websitewww.uclouvain.be
Data as of 2011
Book celebrating the 25 anniversary of the founding of the Catholic University of Louvain, November 3, 1859.

The original University of Louvain (Universitas Lovaniensis) was founded at the centre of the historic town of Leuven (or Louvain) in 1425, and abolished by the law in 1797 making it the first university in Belgium and the Low Countries. This university was the centre of Baianism, Jansenism[4] and Febronianism in Europe. A new university, the State University of Louvain, was founded in 1817 and abolished by the law in 1835. A new catholic university was founded in Mechlin in 1834, the Catholic University of Mechlin and moved in Leuven in 1835 that is frequently, but controversially, identified as a continuation of the older institution.AB In 1968 the Catholic University of Leuven split into the Dutch-language Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, which stayed in Leuven, and the French-language Université catholique de Louvain, which moved to Louvain-la-Neuve in Wallonia, 30 km southeast of Brussels. Since the 15th century, Leuven/Louvain, as it is still often called, has been a major contributor to the development of Catholic theology.

History edit

For the history of the university prior to 1968, see Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968) § History, and Universities in Leuven.

The Catholic University of Leuven, based in Leuven ("Louvain" in French), 30 km east of Brussels, provided lectures in French from its founding in 1834, and in Dutch from 1930. In 1968, the Dutch-language section became the independent Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, which remained in Leuven, while the French-speaking university was expelled to a greenfield campus and town, Louvain-la-Neuve, 30 km south-east of Brussels, in a part of the country where French is the official language. This separation also entailed dividing existing library holdings between the two new universities.

With the democratization of university education already stretching existing structures, plans to expand the French-speaking part of the university at a campus in Brussels or Wallonia were quietly discussed from the early 1960s, but it was not anticipated that the French-speaking section would become an entirely independent university and lose all of its buildings and infrastructure in Leuven. The first stone of the new campus at Louvain-la-Neuve was laid in 1971, and the transfer of faculties to the new site was completed in 1979.

 
The Halles universitaires in Louvain-la-Neuve

According to a 2007 agreement, the University of Louvain was to absorb three smaller French-speaking catholic colleges: the Facultés universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix (FUNDP) located in Namur, the Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis (FUSL) located in Brussels (later called Saint-Louis University, Brussels) and the Catholic university of Mons (FUCaM) located in Mons and Charleroi. The negotiations for a full merger aborted by an insufficient vote by the general assembly of the FUNDP in December 2010. The result was a merger between the University of Louvain and the FUCaM in Mons, effective from September 15, 2011. The Mons campus is denoted UCLouvain FUCaM Mons. The three universities still collaborate in consortium, the Académie Louvain. Within this group, member universities have coordinated their masters programmes in the fields of economics, management, political sciences and sciences as well as the doctoral programmes in all disciplines.

In September 2018, the University of Louvain (or UCL until then) and Saint-Louis University, Brussels de facto merged, founding the UCLouvain, a denomination they currently share.

Chronology edit

In 1425, Dukes of Brabant created the University of Louvain[5] (Université de Louvain), which was suppressed under Joseph II, reopened in 1790, and was finally closed under the French Republic in 1797.[6]

In 1817, the State University of Louvain (Université de l'Etat de Louvain) was founded, which closed 15 August 1835.[7]

In 1834, the Catholic bishops of Belgium created the Catholic University of Belgium (Université catholique de Belgique) in Mechlin, also known as the Catholic University of Malines (Université catholique de Malines).

A law passed on 27 September 1835 stated that there would be only one university funded by the State of Belgium in Louvain. The same year, shortly after the suppression of the State University, the Catholic University of Belgium moved to Louvain.[8] It took advantage of the reputation of the city as an ancient university centre and adopted a new name: Catholic University of Louvain (Université catholique de Louvain).

In a Catholic spirit inspired by Pope Gregory XVI,[9] the promoter and first rector of the university, Monseigneur de Ram, wanted to create a shield that would repulse religion's enemies and block every doctrine weakening the base of Catholic society.

The pharmacy school was founded in 1845 and the engineering school in 1865.

In 1884 the Catholic University of Louvain celebrated its fiftieth anniversary.[10]

In 1968, as a result of linguistic issues, the university was divided into two different universities: one French speaking, which moved to the province of Walloon Brabant, and one Dutch speaking, which remained in the same location.

In 1970, these two universities were established by law as the Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven and Université catholique de Louvain.

In 1971, the first foundation stone was laid in Louvain-la-Neuve, a new city constructed for the French-speaking university.

Student population edit

Evolution of the number of students at the University of Louvain, including the FUCaM in Mons that integrated the UCL in 2011, Saint-Louis University, Brussels that formally integrated the university in 2023.[11]

Faculties and schools edit

 
The Montesquieu square in Louvain-la-Neuve, where the Faculty of Law and Criminology is located.

Sector of Human Sciences (SSH) edit

The faculties of Philosophy, Arts and Human Sciences, Economic, Social, Political and Communication Sciences (ESPB), Law (DRTB), the Institute for European Studies (IEEB) and the Marie-Haps Faculty of Translating and Interpreting of autonomous UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles campus are not attached to their corresponding counterparts of UCLouvain.

 
The garden of medicinal plants on campus UCLouvain Bruxelles Woluwe.

Sector of Health Sciences (SSS) edit

Sector of Science and Technology edit

Campuses edit

While the main campus of the University of Louvain is based in Louvain-la-Neuve, it also comprises a campus in Brussels, UCLouvain Brussels Woluwe, in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, which until recently was called "Louvain-en-Woluwe" hosting the university's sector of medical science and primary academic hospital (8000 students), a campus in Mons called UCLouvain FUCaM Mons (2300 students), a minor installation in Charleroi with 133 students (as of 2011) at UCLouvain Charleroi, an architectural school in Tournai, UCLouvain Tournai, with 540 students (as of 2011), and an architectural school in Brussels, UCLouvain Bruxelles Saint-Gilles, with 570 students (as of 2011). With the merger with Saint-Louis University, it also comprises an independent campus specialized in education and research of social and human sciences in the center of the City of Brussels, UCLouvain Saint-Louis - Bruxelles and the Marie-Haps Faculty of Translating and Interpreting in Ixelles' European quarter, next to the European Parliament (4150 students).

Hospitals edit

UCLouvain's main medical implementation is in UCLouvain Brussels Woluwe, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels, where the faculty of medicine is installed.[12]

Museums and collections edit

The UCLouvain hosts Belgium's largest university museum in Louvain-la-Neuve; the Musée L. It exhibits part of the university's 32,000 piece wide collection of art and scientific objects including works of Dürer, Van Dyck, Goya, Rodin, Picasso, Magritte or Alechinski,[13] sculptures,[14] archaeological and ethnographic objects or specimens of natural history.[15]

The UCLouvain FUCaM Mons campus also owns the extended collection of the Convent of the Black Sisters in the city-center of Mons, where the university has placed its Ateliers des FUCaM campus.[16]

UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels also owns a classical and modern art collection, primarily paintings recovered from its original campus in Mechelen.

Rankings edit

University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World[17]201–300 (2023)
CWUR World[18]189 (2020-21)
CWTS World[19]312 (2020)
QS World[20]=180 (2024)
THE World[21]=168 (2024)
USNWR Global[22]=171 (2023)
National – Overall
ARWU National[23]4–5 (2024)
QS National[24]3 (2024)
THE National[25]4 (2024)

The University of Louvain educates around 27,261 students from 127 nationalities[26] in all areas of studies at its different campuses. It has educated a large part of Belgium's elite and is still considered, with its Dutch-speaking sister, as a centre of excellence in many fields. In 2006, it was ranked 76th in the world universities ranking established by the Times Higher Education supplement (24th in Europe).

In the 2011 QS World University Rankings[27] the University of Louvain was ranked 125th overall in the world, moving up one place from its position of joint 126th in the 2009 THE–QS World University Rankings (in 2010 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and QS World University Rankings parted ways to produce separate rankings).[28] An overview of the THE-QS Rankings:

QS World University Rankings

Year Overall Rank (Change) Theology Philosophy Economics Statistics Social Sciences Medicine
2015 149 (  5) - 31 45 29
2016 146 - 43 51-100 47
2017 154 17 33 51-100 51-100 84 105
2018 153 12 32 51-100 51-100 122 124
2019 165 8 51-100 51-100 51-100 94

Student activities edit

Cercles edit

Cercles are Student Societies or Fraternities based around each faculty. The Cercles, along with the Régionales (which are based around their respective regions of origin) coordinate and manage most of the students' animation and nightlife. Most Cercles run small bars to fund their activities, and also jointly operate a larger nightclub, "La Casa".

Cercles and Régionales are run exclusively by member students known as the committee. These members are elected every year, usually by voting from all members (active or otherwise) wishing to participate, although some Cercles restrict the number of possible voters in some cases.

Aside from promoting student folklore and coordinating student animation, Cercles also offer academic aid to students in their respective faculties and organize more cultural activities, such as visits to museums and/or other cities, conferences, and low-cost trips for students (for example skiing in the Alps during the Winter Break).

Every Cercle and Régionale has its own customs and traditions, but some are practiced by all:

The Baptême (French: baptism) is a hazing ceremony used by most to induct new members, who then participate in a number of trials and activities involving eggs and other foodstuff, paint, demeaning chants etc. Baptized members (les Baptisés) are among the most common type of members, and some Cercles and Régionales try to only accept new members this way, although it is in no way an obligation to be baptized in order to be a part of a Cercle or to frequent them.

The calotte is a Belgian student cap worn by students attending Catholic universities. They are emblems of student folklore dating back to the late 19th century. Nowadays, most calottes are passed by way of a ceremony known as the coronae. How they are passed and what must be known or done to deserve it depends on the Cercle or Régionale. One thing that is universally known, is that there is a lot of singing involved.

Cercles are notorious for their generally high output of alcohol (especially beer) and low level of cleanliness. Students tend to wear old clothes that they don't mind damaging or dirtying as a consequence, and the overall ambiance is more akin to a rave or a frat-party than a nightclub or sports bar.

Kots edit

Student accommodation in Belgium comes in the form of a "kot", a term having Belgian Dutch origin. A "kot" can be translated as den or hut. The French way to form the plural of "kot" is "kots" (in Dutch, the plural of "kot" is "koten"). In the bilingual region of Brussels, where there are both Dutch- and French-speaking universities and their students, it is common that "for rent" signs are in French only, with the French plural of "kot".

Kot-à-projet edit

Main article: Theme-based shared flat (kot-à-projet)

Unique to UCLouvain a Kot-à-projet (kap) is a kot whose inhabitants have similar interests and who organise activities for the general student population, they are similar to Fraternity and sorority houses, but smaller in size with only the committee living in the kot. Being small several Kots can be situated in the same, university owned, apartment building. One of them is "le kap contes", a kot promoting the art of storytelling. Another is called "Kap Délices" which suggests varied activities such as theme buffets, cooking lessons, and material renting.[29]

Student Union edit

The AGL (General Assembly of Louvain students) is the UCLouvain's Students' union. The body comprises an executive Committee, and a legislative Council. The Committee consists of ex-officio members: President, Vice-Presidents for Education & Welfare, VP for the Medicine faculty (situated in UCLouvain Brussels Woluwe), General Secretary, Activities Officer, Communications Officer, Operations Officer, Foreign student's Officer, Cultural Officer, Editor-in-Chief & Deputy Editor-in-Chief as well as the president of the council.[30]

Publications edit

Quinzaine a university produced newsletter, La Savate produced by the AGL and the monthly l'étincelle by the Kot-à-projet KAP Etincelle. Cercles also produce publications.

24h Vélo edit

 
A fanciful bike float at the 24h vélo de Louvain-la-Neuve
Main article: 24h velo (LLN)

The 24 Hour Cycle (24h Vélo) is, nominally, a bicycle endurance road race held in October, organised by CSE Animations (Centre Sportif Etudiant). While there is an elite race with teams of two, Student groups enter novelty themed multi-bike vehicles, in the shape of a Van or Whale for example, for prizes. The quality of these designs range in terms of artistic merit, and ability to stay intact over the duration of the race. A 240-minute race also takes place for teenagers. The event is probably best known for what happens off the track. Concurrent with the race is Belgium's largest student event, with concerts and stands lasting the full 24hrs.

Notable people edit

Faculty edit

Alumni edit

For pre-1968 alumni see Catholic University of Louvain.

See also edit

Notes edit

A.^ The Old University of Leuven (1425) is the oldest university in the low countries, and the Catholic University of Leuven (1834) is sometimes, controversially, identified as a continuation of it. Belgium's highest court, the Court of Cassation has ruled that the (1834) Catholic University of Leuven cannot be regarded as continuing the old (1425) University of Leuven.[31] See Old University of Leuven#History.
B.^ This is a relatively recent phenomenon. In 1859 the university celebrated its 25th anniversary and issued a book celebrating the 25 anniversary of the founding of the Catholic University of Louvain, November 3, 1859. In 1884, the university celebrated its 50th anniversary, acknowledging its actual date of foundation.[32] Only in 1968 did the new Catholic university add the date 1425 to its neo-gothic seal (created in 1909).

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university in Belgium and the Low Countries This university was the centre of Baianism Jansenism 4 and Febronianism in Europe A new university the State University of Louvain was founded in 1817 and abolished by the law in 1835 A new catholic university was founded in Mechlin in 1834 the Catholic University of Mechlin and moved in Leuven in 1835 that is frequently but controversially identified as a continuation of the older institution AB In 1968 the Catholic University of Leuven split into the Dutch language Katholieke Universiteit Leuven which stayed in Leuven and the French language Universite catholique de Louvain which moved to Louvain la Neuve in Wallonia 30 km southeast of Brussels Since the 15th century Leuven Louvain as it is still often called has been a major contributor to the development of Catholic theology Contents 1 History 2 Chronology 2 1 Student population 3 Faculties and schools 3 1 Sector of Human Sciences SSH 3 2 Sector of Health Sciences SSS 3 3 Sector of Science and Technology 4 Campuses 5 Hospitals 6 Museums and collections 7 Rankings 8 Student activities 8 1 Cercles 8 2 Kots 8 3 Kot a projet 8 4 Student Union 8 5 Publications 8 6 24h Velo 9 Notable people 9 1 Faculty 9 2 Alumni 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 External linksHistory editFor the history of the university prior to 1968 see Catholic University of Leuven 1834 1968 History and Universities in Leuven The Catholic University of Leuven based in Leuven Louvain in French 30 km east of Brussels provided lectures in French from its founding in 1834 and in Dutch from 1930 In 1968 the Dutch language section became the independent Katholieke Universiteit Leuven which remained in Leuven while the French speaking university was expelled to a greenfield campus and town Louvain la Neuve 30 km south east of Brussels in a part of the country where French is the official language This separation also entailed dividing existing library holdings between the two new universities With the democratization of university education already stretching existing structures plans to expand the French speaking part of the university at a campus in Brussels or Wallonia were quietly discussed from the early 1960s but it was not anticipated that the French speaking section would become an entirely independent university and lose all of its buildings and infrastructure in Leuven The first stone of the new campus at Louvain la Neuve was laid in 1971 and the transfer of faculties to the new site was completed in 1979 nbsp The Halles universitaires in Louvain la NeuveAccording to a 2007 agreement the University of Louvain was to absorb three smaller French speaking catholic colleges the Facultes universitaires Notre Dame de la Paix FUNDP located in Namur the Facultes universitaires Saint Louis FUSL located in Brussels later called Saint Louis University Brussels and the Catholic university of Mons FUCaM located in Mons and Charleroi The negotiations for a full merger aborted by an insufficient vote by the general assembly of the FUNDP in December 2010 The result was a merger between the University of Louvain and the FUCaM in Mons effective from September 15 2011 The Mons campus is denoted UCLouvain FUCaM Mons The three universities still collaborate in consortium the Academie Louvain Within this group member universities have coordinated their masters programmes in the fields of economics management political sciences and sciences as well as the doctoral programmes in all disciplines In September 2018 the University of Louvain or UCL until then and Saint Louis University Brussels de facto merged founding the UCLouvain a denomination they currently share Chronology editIn 1425 Dukes of Brabant created the University of Louvain 5 Universite de Louvain which was suppressed under Joseph II reopened in 1790 and was finally closed under the French Republic in 1797 6 In 1817 the State University of Louvain Universite de l Etat de Louvain was founded which closed 15 August 1835 7 In 1834 the Catholic bishops of Belgium created the Catholic University of Belgium Universite catholique de Belgique in Mechlin also known as the Catholic University of Malines Universite catholique de Malines A law passed on 27 September 1835 stated that there would be only one university funded by the State of Belgium in Louvain The same year shortly after the suppression of the State University the Catholic University of Belgium moved to Louvain 8 It took advantage of the reputation of the city as an ancient university centre and adopted a new name Catholic University of Louvain Universite catholique de Louvain In a Catholic spirit inspired by Pope Gregory XVI 9 the promoter and first rector of the university Monseigneur de Ram wanted to create a shield that would repulse religion s enemies and block every doctrine weakening the base of Catholic society The pharmacy school was founded in 1845 and the engineering school in 1865 In 1884 the Catholic University of Louvain celebrated its fiftieth anniversary 10 In 1968 as a result of linguistic issues the university was divided into two different universities one French speaking which moved to the province of Walloon Brabant and one Dutch speaking which remained in the same location In 1970 these two universities were established by law as the Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven and Universite catholique de Louvain In 1971 the first foundation stone was laid in Louvain la Neuve a new city constructed for the French speaking university Student population edit Evolution of the number of students at the University of Louvain including the FUCaM in Mons that integrated the UCL in 2011 Saint Louis University Brussels that formally integrated the university in 2023 11 Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki org Faculties and schools edit nbsp The Montesquieu square in Louvain la Neuve where the Faculty of Law and Criminology is located Sector of Human Sciences SSH edit Faculty of Law and Criminology DRT Louvain la Neuve School of Criminology Saint Louis Faculty of Law DRTB Saint Louis Brussels Faculty of Philosophy Arts and Literature FIAL Louvain la Neuve Higher Institute of Philosophy ISP School of Philosophy EFIL Department of Languages and the Arts French and Romance languages and literature ROM Modern Languages and Literatures LMOD Ancient languages and literatures classical and oriental GLOR Modern and ancient languages and literature LAFR Linguistics LING Louvain School of Translation and Interpreting LSTI Department of History Art History and Archaeology History HIST Art History Archaeology and Musicology ARKE Department of Information and Communication Multilingual communication MULT Performing Arts THEA Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies ICTS Saint Louis Faculty of Philosophy Arts and Human Science PHLB Saint Louis Brussels Marie Haps Faculty of Translation and Interpreting TIMB Saint Louis Brussels Faculty of Economic Social and Political Sciences and Communication ESPO Louvain la Neuve Mons amp Charleroi Commission for the Aggregation and In service Training of Teachers AGES School of Communication COMU Economics School of Louvain ESL Interfaculty School of European Studies EURO Hoover Chair Teaching Commission HOOV Open Faculty of Economic and Social Policy FOPES Louvain School of Political and Social Sciences PSAD Undergraduate Bureau ESSP School of Labour Sciences TRAV Saint Louis Faculty of Economic Social and Political Sciences and Communication ESPB Saint Louis Brussels Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences PSP Louvain la Neuve School of Psychology EPSY School of Speech Therapy ELOG School of Education and Training EDEF School of Sexology and Family Sciences ESFA Faculty of Theology TECO Louvain la Neuve Doctoral School of Theology and Biblical Studies EDT Departement of Theology THEO Department of Bible Studies EBIB Department of Religious studies SREL Louvain School of Management LSM Louvain la Neuve Mons Namur amp Brussels Saint Louis Institute for European Studies IEEB Saint Louis Brussels The faculties of Philosophy Arts and Human Sciences Economic Social Political and Communication Sciences ESPB Law DRTB the Institute for European Studies IEEB and the Marie Haps Faculty of Translating and Interpreting of autonomous UCLouvain Saint Louis Bruxelles campus are not attached to their corresponding counterparts of UCLouvain nbsp The garden of medicinal plants on campus UCLouvain Bruxelles Woluwe Sector of Health Sciences SSS edit Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry MEDE Brussels Louvain Medical School MED School of Dentistry and Stomatology MDEN Faculty of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences FASB Brussels School of Pharmacy FARM School of Biomedical Sciences SBIM nbsp Auditoires des Sciences and Place des Sciences Faculty of Public Health FSP Brussels Faculty of Motor Sciences FSM Louvain la Neuve Sector of Science and Technology edit Louvain School of Engineering EPL Ecole polytechnique de Louvain Louvain la Neuve School of Urban and Spatial Planning URBA Faculty of Architecture Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning LOCI Brussels Tournai amp Louvain la Neuve Faculty of Bioengineering AGRO Louvain la Neuve Department of Applied Biology and Agricultural Production BAPA Department of Chemistry and Bioindustries CABI Cluster in Environmental Sciences Faculty of Science SC Louvain la Neuve School of Biology BIOL School of Chemistry CHIM School of Geography GEOG School of Physics PHYS School of Mathematics MATH School of Veterinary Medicine VETE School of Statistics Biostatistics and Actuarial Sciences LSBA Campuses editWhile the main campus of the University of Louvain is based in Louvain la Neuve it also comprises a campus in Brussels UCLouvain Brussels Woluwe in Woluwe Saint Lambert which until recently was called Louvain en Woluwe hosting the university s sector of medical science and primary academic hospital 8000 students a campus in Mons called UCLouvain FUCaM Mons 2300 students a minor installation in Charleroi with 133 students as of 2011 at UCLouvain Charleroi an architectural school in Tournai UCLouvain Tournai with 540 students as of 2011 and an architectural school in Brussels UCLouvain Bruxelles Saint Gilles with 570 students as of 2011 With the merger with Saint Louis University it also comprises an independent campus specialized in education and research of social and human sciences in the center of the City of Brussels UCLouvain Saint Louis Bruxelles and the Marie Haps Faculty of Translating and Interpreting in Ixelles European quarter next to the European Parliament 4150 students Hospitals editUCLouvain s main medical implementation is in UCLouvain Brussels Woluwe Woluwe Saint Lambert Brussels where the faculty of medicine is installed 12 Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc Brussels CHU UCLouvain Namur Namur CHU UCLouvain Dinant Godinne Dinant and Yvoir Centre Hospitalier Neurologique William Lennox Louvain la NeuveMuseums and collections editThe UCLouvain hosts Belgium s largest university museum in Louvain la Neuve the Musee L It exhibits part of the university s 32 000 piece wide collection of art and scientific objects including works of Durer Van Dyck Goya Rodin Picasso Magritte or Alechinski 13 sculptures 14 archaeological and ethnographic objects or specimens of natural history 15 The UCLouvain FUCaM Mons campus also owns the extended collection of the Convent of the Black Sisters in the city center of Mons where the university has placed its Ateliers des FUCaM campus 16 UCLouvain Saint Louis Brussels also owns a classical and modern art collection primarily paintings recovered from its original campus in Mechelen Rankings editUniversity rankingsGlobal OverallARWU World 17 201 300 2023 CWUR World 18 189 2020 21 CWTS World 19 312 2020 QS World 20 180 2024 THE World 21 168 2024 USNWR Global 22 171 2023 National OverallARWU National 23 4 5 2024 QS National 24 3 2024 THE National 25 4 2024 The University of Louvain educates around 27 261 students from 127 nationalities 26 in all areas of studies at its different campuses It has educated a large part of Belgium s elite and is still considered with its Dutch speaking sister as a centre of excellence in many fields In 2006 it was ranked 76th in the world universities ranking established by the Times Higher Education supplement 24th in Europe In the 2011 QS World University Rankings 27 the University of Louvain was ranked 125th overall in the world moving up one place from its position of joint 126th in the 2009 THE QS World University Rankings in 2010 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and QS World University Rankings parted ways to produce separate rankings 28 An overview of the THE QS Rankings QS World University Rankings Year Overall Rank Change Theology Philosophy Economics Statistics Social Sciences Medicine 2015 149 nbsp 5 31 45 29 2016 146 43 51 100 47 2017 154 17 33 51 100 51 100 84 105 2018 153 12 32 51 100 51 100 122 124 2019 165 8 51 100 51 100 51 100 94Student activities editCercles edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message Cercles are Student Societies or Fraternities based around each faculty The Cercles along with the Regionales which are based around their respective regions of origin coordinate and manage most of the students animation and nightlife Most Cercles run small bars to fund their activities and also jointly operate a larger nightclub La Casa Cercles and Regionales are run exclusively by member students known as the committee These members are elected every year usually by voting from all members active or otherwise wishing to participate although some Cercles restrict the number of possible voters in some cases Aside from promoting student folklore and coordinating student animation Cercles also offer academic aid to students in their respective faculties and organize more cultural activities such as visits to museums and or other cities conferences and low cost trips for students for example skiing in the Alps during the Winter Break Every Cercle and Regionale has its own customs and traditions but some are practiced by all The Bapteme French baptism is a hazing ceremony used by most to induct new members who then participate in a number of trials and activities involving eggs and other foodstuff paint demeaning chants etc Baptized members les Baptises are among the most common type of members and some Cercles and Regionales try to only accept new members this way although it is in no way an obligation to be baptized in order to be a part of a Cercle or to frequent them The calotte is a Belgian student cap worn by students attending Catholic universities They are emblems of student folklore dating back to the late 19th century Nowadays most calottes are passed by way of a ceremony known as the coronae How they are passed and what must be known or done to deserve it depends on the Cercle or Regionale One thing that is universally known is that there is a lot of singing involved Cercles are notorious for their generally high output of alcohol especially beer and low level of cleanliness Students tend to wear old clothes that they don t mind damaging or dirtying as a consequence and the overall ambiance is more akin to a rave or a frat party than a nightclub or sports bar Kots edit Student accommodation in Belgium comes in the form of a kot a term having Belgian Dutch origin A kot can be translated as den or hut The French way to form the plural of kot is kots in Dutch the plural of kot is koten In the bilingual region of Brussels where there are both Dutch and French speaking universities and their students it is common that for rent signs are in French only with the French plural of kot Kot a projet edit Main article Theme based shared flat kot a projet Unique to UCLouvain a Kot a projet kap is a kot whose inhabitants have similar interests and who organise activities for the general student population they are similar to Fraternity and sorority houses but smaller in size with only the committee living in the kot Being small several Kots can be situated in the same university owned apartment building One of them is le kap contes a kot promoting the art of storytelling Another is called Kap Delices which suggests varied activities such as theme buffets cooking lessons and material renting 29 Student Union edit The AGL General Assembly of Louvain students is the UCLouvain s Students union The body comprises an executive Committee and a legislative Council The Committee consists of ex officio members President Vice Presidents for Education amp Welfare VP for the Medicine faculty situated in UCLouvain Brussels Woluwe General Secretary Activities Officer Communications Officer Operations Officer Foreign student s Officer Cultural Officer Editor in Chief amp Deputy Editor in Chief as well as the president of the council 30 Publications edit Quinzaine a university produced newsletter La Savate produced by the AGL and the monthly l etincelle by the Kot a projet KAP Etincelle Cercles also produce publications 24h Velo edit nbsp A fanciful bike float at the 24h velo de Louvain la Neuve Main article 24h velo LLN The 24 Hour Cycle 24h Velo is nominally a bicycle endurance road race held in October organised by CSE Animations Centre Sportif Etudiant While there is an elite race with teams of two Student groups enter novelty themed multi bike vehicles in the shape of a Van or Whale for example for prizes The quality of these designs range in terms of artistic merit and ability to stay intact over the duration of the race A 240 minute race also takes place for teenagers The event is probably best known for what happens off the track Concurrent with the race is Belgium s largest student event with concerts and stands lasting the full 24hrs Notable people editFaculty edit Paul Pascon sociologist Alumni edit For pre 1968 alumni see Catholic University of Louvain Christian Arnsperger fr b 1966 economist Irene Bertschek economist Professor at University of Giessen head of ZEW Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research Vitold Belevitch 1921 1999 mathematician Thierry Braspenning Balzacq professor of political sciences and international relations Gerbrand Ceder Daniel M Tellep Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at University of California Berkeley Rafael Correa b 1963 Ex President of Ecuador Xavier De Cuyper agricultural engineer Maryellen Fullerton lawyer and professor and interim dean at Brooklyn Law School Archduchess Maria Anna Princess Galitzine b 1954 Catholic activist Veronique Gouverneur b 1964 professor of chemistry Dyab Abou Jahjah b 1971 Lebanese Belgian political activist Oly Ilunga Kalenga b 1960 Minister of Health for the Democratic Republic of the Congo Carlos Larrain President of National Renewal Chile Queen Mathilde of Belgium b 1973 Joelle Milquet b 1961 law politician Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro 1944 2016 judge law and first democratically elected president of Cape Verde Pierre De Muelenaere b 1958 entrepreneur Philippe Van Parijs b 1951 philosopher and economist David Payne b 1944 politician Gustavo Petro b 1960 President of Colombia 2022 2026 Gregoire Polet b 1978 French speaking Belgian writer laureate of several literary prizes Arnoud de Pret de Calesberg commercial sciences InBev Ronald Rolheiser O M I b 1947 President of the Oblate School of Theology San Antonio Texas Pall Skulason b 1945 philosopher and former Rector of the University of Iceland Vera Songwe economist Walter Swennen artist Sophie Warny b 1969 Belgian Antarctic researcher Nor Mohamed Yakcop b 1947 Malaysian politician Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister s Department in charge of Economic Planning Unit Jean Pascal van Ypersele b 1957 climatologySee also edit nbsp Belgium portal nbsp Catholicism portal Academic libraries in Leuven Belgian Co ordinated Collections of Micro organisms BCCM Catholic University of Mechlin Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters CRED Collegium Trilingue Louvain la Neuve Cyclotron Lovanium University Open access in Belgium Orchestre Symphonique des Etudiants de Louvain la Neuve Science Parks of Wallonia University Foundation List of split up universitiesNotes editA The Old University of Leuven 1425 is the oldest university in the low countries and the Catholic University of Leuven 1834 is sometimes controversially identified as a continuation of it Belgium s highest court the Court of Cassation has ruled that the 1834 Catholic University of Leuven cannot be regarded as continuing the old 1425 University of Leuven 31 See Old University of Leuven History B This is a relatively recent phenomenon In 1859 the university celebrated its 25th anniversary and issued a book celebrating the 25 anniversary of the founding of the Catholic University of Louvain November 3 1859 In 1884 the university celebrated its 50th anniversary acknowledging its actual date of foundation 32 Only in 1968 did the new Catholic university add the date 1425 to its neo gothic seal created in 1909 References edit Une nouvelle spin off http www cref be annuaires tab rentr C3 A9e 2023 University of Louvain EUTM file information European Union Intellectual Property Office 2017 Retrieved 16 May 2018 Dictionnaire historique de la Papaute sous la direction de Philippe Levillain ed Fayard 1994 sub verbo Innocent XII Pignatelli 1691 1700 Bien que la theologie et l ethique jansenistes dans leurs postulats theoriques et pratiques aient ete largement rejetees par le Saint Siege elles sont encore bien loin de disparaitre de la vie de l Eglise a la fin du XVIIe siecle A l epoque d Innocent XII quelques groupuscules plus combatifs ont quitte la France et se sont transferes en Belgique et en Hollande d ou ils redoublent d activite souvent en conflit avec les directives de Rome L universite de Louvain est leur forteresse Daniel Tollet et Pierre Chaunu Le jansenisme et la franc maconnerie en Europe centrale au XVIIe et XVIIIe siecle p 143 Louvain plaque tournante des idees jansenistes and Henri Francotte1 professeur a l universite de Liege La Propagande des encyclopedistes francais au pays de Liege 1750 1790 Bruxelles Hayez 1880 p 28 le jansenisme regnait en maitre a l universite de Louvain Universalis Encyclopaedia UNIVERSITE DE LOUVAIN Encyclopaedia Universalis Retrieved 23 February 2016 V Brants 1910 University of Louvain Robert Appleton Company Retrieved 12 January 2019 via New Advent a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Graffart Arlette 1987 La matricule de l Universite de Louvain 1817 1835 Bruxelles Album de Carlos Wyffels p 181 Encyclopedie theologique 1863 Dictionnaire de l histoire universelle de l Eglise Paris J P Migne Ndaywel e Nziem Isidore 2010 Les annees Lovanium Paris L Harmattan p 19 Descamps E 1887 Universite Catholique de Louvain Liber Memorialis 1834 1884 Louvain Peeters pp V Annuaires Yearly directories Council of the Rectors in French speaking Belgium Retrieved 9 December 2022 Establishments of the Universite catholique de Louvain economie fgov be Retrieved 15 December 2017 Musee L Bulletin communal d Ottignies Louvain la Neuve 209 27 November 2017 Louvain La Neuve s university museum Wallonia Belgium Tourism Musee L University of Louvain 2017 Exposition Les Soeurs Noires Ateliers des FUCaM in French 2004 Academic Ranking of World Universities 2030 www shanghairanking com World University Rankings 2020 2021 Center for World University Rankingsg Retrieved 7 March 2021 CWTS Leiden Ranking 2020 P top 10 CWTS Leiden Ranking Retrieved 7 March 2021 QS World University Rankings 2024 7 March 2024 World University Rankings 2024 7 March 2024 U S News Education Best Global Universities 2023 University Catholique of Louvain 7 March 2024 ARWU World University Rankings 2024 Belgium QS World University Rankings 2021 THE World University Rankings 2024 Belgium UCL En quelques chiffres Uclouvain be 28 June 2012 Archived from the original on 6 December 2012 Retrieved 2 December 2012 QS World University Rankings Topuniversities Archived from the original on 27 December 2012 Retrieved 2 December 2012 QS World University Rankings Top Universities Archived from the original on 2 January 2010 Retrieved 2 December 2012 Kap Delices Accueil Kapdelices net Retrieved 2 December 2012 Comite AGL AGkiosk Archived from the original on 11 October 2017 Retrieved 11 October 2017 Ruling of the Cour de Cassation of Belgium of 26 November 1846 The Catholic University of Leuven can not be regarded as continuing the old University of Leuven in Table generale alphabetique et chronologique de la Pasicrisie Belge contenant la jurisprudence du Royaume de 1814 a 1850 Brussels 1855 p 585 column 1 alinea 2 See also Bulletin Usuel des Lois et Arretes 1861 p 166 In the year 1887 the Catholic University of Louvain has celebrated his 50th anniversary E Descamps in Universite Catholique de Louvain Liber Memorialis 1834 1884 Louvain Peeters 1887 p V les fetes du cinquantieme anniversaire de l Universite catholique de Louvain ont eu un brillant eclat et un immense retentissement External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Universite catholique de Louvain Official web site of the University of Louvain in French 50 40 10 6 N 04 36 44 15 E 50 669611 N 4 6122639 E 50 669611 4 6122639 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title UCLouvain amp oldid 1221290031, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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