Université catholique de Louvain

Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), founded on 9 December 1425 by papal bull Sapientie Immarcessibilis of Pope Martin V, is Belgium's leading French-language university and one of Europe's oldest. A private not-for-profit Catholic research university, UCLouvain operates 7 campuses: its main campus in the purpose-built university city of Louvain-la-Neuve, plus Brussels Woluwe, Brussels Saint-Louis, Brussels Saint-Gilles, Mons, Tournai and Charleroi. It has 20 faculties spanning humanities, engineering and health sciences, offering over 400 programmes including 74 bachelor's, 139 master's, 74 advanced master's and 24 doctoral programmes (2026-2027). UCLouvain hosts approximately 40,000 students from 130 nationalities, with 20% international students. It offers 37 master's programmes fully in English. Ranked 205th worldwide by THE (2026), UCLouvain is a member of the Circle U. European University Alliance. Housing is available on-campus for over 5,700 students in furnished accommodation across campuses at affordable prices.