Université catholique de Louvain

Learning to Ask Questions

What if it all started with a question? Discover UCLouvain’s new brand awareness campaign.

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Your First School Year at UCLouvain

Orientation activities are organized to help new students get settled at UCLouvain. We’ll give you all the information you need based on your degree level and your college!

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4 September 2026

Academic positions 2027

The Rector announces academic positions to be filled on September 1, 2027.
17 March 2026

Discovery of a bacterium that protects against long Covid

Scientists from University of Louvain and the Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc have discovered the protective role of a bacterium that could prevent long Covid.
18 November 2025

UCLouvain and KU Leuven celebrate 600 years of history in London

To mark the 600th anniversary of UCLouvain and KU Leuven, the two sister universities brought together a large part of their expatriate alumni community in London. Mainly made up of Belgian graduates living in the UK, these alumni turned out for an exceptional evening of sharing, academic pride and international influence.
17 November 2025

Learning to see after being born blind

A study conducted by University of Louvain (UCLouvain), published in Nature Communications, shows that part of the brain of babies born blind is permanently altered, while another part remains surprisingly intact.
9 October 2025

A new Erasmus Mundus international master’s at UCLouvain: the TFM-ASA

The Louvain School of Engineering takes a new step in the international outreach of its engineering programmes: the TFM-ASA Master (Transfers-Fluids-Materials in Aeronautical and Space Applications) has just been selected for Erasmus Mundus Joint Master (EMJM) funding by the European Commission.
14 August 2025

Homage to 2024 UCLouvain Honorary Doctor Theresa Kachindamoto

It is with deep sadness that UCLouvain learned of the death of 2024 UCLouvain Honorary Doctor Theresa Kachindamoto on 13 August 2025 in Lilongwe, Malawi.
7 March 2025

UCLouvain and KU Leuven award an exceptional honorary doctorate to the United Nations

On Friday 21 March 2025, UCLouvain and KU Leuven jointly awarded an honorary doctorate to the United Nations for its commitment to peace, human rights, and sustainable development.
28 November 2024

2025 honorary doctors: five individuals honoured at KU Leuven.

On 3 February, UCLouvain and KU Leuven will jointly award five honorary doctorates.

Education at UCLouvain

UCLouvain aims to empower all of its students to achieve educational excellence. Programmes are designed to impart quality education, knowledge and skills.

UCLouvain research

Spin-offs, patents, results, discoveries... UCLouvain, stimulates innovation.

Research

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The UCLouvain app

An app made for students
The UCLouvain app brings together the tools and information you need for student life, directly on your smartphone.

Everything in one place
Quickly access your timetable, MyStudies, Moodle, digital student card, campus maps, sports sessions, libraries, Resto U menu and many other services.

Simple and evolving
Designed by UCLouvain for its students, the app continues to evolve to make your daily student life easier and better meet your needs.

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Discover the university

A university of values, UCLouvain is one of the oldest universities in Europe. It is also the leading and largest French-speaking university in Belgium.