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The Economics School of Louvain ESL (UCLouvain) - and the Economics School of Namur - ESN - jointly organise the master programs in economics both in the Louvain-La-Neuve and Namur's campuses. The Economics School of Louvain ESL (UCLouvain) also organise a master in Econometrics on the Louvain-La-Neuve campus.

Our assets :

  • Rigorous & open-minded training in economics.
    Teaching & Research excellence: 
  • ESL programs are world-ranked 19° out of 17.000 programs in 154 countires by Eduniversal.
  • Also world-ranked 77° and 28° in EU on QS Ranking 2021
  • A high level research carried out in internationally reputed research centres: CORE - IRES
  • Strong international experience: ESL has developed a network of partner universities for exchange students and double/joint degrees. 
  • Internationally renowed professors. 
  • Highly international study and work environment
  • Exceptional student life
  • A school of economics close to Brussels, capital of the European Union hosting a lot of headquarters of european and national institutions.
    Plenty of jobs opportunities for young graduate students.

On the agenda

  • 19 March 2026
    Job & Internship Fair : Jeudi 19 mars 2026
    Envie de trouver un stage ou de développer votre premier réseau professionnel ? Alors, rejoignez la Job & Internship Fair ESPO !
  • 24 March 2026
    Foire aux masters ESPO 2026
    Le mardi 24 mars 2026, la Faculté des Sciences économiques, sociales, politiques et de communication et le CESEC vous invitent à la 3ème édition de la Foire aux Masters.
  • 16 April 2026
    ESL Master Info session Evening - 16 avril 2026
    Info Session Evening: 16 April 2026 de 5PM to 9PM at LECL 93 Are you in BAC3 of university and interested in studying economics?Come & discover our Master's programmes in economics, career op

Thesis Defenses

  • 3 July 2025
    Jing-Rong Zeng
    Essays on the Political Economy of Conflict Dynamics - Défense prévue le 12 août 2025
  • 16 May 2025
    Antoine Germain
    Redistributing Leisure and Consumption - Défense prévue le 6 juin 2025
  • 16 July 2025
    Diego Malo Rico
    Ethnicity, conflitct, and Identity - Défense prévue le 20 août 2025
  • 19 August 2025
    Thomas Eisfeld
    Social Comparison and Platform Governance - défense prévue le 29 août 2025
  • 28 July 2025
    Chiara Zanardello
    Human Capital and Knowledge Networks - Défense prévue le 2 septembre 2025
  • 5 September 2025
    Giulia Tarullo
    Designing Short-Time Work Insurance - défense prévue le 26 septembre 2025
  • 9 September 2025
    Natalia Bermúdez Barrezueta
    The Effects of Short-Time Work Programs During Economic Shocks - Défense prévue le 2 octobre 2025
  • 9 September 2025
    Mathilde Pourtois
    Youth Labour Market Integration _ Défense prévue le 16 octobre 2025