4.0 out of 5 (26 ratings / 23 reviews) Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
LJCLouvain, an international university engagedin society: a multitude of services, jobopportunities and alumni privileges.
Master's Programmes
Engineering & Technology (11)
- Master Biomedical Engineering
- Master Business Engineering
- Master Civil Engineering
- Master Electrical Engineering
- Master Mathematical Engineering
- Master Mechanical Engineering
- Master Nuclear Engineering
- Master Physical Engineering
Natural Sciences & Mathematics (6)
- Master Biology
- Master Biomedical Engineering
- Master Mathematical Engineering
- Master Physical Engineering
- Master Physics
Computer Science & IT (5)
- Master Computer Science
- Master Computer Science
- Master Data Science Engineering
Business & Management (3)
- Master Business Engineering
- Master Management
Social Sciences (3)
- Master Econometrics
Medicine & Health (1)
- Master Public Health Methodology
About
History
- The University of Leuven is founded on 4 December 1425
- Taking the lead, the city offers buildings and pays professors. Classes begin in October 1426. Leuven is one of the few comprehensive universities, with five faculties: theology (established in 1432), civil law, canon law, medicine and the arts. Until 1816 it remains the only university on the territory that becomes present-day Belgium.
Education
Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) offers 43 bachelor's programmes and 187 master's programmes
Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) faculties:
- Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences and Communication
- Faculty of Law and Criminology
- Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
- Faculty of Motor Sciences
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
- Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Faculty of Public Health
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Theology
- Faculty of bioscience engineering
- Faculté d'architecture, d'ingénierie architecturale, d'urbanisme
- Louvain School of Engineering
- Louvain School of Management
Research
- UCL is a comprehensive university, with a wide range of subjects taught at all levels, and has the largest number of students in the French-speaking Community of Belgium.
- The research carried out within its three sectors of activity cover various fields of humanities, medical science and science and technology. Both fundamental (or undirected) and applied (or directed) research is conducted at UCL with the same unwavering enthusiasm.
- The University follows an interdisciplinary approach through numerous joint activities involving different research teams, research institutes and sectors, and also works with several other universities and research centres in Belgium and abroad.
Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2019
GSSA 2019
The Global Student Satisfaction Awards empower students across the globe to determine the best universities of 2019. By rating institutions on a scale from 1 to 5, on multiple studies-related questions, we found the top educators in the world.
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Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2021
151
2020
151
2019
151
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2022
188 1
2021
189 -22
2020
167
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2022
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2021
164 -12
2020
152
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2022
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2021
148 -9
2020
139
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Services
Housing services
- Room in a shared flat
- Room in an project-based accomodation
- Bedsit
- Studio
- Family accomodation
Library services
Arts and Letters Library
- Health Sciences Library
- UCL Mons Library
- Law Library
- Psychology and Educational Sciences Library
- Louvain Learning Center Hippocrate
- Louvain Learning Center Montesquieu
- Louvain Learning Center Saint-Georges
- Philosophy Library
- Psychology, Education and Motor Sciences Library
- Political, Social and Economic Sciences and Communication Library
- Science and Technology Library
- Theology Library
ICT services
All students and staff are entitled to a UCLouvain email address and access to computer labs and libraries. Moreover, all UCLouvain accommodations are equipped with a cable television connection with internet access.
Uniform wireless network using the latest security and ID technology for universal use.
Medical services
- Students enrolled at UCLouvain benefit from accident cover while pursuing academic activities (including when travelling between accommodation and the university, during study trips and internships, etc.) and third-party liability cover while they are pursuing academic activities.
- This kind of insurance must be taken out privately.
Student Life
Campus life
- Louvain-La-Neuveshow
- Bruxelles Woluweshow
- Mons
- Tournai
- Bruxelles Saint-Gilles
Sports facilities
The UCLouvain Sport and Fitness Service offers more than 100 sports and fitness activities as well as modern fitness facilities. Gifted athletes can join the university teams (the Wolves) and compete at inter-university level. Louvain-la-Neuve is home to French-speaking Belgium’s largest sport and fitness centre: 25 sports rooms, 1 indoor fitness room, 1 indoor athletics track, 2 pools and 3 hectares of outside pitches which include 1 outdoor fitness area.
Student clubs
Student associations have formed around four types of activities:
- Student representation is assured by the Louvain Student General Assembly (AGL) at the university level; student offices at the faculty level; and the General Coordination of International Students (CGEI).
- An original idea that involves students sharing a flat and working together on a social, cultural or sport-related project in which they have a special interest, the so-called ‘kots à projet’ are home to nearly a thousand students each year.
- Regional organisations (‘Les Régionales’) reunite students of the same geographical region and promote their local folklore on campus.
- Faculty groups (‘Les Cercles’) bring together students of the same faculty.
Student Reviews
UCL organization
Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
this university is really good in general. I have only had a few problems because of the organization, mostly at the beginning of the master. They didn't take into account the students who started the master but coming from other universities. Students who did their bachelor's degree at UCL had a clear advantage in the choice of options/schedules/courses, and it was very...
My experience as Computer Science Bachelor Student
Anonymous rated 5 out of 5 stars
I started my bachelor in Computer Science without any prior knowledge about programming and computers in general. Their Bachelor Program is so well done that I didn't feel incompetent. We started the first year with an immersive, week in logic thinking with a fun game of mazes. During the curriculum, courses are well-structured. We even have exclusive access to computer...
A mitigated experience
Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
Louvain-La-Neuve is a student city, so it is better to live there to enjoy the whole experience!
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