Université catholique de Louvain

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Université catholique de Louvain
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The Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) was founded in 1425 and is one of the oldest universities in the world. Research, conducted in close collaboration with the business world, the public sector and international organisations, is a true driving force behind UCL’s activities.

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 The Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) was founded in 1425 and is one of the oldest universities in the world.

 

With 2,000 researchers, 1,500 PhD students (of which half are international students), about 1,000 research agreements concluded each year and a research budget of over 80 million euros, research, conducted in close collaboration with the business world, the public sector and international organisations, is a true driving force behind UCL’s activities.

UCL proposes a variety of services to society and the academic community through 3 science parks (Louvain-la-Neuve, Brussels, Seneffe) and 2 university hospitals (Saint-Luc Brussels and Mont-Godinne).

At UCL, there is a strong expertise in many research fields. Research currently undertaken at UCL can be found in research inventory (http://rch.adre.ucl.ac.be/home/en) or  in topical brochures, for example in the field of biotechnology and biomedical applications (www.uclouvain.be/rd-biotechnology) or in cancerology (www.uclouvain.be/rd-cancerology).

 

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Place de l'Université, 1

B-1348  Louvain-la-Neuve

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http://www.uclouvain.be/research