Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

In point of fact, these objectives are so divergent that it seems almost impossible to practice them concurrently: providing a haven to the successors of Aristotle and Newton, teaching an 18-year old how to use a test-tube and voicing opinions on current affairs have so little in common intrinsically that they need an underlying, unifying principle. This principle is to be found precisely in that free and disinterested quest for the truth. Moreover, it is this principle that distinguishes universities fundamentally from all the other participants in the scientific world, which each have differing final goals. When this essential but very fragile principle is threatened, by us or by the outside world, it sickens our soul. Conversely, a university which continues to seek the truth and a society which enthusiastically dares to make that search possible, guarantee the best possible future together, both for themselves and for one another.

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Situated in the heart of Western Europe, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven has been a centre of learning for almost six centuries. Founded in 1425 by Pope Martin V, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven bears the double honour of being the oldest existant Catholic university in the world and the oldest university in the Low Countries.

Mission
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven fulfills its mission by providing high-quality interdisciplinary research and education with a Catholic signature.

Library
When the university was split, those books that could not be divided otherwise (e.g. according to the wishes of the benefactors who donated them) were divided as follows: those with an odd-numbered shelfmark stayed in Leuven, while the even-numbered ones moved to Louvain-la-Neuve. This gave rise to the widespread myth that every other volume was separated – splitting up runs of journals and volumes of encyclopedias – but since such series each had a single shelfmark this was never in fact the case. The Central Library alone now owns about 1,300,000 works.

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Courses Offered

• Undergraduate Programs
• Graduate Programs

Faculty

• Faculty of Theology
• Faculty of Canon Law
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Business and Economics
• Faculty of Social Sciences
• Faculty of Arts
• Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences

Institutes

• Institute of Philosophy

Centres

• Centre for Translation Studies
• KADOC Documentation and Research Centre for Religion, Culture and Society
• Energy Institute
• Centre for European Studies
• Centre for Science, Technology and Ethics
• Interdisciplinary Centre for Law and ICT
• Centre for the Study of the Second Vatican Council

Contact Details
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Oude Markt 13
Bus 5005 3000 Leuven
Tel.: 016/32 40 10
Fax.: 016/32 40 14
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Official Website: http://www.kuleuven.be/