University of Louvain, Belgium
The University of Louvain (UCL) or Université Catholique de Louvain is Belgium’s largest French-speaking university, with its roots dating back to 1425. The University has approximately 30,000 students and is consistently ranked in the top 100 universities of the world.
Louvain-la-Neuve (New Leuven) is a planned city, located just south-east of Brussels, in Belgium. The city was built to house the UCL, following the language crisis in the 1960s, during which the Catholic University of Leuven split into the UCL and the Katholieke Universteit Leuven. The city is an example of New Pedestrianism, a pedestrian-friendly and ecology-oriented variation of New Urbanism.
Network partner
The University of Louvain (UCL) and the University of Glasgow are both members of the Guild of European research-intensive universities
Mobility partner
>> Information for incoming students
- Estimated number of mobility places for each subject: 1-3 full-year or 2-6 semester places
Available Subject Areas
Please ensure that you research the courses available to you as an exchange student, and check with your subject coordinator(s) that these courses are suitable for your Glasgow degree programme. Please note that partner course offerings may change on a yearly basis.
Please research course level; content and assessment structures; partner academic pre-requisites for exchange students; whether enough courses / credits are available in your degree subject(s) to meet your Glasgow degree credit requirements; language of teaching and for Joint Honours students, whether the partner has any restrictions on taking courses from different Schools/Faculties.
- Accounting & Finance
- Economics
Key facts
- Language of teaching: primarily French with courses available in English. UofG students should ensure that all required courses are taught in a language in which they are at least proficient at B2 level.
- International Welcome Guide
- Entry requirements
- Course listing
Travel and costs
- University of Glasgow Financial Support
- Cost of living
- Nearest airport: Brussels Airport. Further travel information
- Accommodation
Universite Catholique de Louvain, Place de l'Université 1, 1348, Belgium
EU/EEA code
B LOUVAIN01
Partner web
https://uclouvain.be/en/index.html
Partner mobility web
https://uclouvain.be/en/study/etudiant-echange.html
Mobility contact
https://uclouvain.be/en/study/les-coordonnateurs-de-mobilite-a-l-ucl.html
Disability support
https://uclouvain.be/en/study/peps