KU Leuven

KU Leuven was founded in 1425. In addition to being one of the oldest universities, it is also the most innovative university in Europe (Reuters). With more than 65,000 students from over 140 countries and – the university hospital included – more than 20,000 employees, it is also the largest university in Belgium. 15 faculties offer bachelor’s and master’s programmes at 10 locations in Flanders. The programmes are based on the research of more than 8,000 researchers.

KU Leuven is ranked 43th in the Times Higher Education rankings and 63th in the QS World University Rankings and remains the highest-ranked Belgian university. It also hosts several important international networks, such as the League of European Research Universities (LERU). KU Leuven is a co-founder of this organisation. Its members are leading European universities such as Cambridge, Oxford, Heidelberg, Sorbonne and Zurich.