Street:Oude Markt 13 - box 5500

City:Leuven

Post Code:3000

WWW:http://www.kuleuven.ac.be

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Founded by Bull of Pope Martin V on the initiative of Duke John of Brabant in 1425. Collegium Trilingue established by Erasmus in 1517. Suppressed under French occupation and closed during the reigns of Napoleon and William I of Holland. Re-established as Catholic University by Belgian episcopate in 1834. Reorganized with two divisions in 1969, the Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven and the Université catholique de Louvain which became separate legal entities in 1970. The titular head of the University is the Cardinal Archbishop of Malines. An institution independent of direct State control, receiving full state subvention

September to June (September-January; February-June)

Secondary school certificate (Diploma secundar onderwijs) or recognized foreign equivalent.

Dutch;English

Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Organization (Nederlands-Vlaams Accreditatie Orgaan - NVAO)

Christian

co-ed

Head : Luc Sels

Job title:Rector

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International Relations Officer : Bart Hendrickx

Job title:Internationalisation Officer

Centre : Agrarian Bio and Environment Ethics

Fields of study:Agriculture, Environmental Studies, Ethics

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Centre : Biomedical Ethics and Law

Fields of study:Biomedicine, Ethics, Law

More details:Interfaculty

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Centre : Ethics

Fields of study:Ethics

More details:European

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Centre : Risk and Insurance Studies

Fields of study:Insurance

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Faculty : Arts

Fields of study:American Studies, Archaeology, Arts and Humanities, European Studies, Fine Arts, Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Medieval Studies, Modern Languages, Musicology

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Faculty : Bioengineering Sciences

Fields of study:Bioengineering, Food Technology, Management, Molecular Biology, Nanotechnology, Natural Resources, Water Science

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Faculty : Business and Economics

Fields of study:Business Administration, Economics

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Faculty : Canon Law

Fields of study:Canon Law

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Faculty : Engineering

Fields of study:Architecture, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering

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Faculty : Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science

Fields of study:Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation and Therapy

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Faculty : Law

Fields of study:Law

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Faculty : Medicine

Fields of study:Medicine

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Faculty : Pharmaceutical Sciences

Fields of study:Pharmacy

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Faculty : Psychology and Educational Sciences

Fields of study:Education, Psychology

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Faculty : Science

Fields of study:Astronomy and Space Science, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Physics

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Faculty : Social Sciences

Fields of study:Anthropology, Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Sociology

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Faculty : Theology

Fields of study:Ethics, Religious Studies, Theology

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Institute : Energy

Fields of study:Energy Engineering

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Institute : Labour Studies

Fields of study:Labour and Industrial Relations

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Institute : Language

Fields of study:Modern Languages

More details:Leuven

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Institute : Philosophy

Fields of study:Philosophy

Bachelor

Fields of study:Archaeology, Bioengineering, Canon Law, Criminology, Economics, Education, Engineering, History, Law, Medicine, Modern Languages, Notary Studies, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Education, Psychology, Social Sciences, Theology

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Master

Fields of study:Archaeology, Criminology, Economics, Education, History, Law, Modern Languages, Natural Sciences, Notary Studies, Philosophy, Physical Education, Social Sciences, Theology

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Doctor

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