Université catholique de Louvain

Mission & Goals

Three missions: Education: UCLouvain aims to enable secondary school graduates, working professionals, and anyone else who so wishes to acquire knowledge and skills that fuel their personal and professional development. To guarantee quality education, pedagogical innovation is closely linked to the development and updating of course programmes. Research: As a research university, recognised for the excellence of its contributions to the development and transmission of knowledge, UCLouvain is part of an international community. UCLouvain fosters an environment that is conducive to scientific creativity, research and development activities, and to a balance between the functions of researcher and educator. Service to society: UCLouvain contributes to the development of a society that ensures the well-being of all citizens, through: • its seven locations in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and two university hospitals; • the impact of its research and education activities; • its alumni