1, University of Leuven (Latin: Universitascartholicalvanis; Dutch: KatholiekeUniversiteitLeuven；; English: CatholicUniversityofLeuven, abbreviated as KULeuven, is the highest university in Belgium, one of the top ten universities in Europe and one of the most prestigious research universities in Europe. It is also a member of the European Union of Research Universities, the European Union of Universities, coimbra Group, Europaeum and the European Association of Universities.

2. 1425, the University of Leuven was established under the authorization of Pope Pope Martin V, and it has a history of nearly six centuries. It is the oldest Catholic university in the world and the oldest university in the low-lying countries. From 65438 to 0968, the University of Leuven, a French department, separated from the University of Leuven and became a new school independently. The University of Leuven inherited the original site of the Dutch-speaking area in Belgium for hundreds of years, and the new University of Leuven in French-speaking area moved to the French-speaking area in Belgium.

3. Leuven University is world-renowned for its rigorous academic attitude and high-quality scientific research level. In the ranking of 202 1 times higher education world universities, it ranks 45th in the world, 7th in continental Europe and 1 in low-lying countries. In the ranking of Reuters's most innovative universities in 20 17, it ranked 5th in the world and 1 in continental Europe.

4. The University of Leuven is at the leading level in the world in many fields. 202 1 among the world-class disciplines of soft science, social science ranks 32, medicine ranks 38, economics ranks 27, business administration ranks 40, statistics ranks 37, computer engineering ranks 26 and electrical engineering ranks 43. QS World University ranks 20 19, theology 14, dentistry 17, psychology 24, statistics 26, pharmacology 35, architecture 46, philosophy 3 1.