Founded in 1425, the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) is one of the oldest universities in the world. UCLouvain is at the forefront of innovation and excellence in education and research. Based in the Belgian city of Louvain-la-Neuve which was expressly built to house the university, it has campuses in 9 cities holding 14 faculties, 21 research institutes, 3 scientific parks, 3 university hospitals and more than 30,000 students (headcount) coming from 122 different nationalities.

UCLouvain's Faculty of Architecture, Architectural Engineering and Urbanism (LOCI) is based in the Brussels municipality of Saint-Gilles and in the Walloon cities of Tournai and Louvain-la-Neuve.