Saint-Louis University, Brussels
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UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels[3] is an autonomous university campus specialized in social and human sciences part of UCLouvain and based in Brussels, Belgium.
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UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles | |
Other name | UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels |
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Former names | Université Saint-Louis - Bruxelles (2013-2018) Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis (1929–2012) Faculté universitaire Saint-Louis |
Motto | Sedes Sapientiae (Latin) |
Motto in English | Seat of Wisdom, Seat of Knowledge |
Type | Free university (state funded) |
Established | 1857 (167 years ago) (1857) |
Parent institution | UCLouvain |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholicism |
Academic affiliations | Académie Louvain IFCU EUA AUF |
Budget | €39,785,004 (2018)[1] |
Rector | Pierre Jadoul |
Academic staff | 403 |
Administrative staff | 104 |
Students | 4,482[2] (2021) |
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Location | , 1000 , 50°51′11.21″N 4°21′40.59″E |
Campus | Saint-Louis (urban); Marie Haps (urban) |
Colours | Saint-Louis Red & Louvain Blue |
Website | www.usaintlouis.be |
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Established in 1857, Saint-Louis University, Brussels (officially, in French Université Saint-Louis – Bruxelles) used to be a public university belonging to the French Community of Belgium before a merger with the University of Louvain decided in 2017. Both universities have been using the new designation 'UCLouvain' since 2018 and legally merged in 2023.