The Catholic University of Leuven or Louvain was founded in 1834 in Mechelen as the Catholic University of Belgium, and moved its seat to the town of Leuven in 1835, changing its name to Catholic University of Leuven. In 1968, it was split into two universities, the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and the Université catholique de Louvain, following tensions between the Dutch and French-speaking student bodies.
Castle Arenberg, part of the university
Book celebrating the 25 anniversary of the founding of the Catholic University of Louvain, November 3, 1859.
The ruins of the Catholic University of Leuven's library after it was burned by the German army in 1914
This article outlines the legislative chronology concerning the use of official languages in Belgium.
Bilingual information at a railway station in Brussels