In various European countries, student caps of different types are, or have been, worn either as a marker of a common identity, as is the case in the Nordic countries, or to identify the wearer as a member of a smaller body within the larger group of students, as is the case with the caps worn by members of German Studentenverbindungen, or student groups in Belgium.
A collection of various models in 1943 (from left to right: Danish, Norwegian and Swedish).
A penne from the Université Libre de Bruxelles
A French student wearing a faluche
The Danish black model, used in the late 19th century
UCLouvain or Université catholique de Louvain is Belgium's largest French-speaking university. It is located in Louvain-la-Neuve, which was expressly built to house the university, and Brussels, Charleroi, Mons, Tournai and Namur. Since September 2018, the university uses the branding UCLouvain, replacing the acronym UCL, following a merger with Saint-Louis University, Brussels.
Book celebrating the 25 anniversary of the founding of the Catholic University of Louvain, November 3, 1859.
The Halles universitaires in Louvain-la-Neuve
The Montesquieu square in Louvain-la-Neuve, where the Faculty of Law and Criminology is located.
The garden of medicinal plants on campus UCLouvain Bruxelles Woluwe.