KU Leuven

The University Sports Center is steadily expanding its (top-level sports) infrastructure. In 2015, the indoor athletics hall was opened, in 2018 the top sports hall and three years later the beach and fitness hall opens its doors. KU…

It comes as no big surprise that more international students are finding their way (again) to Leuven this year. “There has been an increase in the number of international students for several years. In 2020-2021, that increase leveled off…

On July 30, Françoise Chombar (°1962) retired as CEO of Melexis, the technology company she founded herself in 1989. She fulfilled that position with verve for seventeen years and thus played a decisive role in the expansion and success…

Godfather or godmother cannot be allocated by auction, nor by payment of, say, drink receipts, nor in ways that can lead to discrimination on the basis of gender, appearance or skin colour. That is literally what it says in the latest…

Every year about 400 million people become infected with dengue. Of them, about 100 million people get sick, and thousands do not survive dengue. Symptoms of the disease include a high fever and severe muscle and joint pain. Some patients…

On Monday, November 18, the Faculty of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences will award an honorary doctorate to the American former athletes and Olympic medalists (Mexico 1968) Tommie Smith and John Carlos."With this honorary doctorate,…

“A lot of research is done on mobility at KU Leuven, but we noticed that we were all looking for solutions for parts of the problem,” says Professor Pieter Vansteenwegen, director of the institute. “However, mobility is a very varied…

The new operating system, named CoMoveIT Smart, is good news for people with complex movement disorders, says Professor Elegast Monbaliu of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences. He is one of the founders of the spin-off. “Just think…

“Every student deserves tailor-made education. As early as 2011, the European Commission underlined the importance of personalized learning. Our children must be prepared to find their way in this rapidly changing society. Customized…

The University Library with its distinctive tower on the Ladeuzeplein in Leuven has been a crowd puller for many years. The library has an eventful history with two fires – during World War I and II – which caused immense damage each…