Académie Louvain
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L'Académie Louvain is the network of French-speaking catholic universities in Belgium
. It was formed following the Bologna process
to reform higher-level education. The network includes:
After almost three years of active collaboration within this network, the rectors of the four catholic universities decided on March 12 2007 to open negotiations with the aim of fusioning the four establishments into one single university. Each site would thenceforth be a campus of "Université catholique de Louvain".
The objective of the fusion has to be raised in September 2010.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. It was formed following the Bologna process
Bologna process
The purpose of the Bologna Process is the creation of the European Higher Education Area by making academic degree standards and quality assurance standards more comparable and compatible throughout Europe, in particular under the Lisbon Recognition Convention...
to reform higher-level education. The network includes:
- Université catholique de LouvainUniversité catholique de LouvainThe Université catholique de Louvain, sometimes known, especially in Belgium, as UCL, is Belgium's largest French-speaking university. It is located in Louvain-la-Neuve and in Brussels...
(UCL) (Louvain-la-NeuveLouvain-la-NeuveLouvain-la-Neuve is a planned city in the municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, situated 30 km southeast of Brussels, in the French-speaking part of the country...
) - Facultés universitaires Notre-Dame de la PaixFacultés universitaires Notre-Dame de la PaixThe University of Namur or Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix , in Namur , is a Jesuit, Catholic private university in the French Community of Belgium...
(FUNDP) (NamurNamur (city)Namur is a city and municipality in Wallonia, in southern Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia....
) - Facultés universitaires Saint-LouisFacultés universitaires Saint-LouisThe Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis in Brussels, Belgium is a public university in the French Community of Belgium. Its official language is French...
(FUSL) (BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
) - Facultés universitaires catholiques de MonsFacultés universitaires catholiques de MonsThe Catholic university of Mons is a private university in the French Community of Belgium in Mons, Wallonia, Belgium. Its official language is French....
(FUCaM) (MonsMonsMons is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, of which it is the capital. The Mons municipality includes the old communes of Cuesmes, Flénu, Ghlin, Hyon, Nimy, Obourg, Baudour , Jemappes, Ciply, Harmignies, Harveng, Havré, Maisières, Mesvin, Nouvelles,...
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After almost three years of active collaboration within this network, the rectors of the four catholic universities decided on March 12 2007 to open negotiations with the aim of fusioning the four establishments into one single university. Each site would thenceforth be a campus of "Université catholique de Louvain".
The objective of the fusion has to be raised in September 2010.