It is clear that Leuven is a region of talent and human capital. More than 10 percent of the region’s population is employed in the knowledge economy and over a quarter of all Flemish researchers work in and around Leuven.

Leuven possesses an enormous concentration of human capital. As such, it is a centre of education and developing talent, in which the K.U.Leuven plays a major role. With more than 100 different programmes, it is by far the largest university in Belgium, providing excellent education day after day. Next to the university, two other institutions of higher education play an active role in the training of talent: the Catholic Higher Education School Leuven (KHL) and the Technological Higher Education School Group T. In addition to this, IMEC educates students and young researchers in all ICT-related domains. The various institutes also offer a wide range of continued education programmes. What’s more, learning in Leuven takes on an increasingly international dimension, with the number of foreign students rising every year.

Lifelong learning is not a hollow expression in a knowledge town like Leuven.

• Over 36,000 Leuven students
• More than 7,000 diplomas per year
• Over 2,000 foreign students, of more than 50 different nationalities
• Approximately 1,500 K.U.Leuven professors
• More than 6,000 researchers in the Leuven knowledge region