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Katholieke Universiteit Brussel, now primarily known as KU Leuven Campus Brussel, is a distinguished institution renowned for its strong programs in Business Administration, Economics, Law, and European Studies. Leveraging its strategic location in the heart of Europe's capital, the campus offers a dynamic academic environment deeply connected to international affairs and organizations. For international students, the university provides a welcoming and diverse community, with a significant number of English-taught Master's programs and comprehensive support services facilitated by KU Leuven's extensive international network. Students benefit from numerous exchange opportunities and a dedicated International Office, ensuring a smooth transition and enriching experience. Its most distinctive characteristic is the unparalleled access to European and international institutions, offering unique internship and career development prospects.
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The Katholieke Universiteit Brussel (Dutch pronunciation: [kɑtoːˈlikə ʔynivɛrsiˈtɛid ˈbrʏsəl], Catholic University of Brussels) was a Flemish university located in Brussels, founded in 1969 as University Faculties St Aloysius (UFSAL), in many ways the equivalent of a liberal arts college. It split up from the primarily French-speaking Saint-Louis University, Brussels to become an independent Dutch-speaking institution. It became recognised as a university by the Flemish Community of Belgium in the early 1990s. It only ever awarded basic undergraduate degrees, which in the older Belgian system of a four-year licenciate meant students had to go on to other universities to complete their courses of study. In the late 1990s, as a result of politically fuelled doubts about the university's survival, student levels fell drastically, with a knock-on effect on government funding. In 2007 the university merged with a number of other tertiary institutions in Brussels (see Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (HUB, European University College Brussels)), and then had a separate existence...
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