Leuven University (KU Leuven) and the Louvain-la-Neuve University’s (UCLouvain) Saint-Louis campus in Brussels have announced that the are launching a new trilingual bachelor’s degree in law. The course that is called ‘Droit - Rechten – Law’ (Bachelor of Law) will be taught 40% in Dutch, 40% in French and 20% in English. Those that take the course and pass their finals will be awarded a diploma from both the KU Leuven and UCLouvain Saint-Louis.
Leuven (KU Leuven) and Louvain-la-Neuve (UCLouvain) universities launch new trilingual bachelor’s degree in law
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Classes will be held at the Brussels campuses of UCLouvain’s Saint-Louis and KU Leuven. The are located a few minutes' walk from each other. In a statement the universities say that students that take the trilingual law BA will get “multilingual and intercultural immersion in the heart of the capital”.
The degree programme includes classes, internships, seminars, moot court competitions, practical work given by magistrates and lawyers and stays abroad through the Erasmus exchange programme.
The Vice-Rector of UCLouvain Saint-Louis Hachez told the press agency Belga that the new degree programme reflects the multilingual and international reality of Brussels.
Professor Hachez added that “Students are just a stone's throw away from political and judicial institutions, in direct contact with contemporary challenges present in the heart of Brussels: migration, poverty, pollution, ecological transition, multiculturalism, inclusion... This proximity enriches both teaching and research and makes this programme particularly stimulating”.
There is no entrance exam and the course is open to all.