KU Leuven signs strategic partnership with the University of Ljubljana

During a two-day visit to the Slovenian capital, Vice Rector for International Policy Danny Pieters met with Chancellor of the University of Ljubljana Ivan Svetlik. Vice Rector Pieters and Chancellor Svetlik signed a memorandum of understanding as well as a cooperation agreement, thus paving the way for a strategic partnership between their two universities.

During the visit, professor Danny Pieters from KU Leuven met with representatives of the management and researchers from different faculties of the University of Ljubljana; among other activities he also visited the new buildings of the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology and the Faculty of Computer and Information Science.

The Chancellor of the University of Ljubljana professor Dr. Ivan Svetlik and the Vice-chancellor of KU professor Dr. Danny Pieters concluded the two day visit by signing a memorandum on strategic partnership between the universities, including the exchange of teachers, researchers, students and expert staff. By signing this agreement the University of Ljubljana is implementing another step toward opening of the university and is strengthening its position through important partnerships with foreign universities.

KU Leuven has 14 faculties and is the leading European research university, enrolling 57,200 students, 9152 of whom are from abroad. It is among the best universities in the world, holding the 118th place on the Academic Ranking of World Universities (also known as the Shanghai Ranking), and the 35th position on the Times Higher Education Ranking.

KU Leuven and the University of Ljubljana have been cooperating in the area of research since 2007. The new partnership will involve student and staff exchange in the context of both research and education.