SAINT-LOUIS UNIVERSITY BRUSSELS www.usaintlouis.be
A University in the heart of Brussels p.1 At a glance p.2 Research p.3 Conferences p.3 Multilingualism: a strategic educational objective p.4 The Library p.6 Saint-Louis University Press p.7 Bachelor s degrees p.8 Master s in European Studies and Advanced Masters p.9 Doctorates p.10 Lifelong & Executive Courses p.10 Airport (12km) SAINT-LOUIS UNIVERSITY BRUSSELS Boulevard du Jardin botanique, 43 ı 1000 Brussels Tel. : 02 211 78 11 ı Fax : 02 211 79 97 info@usaintlouis.be ı www.usaintlouis.be Brussels North Station (1,5km) M Rogier Rue du Marais Brussels South Station (3km) Jardin botanique Bld du Jardin botanique Brussels Central Station (1km) Boulevard Pacheco M Botanique
A UNIVERSITY IN THE HEART OF BRUSSELS Saint-Louis University, Brussels, formerly known as the Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis, is located in the heart of Brussels, a cultural hub of world renown, and capital of Europe. Saint-Louis is a prime example of an urban campus enjoying innumerable benefits from its host city; benefits for its teaching and research, and cultural and recreational benefits for its students. S aint-louis University, Brussels, began life as a School of Philosophy in 1858. Today, with more than 2,900 students representing 60 nationalities, we count ourselves as one of the principal centres of excellence in the human sciences in Brussels. Our university is composed of three Faculties and an Institute : THE FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY, LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES, AND HUMAN SCIENCES THE FACULTY OF LAW THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES, AND COMMUNICATION Saint-Louis offers first-cycle (Bachelor s), second-cycle (Master s and Advanced Master s), and third-cycle degree programmes (doctorates and doctoral training), as well as a range of lifelong and executive courses. Among the features of our programmes are their cultural openness, their interdisciplinarity and their international dimension. Our reputation for excellence is not limited to our teaching. Our academic staff are also active in numerous national and international research networks, and the expertise of our Research Centres, which regularly play host to international academics, is frequently sollicited by a raft of regional, federal and international organisations. THE INSTITUTE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES 1
ORGANISATION 2 AT A GLANCE Faculties and teaching & research institutes: 4 Undergraduate Bachelor s degrees: 10 (including 2 evening-study degrees) 120 credit Master s (1 year): 1 60 credit Advanced Master s (2 years): 5 Lifelong & Executive Programmes: 10 Doctorates (including doctoral training): 9 Research Centres: 16 Research Institutes: 3 Students: 2,900 International students: 484, representing 16 % of the total, with 50 % from EU countries % of students enrolled on bilingual or trilingual 1 st cycle degrees: nearly 40 % Teaching staff: 182 Teaching support staff: 171 Administrative staff: 80 THE ACADEMIC YEAR Languages: primarily French. Some programmes are bilingual (French-Dutch and French-English) and some are trilingual (French-Dutch-English). The Academic Year at Saint-Louis begins the 14th of September and is divided into two teaching terms. The first term runs from mid-september to the end of December, and includes an examination period in January. The second runs from the beginning of February to the end of May, and includes an examination period in June. Re-take examinations for both periods are scheduled during end of August and at the beginning of September.
SAINT-LOUIS UNIVERSITY BRUSSELS RESEARCH University teaching is built on the foundation of a continuous research effort. Scientific discovery is the lifeblood of University teaching, ensuring it stays relevant and up-to-date. S aint-louis has 15 Research Centres, spanning the entire spectrum of the human sciences, including economics, law, criminology, political science, sociology, anthropology, literature, history, linguistics, and philosophy. Our participation in a range of national and international networks is testimony to the strength of our research. Much of our research is conducted on a contractual basis, as part of the public sector research effort, including for Belgian, European and international research programmes, and also on a contractual basis for private organisations. At Saint-Louis we pride ourselves in our distinctive interdisciplinary approach to research, and we have put in place a research network and two research Institutes, which provide an interface between our Research Centres: the Interdisciplinarity and Society Network (RIS), the Institute of Interdisciplinary Research on Brussels (IRIB), and the Institute for European Studies (IEE). ACADEMIC CONFERENCES Every year, more than 100 colloquiums, study days, seminars, conferences, and debates are held at Saint-Louis. These include, for example, the Chaire Francqui (a programme of thematic conferences led by a scholar at the cutting-edge of the field) and also the study days that are organised by the School of Religion and Philosophy, or by Saint-Louis Research Centres. 3
4MULTILINGUALISM MULTILINGUALISM: A STRATEGIC EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE At Saint-Louis we seek to be open to the world. As part of our international strategy, we have developed bilingual and trilingual programmes of study. Our students also have the opportunity to study an additional language, chosen from a wide selection, and we encourage them to take part in an international exchange programme. We currently offer more than 60 exchange destinations in and beyond Europe. MULTILINGUAL PROGRAMMES Saint-Louis offers bilingual (French- Dutch and French-English) and also trilingual (French-Dutch-English) programmes in: LAW ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT BUSINESS ENGINEERING POLITICAL SCIENCES SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION Courses taught in English or Dutch are given by lecturers who are either native speakers, or whose own qualifications were gained in English or Dutch. Our multilingual programmes are open to ambitious students, and offer three main benefits: they broaden cultural horizons they improve students chances of being selected for a foreign exchange programme they enhance employability and career prospects.
A WIDE RANGE OF LANGUAGES TO CHOOSE FROM SAINT-LOUIS UNIVERSITY BRUSSELS In addition to the language classes that are an integral part of all Saint-Louis degree programmes, students have the opportunity to learn an additional language, which they can choose from a list of 22 languages offered by Saint-Louis in collaboration with the Institut libre Marie Haps. FRENCH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES French courses are available for non-native speakers who have a strong command of the language. The aim of these courses is to enable students to follow university courses taught in French. STUDENT MOBILITY AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES Saint-Louis students can participate in an exchange programme during their third year of study. Currently, we offer three types of exchange programme: ERASMUS for universities in the European Union, ERASMUS-Belgica for exchanges with Dutch languagespeaking Belgian universities, and we also have exchange agreements with non-eu universities. GRANTS TO STUDY A LANGUAGE ABROAD We offer grants towards the cost of language study courses in a foreign country during holiday periods. We also support student participation in diverse international events and activities (such as model UN conferences for students, and observation of the work of supranational courts). 5
THE LIBRARY The Library at Saint-Louis is a place for exchanging views, as well as an information hub. LIBRARY 6 It has several sections : a general, philosophy, languages, and literatures library a law library an economics, social and political sciences, and communication studies library a European studies resource centre. The library s collection totals some 220,000 publications, and includes 800 subscriptions to paper-based scholarly and other periodicals. The library is working with the five other universities in the French-speaking Community of Belgium and with the universities in the Flemish-speaking Community on joint IT projects as well as on the joint acquisition of electronic resources. Saint-Louis University, Brussels, is a member of BOReAL, which is a network of libraries from the Académie Louvain. We are currently working with our BOReAL partners on the introduction of a joint catalogue. As a member of the network, Saint-Louis enjoys access to more than 13,000 electronic scholarly and other periodicals, as well as to a number of human sciences databases. Moreover, thanks to a partnership agreement between the universities in the French-speaking Community of Belgium, enrolment in one university confers, without additional formalities, full access and borrowing rights in the others. It is also possible for Saint-Louis students to access and borrow resources from certain Hautes Ecoles with which Saint-Louis University has a partnership agreement in place. For a modest membership fee, members of the public may consult Saint-Louis library resources.
SAINT-LOUIS UNIVERSITY BRUSSELS SAINT-LOUIS UNIVERSITY With interdisciplinarity as its leitmotif, the Saint-Louis University Press publishes across the entire spectrum of contemporary inquiry into the human and social sciences, including both theoretical and applied research. Saint-Louis University Press was established in 1973 - it has published over 200 titles across three collections. Les Publications des Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis - une maison d édition créée en 1973 - comptent plus de deux cents titres, répartis en trois collections 7
8PROGRAMMES A COMPLETE LIST OF OUR PROGRAMMES, FROM BACHELOR S TO DOCTORATES 1 ST CYCLE - BACHELOR S DEGREES Our Bachelor s degree is a three-year programme of study, with an ECTS value of 180 credits. It qualifies its holder to pursue a corresponding Master s programme. Saint-Louis possesses long experience and has considerable expertise in undergraduate education. We currently offer the following Bachelor s (BA) programmes: THE FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY, LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES AND HUMAN SCIENCES BA in Philosophy BA in History BA in French and Romance Languages & Literatures BA in Modern Languages & Literatures: German, Dutch & English THE FACULTY OF LAW BA in Law BA in Law (evening study) THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES AND COMMUNICATION BA in Economics and Management BA in Business Engineering BA in Political Sciences BA in Sociology and Anthropology BA in Information and Communication BA in Political Sciences (evening study) PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIPS A special focus is given to professional internships for students in Law and Modern Languages and Literatures (germanic languages).
2 ND CYCLE - MASTER S IN EUROPEAN STUDIES AND ADVANCED MASTERS SAINT-LOUIS UNIVERSITY BRUSSELS THE MASTER S IN EUROPEAN STUDIES The two-year Master s in European Studies is run jointly by the Institute for European Studies at Saint-Louis University and the Institute for European Studies at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL). ADVANCED MASTERS We currently offer on-year Masters (MA) in the following subjects: THE FACULTY OF LAW MA in Environmental Law and Public Real Estate Law (evening study) MA in Human Rights (evening study) THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, AND COMMUNICATION MA in Financial Risk Management (evening study) THE INSTITUTE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES MA in Interdisciplinary Analysis of European Construction (evening study) Saint-Louis also offers, jointly with partner Universities, an Advanced Master s in Transportation Management. 9
10PROGRAMMES 3 RD CYCLE - DOCTORATES The doctorate, or PhD, is a third cycle qualification. It involves undertaking doctoral training, writing a thesis, and defending it. Our faculty staff are able to supervise doctorates in the following subjects: THE FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY, LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES AND HUMAN SCIENCES Philosophy Languages and Literatures History, Art and Archaeology Art and Art Sciences Translation and Interpretation LIFELONG & EXECUTIVE COURSES At Saint-Louis we also offer programmes, certificates, refresher and further training courses in a range of fields, in some cases jointly with partner institutions. We currently offer: A Chair in Philosophy at the School of Philosophy and Religion Refresher Courses in Law An International Executive MBA An Executive Master s in Real Estate THE FACULTY OF LAW Law For further information on our programmes and courses see: www.usaintlouis.be THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES AND COMMUNICATION Economics and Management Political and Social Sciences Information and Communication An Interuniversity Certificate in Mediation An Interuniversity Certificate in Religion: Islam The Europa Plus Programme: Specialised European Studies Programme in Neutrality An interuniversity Certificate in institutional psychoanalysis Certificate on legal expertise