鲁汶大学：上智之座
英文导读
The Catholic University of Leuven， was the largest， oldest and most prominent university in Belgium. The university was founded in 1425 as the University of Leuven by John IV， Duke of Brabant and approved by a Papal bull by Pope Martin V. During France"s occupation of Belgium in the French Revolutionary Wars， the university closed by decree of the French Republic. After Belgium was annexed by the United Kingdom of the Netherlands， the State University of Louvain was founded in 1816， lasting until 1835. In 1834， a few years after Belgium gained its independence， the Catholic University of Leuven was re-founded， taking this new name， and it is identified with the old university. In 1968， tensions between the Dutch-speaking and French-speaking communities led to the splitting of the bilingual Catholic University of Leuven into two "sister" universities， with the Dutch-language university becoming a fully functioning independent institution in Leuven in 1970， and the Université Catholique de Louvain departing to a newly built greenfield campus site in the French-speaking part of Belgium. Today， nearly 1/5 of UCL students come from abroad， representing over 122 nationalities from five different continents. One fourth of UCL graduates benefit from bilateral exchange programs experience abroad and UCL welcomes equivalent numbers of students through its partnerships. Many of these exchanges of students， teachers and researchers occur through European exchange programs such as the Erasmus and Life Long Learning programs， as well as International networks. Situated beside this river， and near to the stronghold of the Dukes of Brabant， Leuven became， between the 11th and 14th centuries， the most important centre of trade in the duchy. Today， Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region， Belgium. Leuven is well known for its summer rock festival， Marktrock.
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven： The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven or KU Leuven is a Dutch-speaking university in Flanders， Belgium. It is located in the centre of the historic town of Leuven， home to the university since 1425. The Catholic University of Leuven， considered Belgium"s oldest university， which moved to Louvain-la-Neuve in Wallonia. Since the fifteenth century， Louvain， as it is still often called， has been a major contributor to the development of Catholic theology. It is still considered the oldest Catholic university still in existence.
Université Catholique de Louvain： The Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL)， is Belgium"s largest French-speaking university. It is located in Louvain-la-Neuve， with satellite campuses in Brussels， Charleroi， Mons and Tournai. It split from the Catholic University of Leuven (founded in 1834 in Mechlin under the name of Catholic University of Mechlin)， Belgium"s oldest university in 1968， while the Dutch half of the university remained in Leuven under the name Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
生词助读
annex [..neks] vt. 附加；吞并（国家、地区等）；获得
bilateral exchange 双边交易
partnership [.pɑ：tn..ip] n. 合伙；合作关系
stronghold [.str.：..h..ld] n. 要塞；大本营
duchy [.d.t..] n. 公国；公爵领地；直辖领地
contributor n. 贡献者；捐助者；投稿者
Catholic theology 天主教神学
中文概述
鲁汶大学1425年由教皇马丁五世下令建立，全称应为“天主教鲁汶大学”，是比利时最大的大学，拥有比利时国家大学的美誉，是欧洲顶尖高等学府，也是世界著名大学之一。鲁汶大学的综合排名在比利时是第一位，在全欧洲是第六位。是全球现存最古老的天主教大学，同时也是西欧“低地国家”（包括荷兰、比利时、卢森堡等国）中最古老大学。。
鲁汶大学位于比利时弗拉芒区，属于天主教会性质的大学，另设有分校，简称为：Université Catholique de Louvain 。1968年起分为两座大学，天主教鲁汶大学（荷语区）和天主教鲁汶大学 (法语区)。即我们习惯称呼的“新鲁汶”和“老鲁汶”。 鲁汶大学的组织有四个阶段的变迁：旧鲁汶大学（1425——1797）、鲁汶国立大学（1817——1835）、（法语）天主教鲁汶大学（1835——1968）位于鲁汶， 1970年迄今迁校至奥丁尼斯成为新鲁汶大学）、（荷语）天主教鲁汶大学（1970年迄今）。
鲁汶大学处于领先地位的研究领域有：半导体、微电子及纳米技术、生物信息和生物统计、干细胞研究、临床医学、医学影像、神经系统、运动治疗和康复、创伤心理学、遗传学、食品科学、精算和计量经济学、欧盟法律、建筑及古建筑保护以及密码学。
鲁汶市是一座活泼、怡人的小城。鲁汶城内有不少古老的建筑，其中最引人注目的是市政厅大厦。这座建于15世纪的哥特式建筑堪称世界上最为华丽的市政厅。在建筑的四面墙上有复杂精美的人物雕刻，远看近观都让人赞叹不已。
梦想成功录
We always have time enough， if we will but use it aright.
只要我们能善用时间，就永远不愁时间不够用。
Never leave that until tomorrow， which you can do today.
今天的事不要拖到明天。
