The department benefits from an Europe central location, close to Brussels. The young city Louvain-la-Neuve offers a special setting with their pedestrian conception with all facilities (public transport, hotel, shops, ...). City has been at the leading edge of computer science in Belgium since 1989.
Postal address
Université catholique de Louvain
Department of Computing Science and Engineering
Place Sainte-Barbe, 2 bte L5.02.01
B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)
Secretariat - Open hours
Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Except Wednesday 8:30 am to 11:30 am
Phone : (++32 10) 47 31 50
Fax : (++32 10) 45 03 45
Email : secretaire-ingi@uclouvain.be
Chairman : Prof. Peter Van Roy
Vice-Chairman : Prof. Pierre Schaus
How to reach our building ?
Louvain-la-Neuve is a mostly pedestrian town located 30 kilometers South-East of Brussels, in the French-speaking part of Belgium. The town is easily reached by car, train or plane.
By car:
If you intend to drive to Louvain-la-Neuve, take the exit number 8A on the Brussels-Namur-Luxembourg Motorway (E411), then follow the directions "Louvain-la-Neuve Sud", "Biéreau" or "Bruyères". Leave your car in one of the (free) parking grounds. We recommend you to use the parking grounds P11.
By train:
Louvain-la-Neuve has its own train station. There are three main train stations in Brussels: Bruxelles-Nord, Bruxelles-Central, and Bruxelles-Midi (also called Brussel-Zuid). There are trains from Brussels to Louvain-la-Neuve every half hour and the journey takes between 30' and 60' depending on which station you depart from (the order is as follows: Bruxelles-Midi, Bruxelles-Central, Bruxelles-Nord, Ottignies, Louvain-la-Neuve). Timetables are available from Timetables of the Belgian Railways. When buying a ticket or checking for connections, please indicate "Louvain-la-Neuve". Simply indicating "Louvain" may take you to the Flemish city of Leuven which is 30 km from Louvain-la-Neuve.
The Réaumur building is a ten-minute walk from the train station in Louvain-la-Neuve. To find your way from the train station to one of these buildings, we strongly recommend that you download and print the detailed map of Louvain-la-Neuve or the map with the recommended path. You may also print and follow the instructions below:
From the train station, walk up the street "rue des Wallons", all the way through "Place des Wallons", "Place Galilée" and "Place des Sciences" (a place with wooden floor). From the "Place des Sciences", follow the indications for "Sainte Barbe". Walk through the building "Sainte-Barbe" and exit on the other side of the building. You are on the "Place Sainte Barbe", where you will find the Réaumur building (ICTEAM / INGI - the secretary's office is located on the second floor, wing A).
By plane:
Brussels National Airport. The main airport close to Louvain-la-Neuve is the national airport: Brussels National Airport at Zaventem (BRU). From the airport you can take a taxi directly to Louvain-la-Neuve (cost: about 70 €). The airport is also connected by train to the train station "Bruxelles-Nord" in Brussels. There are regular connections and the journey takes about 30'. From "Bruxelles-Nord", you can then take a train to Louvain-la-Neuve (see above).
Charleroi Brussels-South Airport. There is also a much smaller airport (mostly operated by Ryanair) on the South of Brussels: Brussels- South Airport at Charleroi-Gosselies (CRL). From the this airport, there is a bus service (line A) to the railway station of Charleroi (Charleroi-Sud), where you can take a train to Louvain-la-Neuve (via Ottignies). The journey lasts for a little more than an hour.
Accommodation in Louvain-la-Neuve:
Hotel Ibis Styles (15-minute walk from the center of Louvain-la-Neuve)
Boulevard de Lauzelle, 61
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Tel : 32 10 45 07 51
Fax : 32 10 48 09 11