The university strives to be an actor fully engaged in society. It does so especially by organising or joining forces on community action initiatives that reflect its values.

Though currently, like in all the universities of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, the student community is mainly made up of female students, there are still significant differences in the access to some study areas by female students. In the same way, though student population feminisation has led to greater diversity in the academic and

Since its founding in 1425, UCL has both reached out to the world and invited it in. Through student exchanges, hosting international professors and researchers, interuniversity partnerships, participation in European and global networks, and a long tradition of cooperation in international development, UCL has exerted influence throughout the