UCLouvain FUCaM Mons

UCLouvain FUCaM Mons is a satellite campus of the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) in Mons, Wallonia, Belgium founded in 1896. Until 2011, it was an independent institution known as the Catholic university of Mons (French name: Facultés universitaires catholique de Mons, abbreviation: FUCaM).[2] Its official language is French.[3]

Not to be confused with University of Mons.
UCLouvain FUCaM Mons
Sedes Sapientiae
Former names
Facultés universitaires catholiques de Mons
Motto
Sedes Sapientiae (Latin)
Motto in English
Seat of Wisdom, Seat of Knowledge
TypeFree university (state funded)
Established1896 (1896)[1]
Parent institution
Université catholique de Louvain
RectorVincent Blondel
Students1,300
Location
Mons
,
Hainaut
,
Belgium
ColorsBlue and white    
NicknameWolves
AffiliationsThe Guild
CEMS
CESAER
CLUSTER
Coimbra Group
IMCC
TIME
MascotWoulfy
Websitehttp://uclouvain.be/mons
Ateliers of the FUCaM

UCLouvain FUCaM Mons is one of the two universities in the city Mons, the other being the University of Mons, and the main implementation of the UCLouvain in the province of Hainaut, along with UCLouvain Charleroi and UCLouvain Tournai. Before the merger of 2011, the FUCaM were one of the 9 Belgian French-speaking universities[4],.[5]

Academic programs

The UCLouvain FUCaM Mons hosts two faculties of the University of Louvain:

Accreditations

UCLouvain is accredited by the "direction générale de l'Enseignement non obligatoire et de la recherche scientifique".[1] The diplomas issued at UCLouvain FUCaM Mons are diplomas of the University of Louvain (UCLouvain), issued ed by the French-speaking Community of Belgium.

Affiliations & partnerships

Until 2011, the FUCaM were part of the Académie Louvain network of French-speaking catholic universities of Belgium, with the intention to merge into a single institution.[6]

As part of UCLouvain since 2011, the university is part of The Guild, CEMS, CESAER, CLUSTER, Coimbra Group, IMCC and TIME.

See also

References
  1. "Catholic University of Mons (FUCaM)". Univerzities.
  2. "Historique" (in French). Alifucam.
  3. "Catholic university of Mons". RouteYou.
  4. "Introduction - FUCAM Catholic University of Mons". Saatchi Gallery.
  5. "FUCaM". Internship UK.
  6. "Académie Louvain Membres". Academie Louvain. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.

Sources


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