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  • 17 January 2024
    Publication of the list of candidates for the rectoral election
      Three individuals submitted their candidacy for the rectoral election and collected, as required by the Electoral Regulations, a minimum of 120 signatures, including at least 30 from each of
  • 23 January 2024
    Three candidates for the office of rector
  • 26 February 2024
    Rectoral Election : the candidates answer staff questions
  • 28 March 2024
    First round result : Geneviève Schamps and Françoise Smets will take part in the second round
    The vote count, completed on Thursday 28 March and presented here in alphabetical order, is : Professor Geneviève Schamps: 46,7 %*  Professor Françoise Smets: 38,5 %*  Professor
  • 22 April 2024
    Voting opens - make your voice heard!
    The second round of voting to elect the next rector of UCLouvain began at 8am Monday April 22, 2024. All eligible voters are invited to vote before 7pm on Wednesday April 24.
  • 25 April 2024
    Françoise Smets has been elected rector of UCLouvain
      The vote count, completed on Thursday 25 April, and presented here is subject to appeal: Professor Geneviève Schamps: 49,6 %* Professor Françoise Smets: 50,4 %* * percentage
  • 26 April 2024
    Françoise Smets, UCLouvain rector-elect: for a university that brings us together
    The day after her election, our rector-elect, Françoise Smets, was eager to send you a message, which you can watch in the video below.