As the successor to associations founded by UCL academics, Louvain Coopération has always maintained close ties with the university on several levels. Here is an overview.
Every year, UCL commits to doubling its members' donations to Louvain Coopération. In 2015, this initiative raised more than €70,000 for the NGO's projects.
Every year, Louvain Coopération enables around 50 science students, architects and engineers to put their skills to use in a concrete project in collaboration with students from universities in the South.
What sets Louvain Coopération apart is its use of university research and the expertise of Belgian academics to propose solutions tailored to the problems reported by populations in the South: robust medical equipment, agricultural plots for research into drought-resistant plants, etc.