 Before the foundation of the Lovanium, the Catholic University of Louvain already operated multiple institutes for higher education in the Belgian Congo.The "Fomulac" (Fondation médicale de l'université de Louvain au Congo), was founded in 1926, with the goal of forming Congolese medical personnel and researchers specialized in tropical medicine.In 1932 the Catholic University of Louvain founded the "Cadulac" (Centres agronomiques de l'université de Louvain au Congo) in Kisantu.