While Belgium has existed as an independent country for only 160 years, Leuven, the world's oldest Catholic university, has a history that exceeds 560 years. It is listed as one of Europe's oldest universities among such prestigious schools as Paris and Oxford.
比利時獨立建國至今不過一百六十年，而這所全球第一個天主教大學，歷史卻已超過五百六十年，與巴黎、牛津等一流學府，並列為歐洲最古老的大學。