The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven  listen (help·info) (in short K.U.Leuven) is a Dutch-speaking university in Flanders, Belgium. It is located at the centre of the historic town of Leuven, and is a prominent part of the city, home to the university since 1425. The Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium's oldest university, split into the K.U.Leuven and the French-language Université catholique de Louvain, which moved to Louvain-la-Neuve in Wallonia. Throughout its long history dating back to the 15th century, 'Louvain', as it is still often called, has always been a major contributor to the development of Catholic theology. With 36,923 students in 2009–2010, the K.U. Leuven is the largest university in Belgium and the Low Countries. The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven also has a campus at Kortrijk, formerly known as Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Afdeling Kortrijk (KULAK). The university now also offers several programs in English. The K.U.Leuven is a strongly research-oriented university. Among its many accolades is to be reckoned among the top universities of Europe. In the 2009 Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) university ranking, the K.U.