Leuven
About Leuven
Leuven is the capital of Flemish Brabant, a province in the Flemish region of Belgium, with a population of about 100,000 inhabitants. The city is known for its vibrant student life and is home to one of the oldest universities in North-West Europe: the KU Leuven. The city’s historic center, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, is home to numerous museums, galleries and cultural institutions.
Carbon neutral city goals
Leuven made a commitment to become a carbon neutral city by 2030. To achieve this, the city formed a cooperation model with its citizens, companies, and research institutions through the NGO ‘Leuven 2030. Furthermore, with the ‘Leuven 2030 Urban Lab’, the city of Leuven, Leuven 2030, KU Leuven, UCLL and imec are working together to tackle urban sustainability challenges.
Leuven as part of Urban Sense
Leuven is also part of the Urban Sense consortium, a collaboration between Leuven, Bruges and Roeselare, three Flemish cities, to build an urban data platform managed by a consortium of the companies Sirus and Cegeka. On this platform, the city’s data about their noise management project can be shared so that other cities might gain insights from this project as well.
The Urban Sense consortium received the World Smart City Award and the Agoria Digital Society Award in 2022 with this project.