Institut Saint-Luc

Geschiedenis

The Institut Saint-Luc is an arts school in Brussels. It consists of six departments, with a total of 2200 students and some 430 employees, divided over five locations in Ixelles and Saint-Gilles.HistoryThe school was founded by members of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a French order created in 1680 by Jean-Baptiste de la Salle in France. Different Saint-Luc Institutes were founded all over Belgium, the first one in 1863 in Ghent. The first school in Brussels is founded in 1882 in Molenbeek, which moved in 1887 to Schaerbeek. In 1904, works start for a new Institute in Saint-Gilles, then called the Institut Jean Béthune, with in total 14 students. Works on this school are finished by 1908. This is still one of the current locations of the school, although it has been renovated and expanded since, especially from 1995 on.OrganisationThe school is divided in six departments: ESA, the École Supérieure des Arts, with 700 students: studies include a Bachelor a Master and a specialized Master ERG, the École de Recherche Graphique, with 420 students: Bachelor, Master and Specialized Master ISURU, the Institute Supérieure d'Urbanisme et de Rénovation Urbaine, with 85 students: created in 1947, this is a post-graduate school with a three-year course .ISES, The Institut Saint-Luc d'Enseignement Secondaire, with 610 studentsEPS, the École de Promotion Sociale, with 340 students