People from 166 countries live in Leuven | VRT NWS: news

New figures released on Friday show that people from no fewer than 166 different countries live in the Flemish Brabant city of Leuven. Belgians are of course the largest group. Among the foreign nationals that reside in the city that is home to Flanders’ oldest and largest university the Chinese form the largest group. There are almost 2,000 Chinese nationals living in Leuven. The city authorities say that the large number of Chinese people living there is due to the presence of the university a