About LOKO

We call ourselves the Leuven Student Union because we want to be there for every student in Leuven: whether you’re studying at KU Leuven, UCLL or the Lemmens Institute. We ourselves are made up of students who, as volunteers, represent all students in Leuven, organise events or support other students and student societies in their initiatives.

The best way to describe how we operate is to compare it to a parliament, with the key difference being that we do not take any (party) political stances. On the one hand, all student societies meet fortnightly in our General Assembly to adopt representative positions and discuss our initiatives. On the other hand, the LOKO team consists of a number of volunteers, known as representatives, who implement the decisions of the General Assembly. Furthermore, LOKO recognises a number of independent associations. They receive an operating grant via LOKO but are not part of the General Assembly.