Here is Mr Pieter De Somer, he's known as the founding father
of the present day Dutch-speaking University of Leuven.
In May of 1968 students started to revolt.
They wanted to be taught in their own language
and demanded the French-speaking Walloons to leave Leuven.
Riots broke out and the students got their way.
The University split into a Dutch and French-speaking institute
with the latter moving to a newly raised city called Louvain-la-Neuve;
French for 'new Leuven'.
Pieter De Somer was the first rector of the Dutch-speaking university.
He was very popular with the students and left his legacy in many ways.
In 1989, a few years after his death,
this auditorium was named after Pieter De Somer.
This is one of the university's largest lecture halls and can seat over 800 people.
Classes take place here on a daily basis.
Did you know that Pieter De Somer helped improve
the first Belgian production of penicillin and the polio vaccine?
Not only was he a renowned scientist,
but he was a successful entrepreneur as well.
Now you can see how important this auditorium is to students of Leuven.
Well, on to the next spot.