The school ( called both Institut and Instituts , depending on the point of view ) is divided in six departments : In 1969 , comics creator Eddy Paape , who had worked since 20 years for the two leading Franco-Belgian comics magazines '' Spirou '' and '' Tintin '' , started a course in comics , with the support of Hergé , an alumnus of the Institut . It was the first of its kind in Belgium , and was soon developed into a full Bachelor . Eddy Paape was followed by Claude Renard in 1976 . The course soon become a well-known breeding ground for new Belgian talent . From 1975 on , they produced the magazine '' Le 9ème rêve '' ( '' The 9th Dream '' , a reference to the in Belgium and France commonly used description of comics as the 9th Art ) . This magazine received in 1978 the Award for the best promotion of comics from the French Angoulême International Comics Festival . Later teachers include alumnus François Schuiten . Between 1984 and 2006 , 286 students received a Bachelor in Comics
Angoulême International Comics Festival
Angoulême International Comics Festival
Institut Saint-Luc