Radboud University Nijmegen
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Radboud University Nijmegen (Dutch: Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, formerly Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen) is a public university with a strong focus on research in Nijmegen, the Netherlands
. Established in 1923 and situated in the oldest city of the Netherlands, it has seven faculties and enrolls over 19,130 students.
Radboud was internationally ranked by QS World University Rankings
, and placed at 138th.
was founded in 1655 and terminated around 1680. The Radboud University Nijmegen was established in 1923 as the Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, or Catholic University of Nijmegen, and started out with 27 professors and 189 students. The university was founded because the Roman Catholic community wanted its own university. At the time, Roman Catholics in the Netherlands were disadvantaged and occupied almost no higher posts in government. After fierce competition with the cities of Den Bosch, Tilburg
, The Hague
and Maastricht
, Nijmegen was chosen as the city to house the university. The subsequent Second World War hit the university hard. Many prominent members were lost, among them professors Robert Regout and Titus Brandsma
. They were deported to Dachau concentration camp. In 1943, rector
Hermesdorf refused to cooperate with the Germans. On February 22, 1944, the university lost many buildings in a bombardment
. Classes resumed in March 1945. Since then, student numbers rose steadily from 3,000 in 1960 to 15,000 in 1980.
In 2004, the university officially changed its name to Radboud University Nijmegen, after Saint Radboud
, a bishop
who lived around 900.
Radboud University is noted for its green campus, often listed among the most attractive in the Netherlands.
The University offers 28 international Master’s programs taught in English within five different fields: Man & Society, Man & Health, Man & Culture, Policy & Organization and Nature & Science. All Bachelor's programs are in Dutch. All Master’s programs have been internationally accredited by the Accreditation Organization of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO).
, Donders Centre for Cognition
and the Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging
. Faculty members Anne Cutler (1999), Henk Barendregt
(2002), Peter Hagoort (2005), and Theo Rasing (2008) won the Spinozapremie
. Visiting professor Andre Geim
and former student Konstantin Novoselov
were awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics
. The QS World University Rankings
ranked the university 138th in the world in 2011.
. The shield is surmounted by the crown of Charlemagne
. Underneath is the motto "In Dei Nomine Feliciter."
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. Established in 1923 and situated in the oldest city of the Netherlands, it has seven faculties and enrolls over 19,130 students.
Radboud was internationally ranked by QS World University Rankings
QS World University Rankings
The QS World University Rankings is a ranking of the world’s top 500 universities by Quacquarelli Symonds using a method that has published annually since 2004....
, and placed at 138th.
History
The first Nijmegen UniversityUniversity of Nijmegen (1655-1680)
The University of Nijmegen was the first university in Nijmegen, Netherlands and existed between 1655 and ±1680....
was founded in 1655 and terminated around 1680. The Radboud University Nijmegen was established in 1923 as the Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, or Catholic University of Nijmegen, and started out with 27 professors and 189 students. The university was founded because the Roman Catholic community wanted its own university. At the time, Roman Catholics in the Netherlands were disadvantaged and occupied almost no higher posts in government. After fierce competition with the cities of Den Bosch, Tilburg
Tilburg
Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....
, The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
and Maastricht
Maastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
, Nijmegen was chosen as the city to house the university. The subsequent Second World War hit the university hard. Many prominent members were lost, among them professors Robert Regout and Titus Brandsma
Titus Brandsma
Blessed Titus Brandsma was a Dutch Carmelite priest and professor of philosophy. Brandsma was vehemently opposed to Nazi ideology and spoke out against it many times before the Second World War....
. They were deported to Dachau concentration camp. In 1943, rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
Hermesdorf refused to cooperate with the Germans. On February 22, 1944, the university lost many buildings in a bombardment
Bombardment
A bombardment is an attack by artillery fire directed against fortifications, troops or towns and buildings.Prior to World War I the term term was only applied to the bombardment of defenceless or undefended objects, houses, public buildings, it was only loosely employed to describe artillery...
. Classes resumed in March 1945. Since then, student numbers rose steadily from 3,000 in 1960 to 15,000 in 1980.
In 2004, the university officially changed its name to Radboud University Nijmegen, after Saint Radboud
Saint Radboud
Saint Radbod was bishop of Utrecht from 900 to 917.He was a descendant of the last King of the Frisians. He spent his youth with his uncle Gunther, Archbishop of Cologne. After that, he served at the court of Charles the Bald.When he was appointed as bishop of Utrecht in 900, the city was in...
, a bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
who lived around 900.
Campus
The university's medical department is linked to the St Radboud University Medical Center, a large teaching hospital located on the Heyendaal campus along with the other university buildings. Recent building projects included new on-campus residence halls, a sports center and several science buildings. The university campus is located next to Heyendaal train station. Frequent shuttle buses connect the university to Nijmegen Central Station and the city centre.Radboud University is noted for its green campus, often listed among the most attractive in the Netherlands.
Education
Radboud University Nijmegen has seven faculties and enrolls over 19.130 students in 107 study programs (40 Bachelor's and 67 Master's programs).The University offers 28 international Master’s programs taught in English within five different fields: Man & Society, Man & Health, Man & Culture, Policy & Organization and Nature & Science. All Bachelor's programs are in Dutch. All Master’s programs have been internationally accredited by the Accreditation Organization of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO).
International Master's programs
All English-taught Master’s programs are research-based programs. They are taught within the Faculties of Arts, Law, Social Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Faculty of Sciences, Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies, besides the Interfaculty Research school and the Nijmegen School of Management.Research
Radboud University Nijmegen is home to several research institutions, including NanoLab NijmegenNanoLab Nijmegen
The aim of NanoLab Nijmegen is to contribute to the knowledge transfer betweenacademia and industry, in particular to make new developments in nanoscience and technology...
, Donders Centre for Cognition
Nijmegen Institute for Cognition and Information
The Donders Centre for Cognition is a research institute for cognitive science, neuroscience and information technology...
and the Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging
F.C. Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging
The Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging is a research institute in the Netherlands. It is located at the campus of the Radboud University Nijmegen and maintains strong ties with the Donders Centre for Cognition and the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics.In order to train young talent...
. Faculty members Anne Cutler (1999), Henk Barendregt
Henk Barendregt
Hendrik Pieter Barendregt is a Dutch logician, known for his work in lambda calculus and type theory.Barendregt studied mathematical logic at Utrecht University, obtaining his Masters in 1968 and his Ph.D. in 1971, both cum laude, under Dirk van Dalen and Georg Kreisel...
(2002), Peter Hagoort (2005), and Theo Rasing (2008) won the Spinozapremie
Spinozapremie
The Spinozapremie is an annual award by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research of 2.5 million Euro, to be spent on new research. The award is the highest scientific award in the Netherlands...
. Visiting professor Andre Geim
Andre Geim
Andre Konstantin Geim, FRS is a Dutch-Russian-British physicist working at the University of Manchester. Geim was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Konstantin Novoselov for his work on graphene...
and former student Konstantin Novoselov
Konstantin Novoselov
Konstantin Sergeevich Novoselov FRS is a Russo-British physicist, most notably known for his works on graphene together with Andre Geim, which earned them the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010. Novoselov is currently a member of the mesoscopic physics research group at the University of Manchester as...
were awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics
Nobel Prize in Physics
The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 and awarded since 1901; the others are the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Prize, and...
. The QS World University Rankings
QS World University Rankings
The QS World University Rankings is a ranking of the world’s top 500 universities by Quacquarelli Symonds using a method that has published annually since 2004....
ranked the university 138th in the world in 2011.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was designed at the time of the founding of the university by the goldsmith workshop of the Brom family in Utrecht. The lower part is the coat of arms of the Catholic Church in the Netherlands. The dove is the symbol of the Holy SpiritHoly Spirit
Holy Spirit is a term introduced in English translations of the Hebrew Bible, but understood differently in the main Abrahamic religions.While the general concept of a "Spirit" that permeates the cosmos has been used in various religions Holy Spirit is a term introduced in English translations of...
. The shield is surmounted by the crown of Charlemagne
Charlemagne
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800...
. Underneath is the motto "In Dei Nomine Feliciter."
Notable alumni
- Dries van AgtDries van AgtAndreas Antonius Maria "Dries" van Agt is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal . He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from December 19, 1977, until November 4, 1982....
, 1955 (LLM), former Prime Minister of the NetherlandsPrime Minister of the NetherlandsThe Prime Minister of the Netherlands is the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands. He is the de facto head of government of the Netherlands and coordinates the policy of the government... - Louis BeelLouis BeelLouis Joseph Maria Beel was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal . He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from July 3, 1946 until August 7, 1948 and again from December 22, 1958 until May 19, 1959...
, 1928 (LLM), former Prime Minister of the Netherlands - Jo CalsJo CalsJozef Maria Laurens Theo "Jo" Cals was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal...
, 1940 (LLM), former Prime Minister of the Netherlands - Jos EngelenJos EngelenProf. dr. J. J. Engelen , a Dutch physicist, is Chairman of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research since 1 January 2009. NWO is the principal Dutch science funding body.- Curriculum Vitae :...
, 1973, physicist - Thom de GraafThom de GraafThomas Carolus de Graaf is a Dutch jurist and politician. He is a member of social liberal party Democrats 66 . Since January 2007 he has been mayor of the city of Nijmegen and since 7 June 2011 also a member of the Senate...
, 1981 (LLM), mayor of Nijmegen - Agnes KantAgnes KantAgnes Catharina Kant is a retired Dutch politician of the Socialist Party. She was the Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives from June 20, 2008 until March 4, 2010. Since 1998, she has been a member of the House of Representatives. In June 2008, she became the parliamentary leader...
, 1989 (MSc), 1997 (PhDPHDPHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
), former leader of the Socialist PartySocialist Party (Netherlands)The Socialist Party is a democratic socialist political party in the Netherlands. After the 2006 general election, the Socialist Party became one of the major parties of the Netherlands with 25 seats of 150, an increase of 16 seats. The party was in opposition against the fourth Balkenende cabinet... - Jos van der LansJos van der LansJosephus Johannes Maria van der Lans is a cultural psychologist, journalist and writer. Between 1999 and 2007 he was member of the Dutch Senate for GreenLeft- Background :...
, 1981 (MA), former member of the House of Representatives - Gerd Leers, 1976 (MScMSC- Computers:* Mario Strikers Charged* Microsoft Common Console Document, file for the Microsoft Management Console* Microelectronics Support Centre* Microsoft Corporation* MIDI Show Control* Message Sequence Chart...
), former mayor of MaastrichtMaastrichtMaastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
, current Minister for Immigration and Asylum Affairs - Victor MarijnenVictor MarijnenVictor Gerard Marie Marijnen was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal...
, 1941 (LLM), former Prime Minister of the Netherlands - Hans van MierloHans van MierloHenricus Antonius Franciscus Maria Oliva "Hans" van Mierlo was a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 . In 1966 Van Mierlo together with Hans Gruijters founded the Democrats 66...
, 1960 (LLM), former Minister of Foreign AffairsMinistry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the Dutch ministry of foreign affairs: it is occupied with the external relations of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, including European cooperation and International development... - Konstantin NovoselovKonstantin NovoselovKonstantin Sergeevich Novoselov FRS is a Russo-British physicist, most notably known for his works on graphene together with Andre Geim, which earned them the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010. Novoselov is currently a member of the mesoscopic physics research group at the University of Manchester as...
, awarded 2010 Nobel Prize in PhysicsNobel Prize in PhysicsThe Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 and awarded since 1901; the others are the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Prize, and... - Rita VerdonkRita VerdonkMaria Cornelia Frederika "Rita" Verdonk is a retired Dutch politician initially of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy until she was expelled in October 2007, she later formed her own party Proud of the Netherlands . She served as Minister for Integration and Immigration in Cabinets...
, 1983 (MAMaster of Arts (postgraduate)A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
), former member of the House of Representatives
Notable faculty
- Catharina HalkesCatharina HalkesCatharina Joanna Maria Halkes Halkes was a Dutch theologian and feminist, notable for having been the first Dutch professor of feminism and Christianity, at the Radboud University Nijmegen from 1983 to 1986...
, first feminist theologian to be a professor in the Netherlands - Christine Mohrmann,expert in early Christian Latin
See also
- Hogeschool van Arnhem en NijmegenHogeschool van Arnhem en NijmegenThe HAN University of Applied Sciences , often abbreviated as HAN, is a university of applied sciences with campuses in Arnhem and Nijmegen in the Netherlands. It offers Bachelor and Master degrees in a wide range of subjects. Arnhem Business School is the international department of HAN University...
, a University of Applied Sciences located in Nijmegen and ArnhemArnhemArnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
. - List of early modern universities in Europe