Universiteit van Tilburg
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Tilburg University is an academic institution of higher education
, specialising in the social sciences
(especially economics
) and law
, located in Tilburg
in the southern part of the Netherlands
.
Tilburg University has a student population of about 13,000 students, about 8 per cent of whom are international students. This percentage has steadily increased over the past years. TU offers both Dutch-taught and English-taught programmes.
The institution has gained a reputation in both research and education. In the field of economics, the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration ranked #1 in Europe for the second consecutive time in 2007 according to the Journal of the European Economic Association with regard to publications in top journals.
In 2007 the Executive MBA programme at the university's TiasNimbas Business School ranked # 11 in the world according to the Financial Times. In the field of law, Tilburg University was ranked #1 in the Netherlands for the last three years according to Elsevier Magazine, and came in second to Cambridge University in a ranking of European law schools.
In 2002, Tilburg University awarded honorary doctorates to Kofi Annan
, Prof. dr. Hans-Dieter Klingemann, and Prof. Ariel Rubinstein
in the presence of Queen Beatrix, and Crown Prince Willem-Alexander
.
In addition to these faculties, Tilburg University has a number of research centers
and graduate school
s, including TiasNimbas Business School.
Tilburg School of Economics and Management
Tilburg Law School
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
School of Humanities
School of Theology
and doctoral
programs, most of these are English-taught.
School of Economics and Management
Tilburg Law School
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
School of Humanities
School of Theology
TiasNimbas Business School
Research Centres and Institutes
Research and Graduate Schools
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
, specialising in the social sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
(especially economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
) and law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
, located in 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....
in the southern part of the Netherlands
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...
.
Tilburg University has a student population of about 13,000 students, about 8 per cent of whom are international students. This percentage has steadily increased over the past years. TU offers both Dutch-taught and English-taught programmes.
The institution has gained a reputation in both research and education. In the field of economics, the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration ranked #1 in Europe for the second consecutive time in 2007 according to the Journal of the European Economic Association with regard to publications in top journals.
In 2007 the Executive MBA programme at the university's TiasNimbas Business School ranked # 11 in the world according to the Financial Times. In the field of law, Tilburg University was ranked #1 in the Netherlands for the last three years according to Elsevier Magazine, and came in second to Cambridge University in a ranking of European law schools.
In 2002, Tilburg University awarded honorary doctorates to Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the UN from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006...
, Prof. dr. Hans-Dieter Klingemann, and Prof. Ariel Rubinstein
Ariel Rubinstein
Ariel Rubinstein is an Israeli economist who works in game theory. He was educated at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1972–1979, in both mathematics and economics...
in the presence of Queen Beatrix, and Crown Prince Willem-Alexander
Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange
Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange is the eldest child of Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus. Since 1980 he is the heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. He is also the head of the House of Amsberg since the death of his father in 2002. He was in military service and he studied...
.
Education
The Tilburg School of Economics and Management (founded in 1927) is the oldest and largest faculty. The other four faculties – Law (1963), Social and Behavioural Sciences (1963), Philosophy and Theology (1967), Arts (1981) – were founded more recently.In addition to these faculties, Tilburg University has a number of research centers
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
and graduate school
Graduate school
A graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
s, including TiasNimbas Business School.
Undergraduate programs
Tilburg University offers a wide range of undergraduate studies, some of which are English-taught.Tilburg School of Economics and Management
- Business Administration
- Business StudiesBusiness studiesBusiness studies is an academic subject taught at higher level in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom, as well as at university level in many countries...
- EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
- Econometrics and Operations ResearchEconometricsEconometrics has been defined as "the application of mathematics and statistical methods to economic data" and described as the branch of economics "that aims to give empirical content to economic relations." More precisely, it is "the quantitative analysis of actual economic phenomena based on...
- Fiscal Economics
- International BusinessInternational BusinessInternational business is a term used to collectively describe all commercial transactions that take place between two or more regions, countries and nations beyond their political boundary...
- International EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
- Information ManagementInformation managementInformation management is the collection and management of information from one or more sources and the distribution of that information to one or more audiences. This sometimes involves those who have a stake in, or a right to that information...
Tilburg Law School
- Administrative Law and Public AdministrationPublic administrationPublic Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....
- Dutch Law
- International andInternational lawPublic international law concerns the structure and conduct of sovereign states; analogous entities, such as the Holy See; and intergovernmental organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also may affect multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond...
European law - Law andLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
ManagementManagementManagement in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively... - Tax lawTax lawTax law is the codified system of laws that describes government levies on economic transactions, commonly called taxes.-Major issues:Primary taxation issues facing the governments world over include;* taxes on income and wealth...
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Human Resources StudiesHuman resourcesHuman resources is a term used to describe the individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, although it is also applied in labor economics to, for example, business sectors or even whole nations...
- Leisure StudiesLeisureLeisure, or free time, is time spent away from business, work, and domestic chores. It is also the periods of time before or after necessary activities such as eating, sleeping and, where it is compulsory, education....
- Organisation Studies
- PsychologyPsychologyPsychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
- SociologySociologySociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
School of Humanities
- Communication andCommunicationCommunication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
Information Sciences - General Culture StudiesAnthropologyAnthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
- Text andWritten languageA written language is the representation of a language by means of a writing system. Written language is an invention in that it must be taught to children, who will instinctively learn or create spoken or gestural languages....
CommunicationCommunicationCommunication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast... - Religion andReligionReligion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
CultureCultureCulture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions... - PhilosophyPhilosophyPhilosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
- Liberal Arts and Sciences
School of Theology
- Catholic TheologyCatholicThe word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
(in cooperation with Utrecht UniversityUtrecht UniversityUtrecht University is a university in Utrecht, Netherlands. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe. Established March 26, 1636, it had an enrollment of 29,082 students in 2008, and employed 8,614 faculty and staff, 570 of which are full professors....
)
Graduate programs
Tilburg University offers a range of graduateGraduate school
A graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
and doctoral
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
programs, most of these are English-taught.
School of Economics and Management
- MSc Accounting
- MSc Economics
- MSc Econometrics and Mathematical Economics
- MSc Economics and Finance of Aging
- MSc Finance
- MSc Fiscal Economics
- MSc Human Resource Studies
- MSc Information Management
- MSc International Management
- MSc Marketing Management
- MSc Marketing Research
- MSc Operations Research and Management Science
- MSc Organization Studies
- MSc Quantitative Finance and Actuarial Science
- MSc Strategic Management
- MSc Supply Chain Management
- RM in Business (Research Master formerly known as MPhil, MSc degree)
- RM in Economics (Research Master formerly known as MPhil, MSc degree)
- PhD in Business
- PhD in Economics
Tilburg Law School
- MA Administrative Law and Public Administration
- LLM International and European Public Law
- LLM International Business Law
- LLM International and European Labour Law
- LLM Law and Technology
- Research Master in Law
- MSc Research in Public Administration and Organizational Science
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
- MA European Urban Cultures
- MSc Leisure Studies
- MSc Organisation Studies
- MSc Human Resource Studies
- MSc Medical Psychology
- MSc Psychology and Mental Health
- MSc Social Psychology (tracks: Economic Psychology, Social Psychology, Work and Organisational Psychology)
- MSc Sociology
- Research Master(RM, title: MA) Social and Behavioural Sciences
- PhD Social Sciences
School of Humanities
- MA Language and Communication
- MA Philosophy
- MA Communication and Information Sciences
School of Theology
- MA Theology
- MA Christianity and Society
- STBBachelor of Sacred TheologyThe Bachelor of Sacred Theology is a graduate-level academic degree in theology.The Bachelor of Sacred Theology is offered by a number of Pontifical Universities. It is sometimes offered as a graduate degree, for students who have already completed a B.A. or other first degree...
Sacred Theology - STLLicentiate of Sacred TheologyLicentiate of Sacred Theology is the title of the second cycle of studies of a Faculty of Theology offered by a pontifical universities or ecclesiastical faculties of sacred theology. An Ecclesiastical Faculty offers three cycles of study: Baccalaureate or fundamentals, Licentiate or specialized,...
Sacred Theology - PhD Theology
- STDDoctor of Sacred TheologyThe Doctor of Sacred Theology is the final theological degree in the pontifical university system of the Catholic Church....
Sacred Theology
TiasNimbas Business School
- International Executive MBA (part-time)
- Part-time MBA
- Full-time MBA
- Specialized Masters (MA Marketing/MSc Finance)
- Executive Master in Finance
- Executive Master of Business Innovation
- Executive Master in Information Management
- DBA (Doctorate of Business AdministrationDoctor of Business AdministrationThe degree of Doctor of Business Administration, abbreviated, or and equivalent to , is a research doctorate in business administration. The D.B.A...
)
Research
- Babylon – Centre for Studies of the Multicultural Society
- CentER – Center for Economic Research
- CentER Applied Research
- CentERdata
- CIR – Center for Innovation Research
- Centre for Intercultural Ethics
- Centre for Religious Communication
- Center for Language Studies
- Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Ondernemen
- FIT – Tilburg Institute of Fiscal Law
- Globus – Institute for Globalization and Sustainable Development
- Infolab – Research group on Information and Communication Technology
- INTERVICT – International Victimology Institute Tilburg – International Victimology Institute Tilburg
- IVA – Tilburg Institute for Social Policy Research and Consultancy
- IVO – Development Research Institute
- Liturgical Institute
- Netspar – Network for Studies on Pensions, Aging and Retirement
- Nexus Institute
- Oldendorff Research Institute and Graduate School – Social and Behavioural Sciences
- OSA – Institute for Labour Studies
- Tilburg Graduate Law school (formerly Schoordijk Institute) – Institute of Jurisprudence and Comparative Law
- Telos
- Brabant Institute for Sustainability Issues
- TIBER – Tilburg Institute for Behavioral Economics Research
- Ticer – Tilburg Innovation Centre for Electronic Resources
- TiCC – Tilburg Centre for Cognition and Communication
- TICOM – Tilburg Institute of Comparative and Transnational Law
- Tilburg Center of Finance
- TISCO – Tilburg Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies of Civil Law and Conflict Resolution Systems
- TILT – Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society
- TILEC – Tilburg Law and Economics Centre
- TiLPS – Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science
- Tisser – Tilburg Institute for Social and Socio-Economic Research
Research and Graduate Schools
- CentER Graduate School (Economics and Business Administration)
- Research school for legislative studies (Law)