Eindhoven University of Technology

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Eindhoven University of Technology
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

Motto	Mens Agitat Molem (The mind moves matter)
Established	1956
Type	Public, technical
Rector	Prof.dr. ir. C.J. van Duijn
Faculty	2200
Students	6800
Location	Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Website	www.tue.nl

The Eindhoven University of Technology (in Dutch: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven or TU/e, and formerly Technische Hogeschool Eindhoven or THE) is a university of technology located in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The motto of the university is: Mens agitat molem (The mind moves matter).

It was founded as the Technische Hogeschool Eindhoven (THE) on June 15, 1956 by the Dutch government. It was the second institute of its kind in the Netherlands, preceded only by the Delft University of Technology. It is located on its own campus in the center of Eindhoven, just north of the central station. It is currently home to about 240 professors, 7200 students, 250 PDEng-students, 600 Ph.D. students, 200 post-doc students and 3000 regular employees. It also supports about 100 student associations and 15 alumni associations^[1]. Yearly, the Eindhoven University of Technology produces almost 3000 scientific publications, 140 PhD-awards, and 40 patents.

The Eindhoven University of Technology is main participant in the technological top institutes DPI and NIMR.

One of the former students of the university is Gerard Kleisterlee, the current CEO of Philips.

The university is located in an area where several companies active in technology are doing their research, like Philips, ASML and DAF. The university maintains close contacts with most of these companies. As of April 29, 2005, Prof.dr.ir. C.J. van Duijn has the position of rector magnificus. In 2006, the University celebrates its 50th birthday.

In a 2003 European Commission report ^[2], TU/e was ranked as 3rd among European research universities (after Cambridge and Oxford, at equality with TU Munich), based on the impact of its scientific research. In 'The Times Higher Education Supplement World University Ranking 2005'.^[3] it was ranked 74th among world universities, and 67th in 2006; making it the country's top university.

Contents 1 Departments 2 Distinguished alumni 3 Distinguished faculty 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Departments

TU/e comprises nine departments:

• Biomedical Engineering
• Architecture, Building and Planning
• Electrical Engineering
• Industrial Design
• Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
• Technology Management
• Applied Physics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mathematics and Computer Science

[edit] Distinguished alumni

• Kees Schouhamer Immink, scientist and president Turing Machines Inc.
• Gerard Kleisterlee, president Philips since 2001

[edit] Distinguished faculty

• Edsger Dijkstra
• Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn

[edit] References

1. ^ TU/e: Facts and figures URL accessed on July 3, 2006
2. ^ European Commission ranking of the 22 European universities with the highest scientific publication impact(see here for the full report)
3. ^ The world’s top 100 technology universities URL accessed on July 3, 2006

[edit] External links

• TU/e
• Departments at TU/e
• List of student societies (dutch)

Universities in the Netherlands (list)

University of Amsterdam | Amsterdam Free University | Delft University of Technology | Eindhoven University of Technology | Groningen University | Kampen Theological University | Kampen Theological University of the Reformed Church (Liberated) | Leiden University | Maastricht University | Nijmegen Radboud University | Nyenrode Business University | Open University | Rotterdam Erasmus University | University of Tilburg | University of Twente | Utrecht University | University for Humanistics | Wageningen University