| Radboud University Nijmegen | |
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| Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen | |
| Latin: Universitatis Radbodianae Noviomagensis | |
| Motto | In Dei nomine feliciter |
| Motto in English | Happily in God's name |
| Established | 1923 |
| Type | Public |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic [1][2] |
| Rector | Bas Kortmann[3] |
| Academic staff | 1,577[4] |
| Students | 19,137[5] |
| Location | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Red White |
| Affiliations | IRUN EUA FIUC/FUCE |
| Website | www.ru.nl/english |
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[6], and placed at 138th.
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The first Nijmegen University 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.[7]
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.[8]
Radboud University Nijmegen has seven faculties and enrolls over 19.130 students in 107 study programs (40 Bachelor's and 67 Master's programs).[9]
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).
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.
Radboud University Nijmegen is home to several research institutions, including NanoLab Nijmegen, 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 Sir Andre Geim and former student Sir Konstantin Novoselov were awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics. The QS World University Rankings ranked the university 138th in the world in 2011.[10]
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 Spirit. The shield is surmounted by the crown of Charlemagne. Underneath is the motto "In Dei Nomine Feliciter."[11]
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