Utrecht University
| Utrecht University | |
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| Latin: Universitas Rheno-Traiectina or Universitas Ultraiectina | |
| Motto | Sol Iustitiae Illustra Nos |
| Motto in English | Sun of Justice, shine upon us |
| Established | 1636 |
| Type | Public, general |
| Rector | Bert van der Zwaan |
| Admin. staff | 8,614 |
| Students | 29,082 |
| Location | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Website | www.uu.nl |
History
Utrecht University was founded on March 26, 1636. The inaugural speech was given by influential professor of theology Gisbertus Voetius, and Bernardus Schotanus (professor of law and mathematics) was the university's first rector magnificus. Initially, only a few dozen students attended classes at the university. Seven professors worked in four departments: philosophy, which offered all students an introductory education, and three higher-level departments (theology, medicine and law).
Utrecht University flourished in the seventeenth century, despite competition with the older universities of Leiden (1575), Franeker (1585) and Groningen (1614) and the schools of Harderwijk (1599; a university since 1648) and Amsterdam (1632). Leiden, in particular, was a strong competitor and made further improvement necessary. A botanical garden was built on the grounds of the present Sonnenborgh Observatory, and three years later the Smeetoren added an astronomical observatory. The university attracted many students from abroad (especially Germany, England and Scotland). They witnessed the intellectual and theological battle the proponents of the new philosophy (René Descartes lived for a few years in Utrecht) fought with the proponents of the strict Reformed theologian Voetius.
In 1806, the French occupants of the Netherlands downgraded Utrecht University to an école secondaire (high school), but after the establishment of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1813 it regained its original status. Leiden, Groningen and Utrecht were the three universities (Dutch: hoge scholen) of the new state, and Leiden received the title of eerste hoge school ("first university"). Utrecht played a prominent role in the golden age of Dutch science. Around 1850 the "Utrechtian School" of science was formed with Pieter Harting, Gerardus J. Mulder, Christophorus H. D. Buys Ballot and Franciscus C. Donders among the leading scientists. They introduced the educational laboratory as a practical learning place for their students. The University is represented in the Stichting Academisch Erfgoed, a foundation with the goal of preserving university collections.
Description
Academiegebouw
The university consists of seven faculties:
- Faculty of Humanities
- Department of Arts & Languages
- Department of Theology
- Department of Philosophy
- Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance
- Utrecht University School of Economics (USE)
- Utrecht University School of Law
- Utrecht University School of Governance (USG)
- Faculty of Geosciences
- Department of Earth Sciences
- Department of Physical Geography
- Department of Environmental Sciences and Innovation Studies
- Department of Human Geography and Urban Planning
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Faculty of Science
- Department of Biology
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Information and Computing Sciences
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Department of Physics and Astronomy
There are three interfaculty units:
- University College / Roosevelt Academy
- Ethics Institute
- IVLOS Institute of Education
De Uithof (Utrecht University modern campus)
University College Utrecht
University College Utrecht
The two large faculties of Humanities and Law are situated in the inner city of Utrecht. The other five faculties and most of the administrative services are located in De Uithof, a campus area on the outskirts of the city. University College is situated in the former Kromhout Kazerne, which used to be a Dutch military base.
Juridische Bibliotheek (Law Library)
Student life in Utrecht
Dom van Utrecht
Faculties
- Law, Economics and Governance
Profile and mission of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance
With over 4,500 students and almost 700 members of staff, the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance offers nationally and internationally acclaimed academic education and research. Characterised by a strong international focus and intensive cooperation between the various disciplines, the faculty provides a unique and inspiring environment for its students and staff.
Research
All research programmes are firmly embedded in international research networks. Important partners in this respect are Washington University in St. Louis, USA and Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom – among many other institutions.The Faculty researches socially relevant issues in a multidisciplinary context, resulting in research topics such as urban development, family relations, conflicts and human rights and state formation in Europe. These programmes are part of Utrecht University’s research focus areas. The Faculty carries out research in commission for many different parties on numerous subjects and themes, such as environmental law, liability law, entrepreneurship, strategy development and organisational transitions.
Education
Committed to developing the unique talent of each student, the Faculty offers students high-quality Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes, inspired by ground-breaking research. Students acquire specialist knowledge while simultaneously developing academic and professional skills. At Bachelor’s level the Faculty offers the English-taught Bachelor’s programme in Economics and the Transnational Law programme.The extensive English-taught Master’s curriculum includes which provide students with unique opportunities to cooperate closely with the Faculty’s leading researchers. All Master‘s programmes are carefully tailored to provide students the best possible foundation for a successful professional career. To this end programmes are designed and taught in close cooperation with professional experts.research programmes.Furthermore the Faculty provides post-initial education, including the Master’s programmes Strategic Management for organizations in the public domain and the Master’s programme Tax Governance. The Faculty also offers a wide range of courses and programmes for professionals.
- Geosciences
Faculty structure
The board
The faculty board comprises the faculty management team and the faculty council. The faculty staff are assigned to departments, which provide the manpower for the programmes, research institutes and research groups.Faculty management team
| Dean: | Ronald van Kempen |
| Vice-dean: | Piet Hoekstra |
| Director: | Chris Marcelis |
| Student representative: | Ingeborg Gaillard |
Strategic administrative consultation
By the dean, vice-deans and chairpersons of the departments.Chairperson: | Ronald van Kempen (dean) |
Deputy chairperson: | Piet Hoekstra (Vice-dean) |
Dept. Earth Sciences: | Cor Langereis |
Dept. Physical Geography: | Marc Bierkens |
Dept. Innovation- and environmental sciences: | Martin Wassen |
Dept. Human geography and spatial planning: | Tejo Spit |
Faculty council
The faculty council is the student and employee participation body for the faculty. Half of the council members are employees, while the other half are students.Education
The education offered by the faculty is housed in undergraduate and graduate schools. The Undergraduate School of Geosciences offers Bachelor’s programmes. The Graduate School of Geosciences offers Master’s programmes.
Research
Research at the faculty is organised into four research institutes and over 20 research groups.Earth, sustainability, urbanisation and migration
The Utrecht Faculty of Geosciences has a leading international position in academic research into the Earth, sustainability, urbanisation and migration. It is between these four cornerstones that the key issues facing science and society today come together.
Multidisciplinary innovation
The combination of research into natural sciences and socio-economic research within a single faculty is unique in the Netherlands. Mutual cross-fertilisation between different academic disciplines gives rise to new ideas and ensures ongoing research at the forefront of innovation.
Leading knowledge region in Europe
In cooperation with the city and province of Utrecht the Faculty is seeking to present the Utrecht region as a centre of excellence on environmental, spatial planning and sustainability issues, both within and outside Europe. The Faculty has a long track record in fundamental knowledge of the Earth and urban and regional development on all time and spatial scales, and this means it can make a significant contribution to providing integrated solutions for the challenges currently facing society.
Participation in society
The Faculty aims to link academic research and everyday practice and to provide knowledge to government, industry and social institutions.
Largest academic institute for geosciences in the Netherlands
The Faculty is the largest academic institute for geosciences in the Netherlands, with some 2200 students on five bachelors and 19 masters degree courses. The Faculty offers a comprehensive range of geoscience courses in both the exact and social sciences. This unique combination within a single faculty enables students to look beyond the limits of their own courses and to study scientific and social issues in an integrated context.
Developing talent and entrepreneurial spirit
The Faculty offers students a challenging educational environment focusing on promoting excellence and talent. Our aim is to place ‘the right student in the right place’. Students can be assured of good tuition and supervision. The Faculty offers wide-ranging scope for individual development and allows students to direct the course of their studies and so get the best out of themselves. Highly motivated students, seeking even greater challenges, may attend the Honours College.
Studying :
Largest in the Netherlands
The Faculty of Geosciences is the largest university teaching centre for geosciences in the Netherlands, with approximately 2,200 students spread across five Bachelor’s programmes and 13 Master’s programmes. The faculty offers a complete range of geosciences programmes, representing both exact and social sciences.
Top Quality
Students are challenged to do their very best. The faculty promotes an ambitious study climate, focusing on developing talent and quality. Highly motivated, extremely talented students can take part in honours programmes, which offer additional intellectual challenges. The quality of our education is assessed as good to very good, both by educational review boards and in surveys of students and professors ('Elsevier').
Bachelor's programmes : http://www.uu.nl/faculty/geosciences/en/studying/Bachelorsprogrammes
Master's programmes : http://www.uu.nl/faculty/geosciences/en/studying/Mastersprogrammes
Other courses : http://www.uu.nl/faculty/geosciences/en/studying/othercourses
Information for registered students : http://www.uu.nl/faculty/geosciences/en/studying/informationforstudents/masterprogrammas
- Humanities
Mission & Strategy :
Humanities in Utrecht: comprehensive, yet specialised
The Faculty of Humanities is home to the disciplines of history, art, philosophy, music, literature, language, religious studies, and media. Our education and research in these fields are centred around Western culture, from classical antiquity to the present day, examined from a global perspective. Within this broad context, the faculty has earned a special reputation in certain fields, such as linguistics, economic and social history, philosophy and gender studies. It is also the only university in the Netherlands offering study programmes in Celtic studies (in Dutch) and Portuguese (in Dutch).
Excellence in education and research
We are a multifaceted research faculty that is proud to provide high-quality education. Starting in their very first year of study, students are brought into contact with lecturers who are considered to be the leaders in their respective fields. The faculty offers excellent students and researchers the freedom and supervision necessary to develop their talents even further. Characteristic of humanities in Utrecht are its intensive cooperative efforts in education and research, especially across geographical and disciplinary borders.
Social relevance
Most of our research is financed with public means, so we consider it only natural that the results of our research should be accessible to the general public. We achieve this by organising public activities, providing social services and contributing to social debates. We have also accumulated expertise in conducting commissioned research, especially in the field of corporate history. Furthermore, the faculty provides an important contribution to the social and cultural development of the city and the province of Utrecht, with efforts such as our comprehensive collaboration with the Stichting Vrede van Utrecht (Treaty of Utrecht Foundation) (in Dutch). As a pioneer in the Utrechts Actieplan Leraren (Utrecht Action Plan for Teachers) (in Dutch), the faculty works on solutions to the shortage of teachers in secondary education and to improve the quality of teaching.
Inspiring environment
Most of the faculty’s educational facilities, work spaces and other resources are located in monumental buildings in the historic centre of Utrecht. These locations make the Faculty of Humanities an inspiring place to work and study, physically as well as intellectually.
Education
The Faculty of Humanities offers high-quality education and research in a wide range of subject areas. They include modern languages, literature, linguistics, communication, media, musicology, art, culture, gender, history, philosophy and religion.With more than 20 Bachelor's programmes
(all in Dutch) and almost 50 Master's programmes (of which 20 are taught in English), the Faculty offers programmes covering the full range of the Humanities' scope. The Faculty welcomes ambitious and talented national and international students and provides them with every opportunity to fully develop themselves into leading academics.Within Study Programmes, the Faculty strives for an interdisciplinary approach, not only within interdisciplinary programmes such as Liberal Arts and Sciences and Language and Culture Studies, but also within the more disciplinary programmes. Keeping a close relationship between education and research is another key issue. Right from the start, students meet with prominent lecturers and researchers. Also, each of the twelve Research Masters of the Faculty of Humanities is congruent with one of the Faculty’s Research Programmes.
The University expects students to be active, involved and ambitious in order for them to achieve the best results. To stimulate this even further, Utrecht University has several prizes and programmes on offer for outstanding students.
- Medicine
Profile and mission
UMC Utrecht is engaged with delivering good-quality care using knowledge and people as building blocks. Our core activities are: performing leading research from bench to bedside; providing state-of-the art care that requires special knowledge and expertise; and delivering excellent education and training to students, medical and biomedical researchers, and other care providers. The motto of this strategy reflects our efforts: "Care informs knowledge, knowledge informs care". Utrecht University has a long-standing tradition of teaching and research in the area of life sciences. Within its Graduate School of Life Sciences, its partnership with the Faculties of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and Science and their Departments of Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemistry, UMC Utrecht is contributing to shaping the University’s strategy for biomedical research and teaching.
Degree and training programmesUMC Utrecht offers degree programmes in Medicine, Biomedical Sciences and Clinical Health Sciences. It also has a training centre that provides a wide range of professional programmes, some of them jointly with Hogeschool Utrecht. Fore more information, see the Programmes web page (http://www.umcutrecht.nl/onderwijs). ResearchUMC Utrecht’s research programmes are interdisciplinary and centred around four central themes. Three of these programmes focus on the development of new methods and techniques: Biomedical Genetics, Biomedical Image Sciences and Clinical Epidemiology. These programmes cut across the four thematic programmes.
Degree and training programmes
Utrecht University has transferred five degree programmes to UMC Utrecht. UMC Utrecht offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in medicine and biomedical sciences as well as a master’s degree in clinical health sciences. Teaching staff of Utrecht University and UMC Utrecht contribute to the bachelor’s degree programmes. The health sciences programme is jointly delivered with Hogeschool Utrecht.In addition to degree programmes, UMC Utrecht provides professional programmes, advanced study programmes, continuing education courses, advanced study programmes in Medicine, and coaching. These programmes are designed for physicians in training to become specialists, nursing staff, physicians and all other staff of UMC Utrecht and affiliated hospitals.
Are you a student and looking for a degree programme? Have a look at the web pages for Bachelor’s Degree Choosers or Master’s Degree Choosers.
UMC Utrecht programme offerings: Biomedical Sciences
- Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (in Dutch only)
- Master of Biomedical Sciences
- Master of Neuroscience & Cognition
- Bachelor of Medicine (in Dutch only)
- Master of Medicine (in Dutch only)
- SUMMA Master’s degree (four-year degree to become a physician/clinical researcher) (in Dutch only)
- Advanced study in Medicine (in Dutch only)
- Master of Physiotherapy Science (in Dutch only)
- Master of Nursing Science (in Dutch only)
- Paramedical Programmes (in Dutch only)
- Patient Safety Training (in Dutch only)
- Resuscitation Training (in Dutch only)
- Training & Development (in Dutch only)
- Obstetrics Programmes (in Dutch only)
- Nursing Programmes (in Dutch only)
Research
In the new strategy ‘UMC Utrecht 3.0’ research is concentrated in six programs with each a limited number of disease targets. Patient care is integrated in these programs.A relentless multidisciplinary approach guarantees patients benefit from the latest available expertise and innovative technological solutions. Interaction with patients and society creates an ‘innovation loop’ where societal issues guide scientific research and where scientific results quickly move from bench to bedside.
UMC Utrecht Research Programmes:
- Brain interested in stroke, ADHD, autism, bipolar disorders, schizophrenia and ALS.
- Infection & Immunityspecializes in opportunistic infections, immune deficiencies and chronic inflammation
- Circulatory Health focuses on atherosclerosis, heart failure and stroke
- Personalized Cancer Care focuses on breast cancer and gastro-intestinal cancer
- Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells develops stem cell based therapies aimed at musculoskeletal and cardiovascular tissue.
- Child Health combines research in chronic inflammation, respiratory infections, orphan diseases and fertility interventions
Contact
UMC Utrecht
Directorate of Education and Training A.A. Hijmans van den Berghgebouw
Universiteitsweg 98
PO box 85500
3584 CG Utrecht
The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0) 88 75 534 55
Student Information DeskTelephone: +31 (0) 88 75 534 78
E-mail: STIP@umcutrecht.nl
Website (http://www.umcutrecht.nl/subsite/opleidinggnk/Onderwijszaken)
Information about programmes and events
Telephone: +31 (0) 88 75 53455
E-mail: onderwijs-opleidingen@umcutrecht.nl
Website (http://www.umcutrecht.nl/onderwijs)
Contact with staff & organisational units
See the contact details(http://www.uu.nl/EN/contactanddirections/Pages/default.aspx) for Utrecht University or visit the website (http://www.umcutrecht.nl/subsite/doo) of the Directorate of Education and Training.
Information for graduates / alumniTelephone: +31 (0) 88 75 53406
E-mail: onderwijs-opleidingen@umcutrecht.nl
Information for patients and visitors of UMC Utrecht hospitalHeidelberglaan 100
Postbus 85500
3508 GA Utrecht
The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0) 88 75 555 55 (hospital)
Website (http://www.umcutrecht.nl/)
- Science
Education
The Faculty of Science provides the following teaching programmes:
- 8 Bachelor's programmes : http://www.uu.nl/faculty/science/en/education/bachelor
- 15 Master’s programmes : http://www.uu.nl/faculty/science/EN/education/masterphd/Pages/default.aspx
- 26 Minors : http://www.uu.nl/faculty/science/en/education/minors
Teaching in practice
As a student, you can rely on the Faculty of Science to provide:- Committed teachers and researchers
- A strong core programme, combined with the freedom to select certain study modules according to your personal preference
- The chance to quickly focus on scientific disciplines of your choice
- A wide range of Master’s programmes
- Special programmes for talented and ambitious students
- Teaching that draws on our award-winning, top-level international research
Research :
Ambition
The Faculty of Science is one of the leading science faculties in Europe. It is also the leading Dutch centre for the Natural and Life Sciences, attracting top scientists from around the world.Quality
Our research programmes in mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology were placed amongst the top four programmes in Europe by the prestigious Excellence ranking of the German Zentrum für Hochschulenentwicklung (CHE). This places Utrecht University alongside Cambridge University, Imperial College London and ETH Zürich.The internationally recognised Shanghai ranking named Utrecht University as the best university within the Netherlands, placing us at no. 11 in Europe and no. 50 worldwide. The extensive and internationally orientated research of the Faculty of Science has made a major contribution towards helping Utrecht University to achieve this prestigious ranking.
Focus areas
The research undertaken at the Faculty of Science contributes to the following research focus areas selected by Utrecht University:- Brain, Cognition and Behaviour
- Drug Innovation
- Earth and Sustainability
- Foundations of Natural Science
- History and Philosophy of the Sciences and Humanities
- Information Technologies in Science and Society
- Life Sciences and Biocomplexity
Organisatie
Contact details :
future students
Bachelor : http://www.uu.nl/university/international-students/en/programmes/bachelorsprogrammes/Pages/searchbachelor.aspxMaster : http://www.uu.nl/university/international-students/en/programmes/mastersprogrammes/Pages/searchmaster.aspx
students
Studentssite faculty of Science : http://www.uu.nl/faculty/science/EN/education/studentinformation/Pages/default.aspxStudent Desks faculty of Science : http://www.uu.nl/faculty/science/EN/education/organisationalsetup/studyinfopoint/Pages/default.aspx
employees
Employeesite faculty of Science : http://www.uu.nl/faculty/science/EN/medewerkers/Pages/default.aspxVacancies : http://www.uu.nl/faculty/science/EN/organisation/Pages/vacancies.aspx
- Social and Behavioural Sciences
Profile and Mission
Mission
The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences’ mission is to conduct high quality and relevant scientific research and also to provide a challenging academic environment in the areas of human behaviour and human society. Research and education contribute to critical reflection on society, human behaviour and their mutual connections.
Profile
With circa 5,650 students and 800 employees, the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences offers 7 undergraduate programmes (Interdisciplinary Social Science, Cultural Anthropology, Educational Sciences, Pedagogical Sciences, Psychology and Sociology). This Social Sciences Faculty is the only institution in the Netherlands to offer the University Teacher Education Programme for Primary Education, which it does in collaboration with the Hogeschool Utrecht. There are also 14 taught degree programmes, ranging from Latin American and Caribbean Studies to Neuropsychology, 7 research programmes, and 1 teacher training programme. Research at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences is concentrated into five research institutes. Our researchers conduct large-scale and fundamental research projects and participate in renowned research institutes in the Netherlands and abroad. This enables the Faculty to help, understand and solve current and future issues in the fields of: man and society, labour, health-care and welfare, multiculturalism, perception and cognition, psychology and health, education and development.
Across disciplinary borders
Our broad range of programmes and research domains offers opportunities for thematic combinations of research and education. For example, engaging research is under development that transcends the borders of the various disciplines, creating appealing options for students and an inspiring research environment for talented researchers. This is also one of the ways that the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences makes a valuable contribution to addressing scientific and societal issues.
Future prospects
The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences invests in quality teaching and research via activities that span multiple disciplines and faculties by maintaining a constant focus on the link between teaching and research, modern research methods and approaches to education.
Study Opportunities
Studying at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences means working independently under expert guidance on a wide range of topics, including human behaviour, education and development, the multicultural society and health and societal development.The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences provides a challenging academic environment for circa 5,900 students. The study opportunities the Faculty offers help to train a new generation of researchers and university graduates who can employ sound scientific standards to apply their knowledge in practice.
Undergraduate programmes
The seven broad undergraduate programmes not only familiarise students with the basic principles of the relevant disciplines, they also train students to be critical and to become academically skilled scientists with practical competencies. Students who successfully complete one of the undergraduate programmes are eligible to pursue one of the graduate programmes.
Graduate programmes
The Faculty also offers a series of specialised taught degree programmes and teacher training programmes that prepare students for a specific profession, varying from clinical psychologists to cultural anthropologists working in the field. Besides these, various research programmes clustered within the Graduate School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, feature excellent and innovative research.External reviews have shown that the majority of the Faculty programmes are among the very best in the Netherlands, and even in the world. Student exchange with international universities plays an important part in the Faculty’s teaching policy. An outstanding quality assurance system keeps the curriculum and teaching activities up to date by constant adaption to the demands of science, students and society.
Research
The research activities of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences are geared to understanding a wide array of questions, enabling the development of new insights into scientific dilemmas. These social science analyses often offer a fresh new perspective on relevant issues in society, making a scientific contribution to professional practice and to social and political debate.
Interdisciplinary approach
Professors have clearly-defined tasks that shape the contours of the disciplinary research themes. However, many topics also benefit from an interdisciplinary approach. Researchers therefore work in close collaboration with national and international colleagues. Moreover, they cooperate with (local) authorities, industry and non-profit organisations. In this way, these professionals become involved in the research process and the related teaching activities.
Research themes
The various research programmes are organised within the research institutes, which in turn are part of the five Departments of the Faculty. Key research themes include:* Psychological disorders
* Psychology of the perception of justice and subconscious processes
* Cognition & the brain
* Grief & trauma
* Work & stress
* Personality development and behavioural problems
* Development & behaviour
* Pro-social and anti-social aggression in children
* Learning in interaction
* Youth in the changing cultural context
* Social politics & integration
* Migration, ethnic relations and multiculturalism
* Political conflicts, cultural traumas and social reconstruction in Latin
American and other regions
* Policy and organisations
* Social networks, social capital and cooperation in socio-economic relations
* Families, households and gender issues
* Social inequality
* Statistics, methods and techniques of social scientific research
Publications
The Faculty maintains its scientific expertise at a high international standard. Publishing groundbreaking articles in prominent international scientific journals and cooperating with fellow researchers in the Netherlands and abroad are particularly effective ways to underline the Faculty’s excellent position.
Social services
In addition to its teaching and research activities, the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences aims to strengthen its social role. Society wrestles with issues related to human behaviour and interhuman and social relationships. Faculty researchers are challenged to reflect on these questions and, where possible, to provide practical solutions.
The Faculty offers a range of social services, including:
- Research tailored to the needs of organisations and SMEs, conducted by students and coordinated by the Faculty Science Shop.
- Diagnostic research and treatment of clients with psychological problems, carried out by the ‘Ambulatorium’, a special institute for treatment and counselling.
Contact details
Visiting address of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Martinus J. LangeveldgebouwHeidelberglaan 1
3584 CS Utrecht
Postal address of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
PO Box 801403508 TC Utrecht Tel. + 31 (0)30 253 47 00
Fax +31 (0)30 253 16 19
Student Information Desk
At the Student Information Desk (Studiepunt FSW) you will be able to
obtain information about studying at the Faculty of Social and Behavi-
oural Sciences. Information about registration, enrolling in courses and
examinations, results, etc. See: Student Information Desk (http://www.uu.nl/sbs/studentdesk)
Press Officer for the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Ronnie van VeenE-mail: r.a.b.vanveen@uu.nl
Tel. + 31 (030) 253 4027
If no answer: Utrecht University Press Communications
Tel.: +31 (0)30 253 93 00
- Veterinary Medicine
Profile and Mission
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Utrecht University is the only place in the Netherlands where veterinarians are trained. This means that our Faculty is the centre of expertise and point of reference for veterinary issues for the entire country, and increasingly for the world abroad as well. Our activities include providing primary health and welfare care for a variety of types of animals, monitoring food safety and the prevention of zoonoses (diseases transferable from animals to humans). The Faculty is considered one of the leading veterinary medicine faculties in Europe and is ranked in the top five world-wide.
Education
The Veterinary Medicine study programme is not only accredited by European organisations, but by the umbrella organisations in the United States and Canada as well. This means that veterinarians who have graduated from Utrecht University can go on to work anywhere in the world.
In order to qualify for international accreditation, we must constantly monitor, evaluate and improve the quality of our study programme, both as to the content of the educational forms applied as well as that of their didactic foundations. The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine even has its own chair group for Quality Control in Veterinary Education, in which we perform academic research into the various issues pertaining to education. This level of attention to quality, combined with the high standards expected of our students, have led to no less than 87% of our new students successfully completing their course of study.
Research
The staff and students of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine perform fundamental and strategic research in the fields of animal health, diseases and welfare, and into related aspects of public health and the environment. This research is organised into five thematic interdisciplinary research programmes. The purpose of this is to stimulate scientific innovation on the interface between disciplines and to offer talented scientists a challenging research environment. These thematic research programmes are imbedded in Utrecht University’s research focus areas. These are interfacultary, multidisciplinary fields of research in which proven, high-quality research programmes have been bundled together. In addition, the Faculty performs research with the purpose of training veterinary specialists, with the goal of maintaining our leading position in specialist veterinary fields, including those that are outside of the focus of the thematic programmes. All of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine’s research is performed under the auspices of the Institute for Veterinary Research (IVR).
Research Mission
The faculty of Veterinary Medicine performs fundamental and strategic research focused on health, disease and wellbeing of animals and on related public and environmental health aspects.
Research organization
Research is organized in five thematic interdisciplinary research programs with the purpose to promote scientific innovation at the interface between disciplines and to create a challenging research environment for high potential scientists. The thematic research programs are embedded in research focus areas of Utrecht University - interfacultary multidisciplinary clusters bringing together top-class research groups in thematic priority fields.
Additional research is conducted for the training of veterinary residents with the specific goal to maintain top-level veterinary specialists also in fields outside the focus the thematic programs.
The faculty’s research institute - the Institute of Veterinary Research (IVR) - covers all research performed at the faculty of Veterinary Medicine. External research evaluations ranked the faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Utrecht University amongst the top five of veterinary institutions worldwide. For reports of recent assessments (http://www.uu.nl/EN/faculties/veterinarymedicine/research/IVR/qualityassessment/Pages/default.aspx) here.
Patient care
In order to facilitate our education and research, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has three university clinics: the Companion Animals Clinic, the Equine Clinic and the Farm Animals Clinic. These clinics provide patient care for a variety of animal species (on referral from a veterinarian), while educating veterinary students. The Equine Clinic and the Farm Animals Clinic also have an ambulatory section that can provide treatment to patients on location.
All three clinics are being or are scheduled to be renovated in order to raise the level of infrastructure and patient care facilities to a higher level. The patient care provided by our clinics are at least comparable to that provided by human clinics in the range and quality of care provided. Together, these three clinics make up the largest animal hospital outside of the United States.
Faculty Structure
In accordance with the Higher Education and Research Act, the Dean is the person responsible for providing leadership to the faculty. He or she is supported in this task by the Faculty Board, which is made up of the Vice Deans and Directors of the faculty's research organisation, organisation and its operational departments.education.The Faculty’s primary tasks are education, research and patient care. These tasks are carried out by the Faculty’s seven departments and one interfacultary institute. The Faculty also administers the university’s Central Animal Laboratory Research Facility.
Employee participation at the Faculty level takes place in the Faculty Council. Study Programme Committees arrange educational affairs for the Bachelor's and Master's programmes, respectively.
The Faculty’s organisational structure is determined by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine’s Faculty Regulations.
Laboratories and other services :The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has a wide selection of facilities to serve our various clients, whether affiliated with the University or not: animal owners, veterinarians, researchers and the general public:
Diagnostic laboratories
- DMPC (Dutch Molecular Pathology Centre)
- UVDL (University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory)
- VFFT (Veterinary Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Toxicology)
- VMDC (Veterinary Microbiological Diagnostic Centre)
- VPDC (Veterinary Pathological Diagnostic Center)
- VPH (Veterinary Public Health)
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Laboratory for Hormone Analyses
- Diagnostic Laboratory for Sperm Samples
- Reproduction Laboratory
Scientific facilities
- Centre for Cellular Imaging
- Central Laboratory Animal Research Facility
- Flowcytometrics
- Mass Spectrometry Facility
- Reserve-a-scope (at the Centre for Cellular Imaging only)
Patient facilities
- Pharmacy
- Veterinary Nutrition Support Service
Education and public services
- Anatomical Collection and Production
- Parasite Compendium
- Schubärt Gallery
- Utrecht Centre for Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
- Veterinary Museum, part of the University Museum
Contact the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
General contact information
Visitor's address:Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Androclus Building
Yalelaan 1, De Uithof
3584 CL Utrecht
The Netherlands – see also directions and maps : http://www.uu.nl/EN/contactanddirections/maps/Pages/default.aspx (The Faculty is located in the south-eastern corner of De Uithof)
Post address:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
P.O. Box 80.163
3508 TD Utrecht
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 (0)30 253 90 00
Fax: +31 (0)30 253 77 27
Parking
Due to the current construction activities, the only free parking available to students and visitors is in the large parking lot next to the Farm Animals Ambulatory Clinic between the Yalelaan and the Jenalaan.We advise you to refrain from 'creative' parking on the campus, as the Utrecht University security staff supervise the area closely and will clamp the tyres of cars parked in unauthorised areas. They do so for a reason: ambulances, fire engines, police and construction traffic must be able to move freely throughout the area.
Press
The Faculty would be pleased to answer the questions of interested journalists, photographers and programme producers. For more information, see Press Relations under the heading News and Events.
Information and Admissions
For more information on the Faculty's study programmes and informational activities:Telephone: (030) 253 48 58 (Monday to Thursday 09:00 – 10:00)
Address: Postbus 80163, 3508 TD Utrecht
Contacting students, staff & organisational departments
See the telephone and address guide : http://www.uu.nl/NL/contactenroutes/Pages/default.aspx (in Dutch only), or go to the departmental website.Programmes
Utrecht University offers a versatile range of programmes, courses and trainings. These are not only of interest to University students, but also to secondary school pupils, professionals and seniors.
Utrecht University offers the following programmes:
- Undergraduate programmes: the first phase of a university degree, focusing on developing academic skills.
- Graduate programmes: the second phase of a university degree, in which students specialise in a chosen field of study.
- PhD programmes: the third phase of a university degree, in which candidates conduct scientific research, culminating in a dissertation defence.
- Curricular programmes: regular courses for students, some of which can also be attended by other interested people.
- Minors: a coherent package of courses relating to a certain field of study, which can be taken as part of the undergraduate programme.
- Programmes and courses for professionals: intended for professionals, including part-time programmes, graduate programmes, post-graduate and contract courses.
- Courses & workshops: intended for a wide variety of groups and relating to language, study counselling, science and culture.
Specificity
If the old city of Utrecht offers both medieval and contemporary surroundings, the reputation of the university is a growing factor in the decision of its students to enrol. Indeed, prospective students consider the academic excellence of the teaching and the highest Research standards more than any other factor. In 2009, 92% of surveyed students said that "Utrecht University has an excellent reputation" against 72% only in 2007. The collaboration between students and academic staff, the excellence in Research and the curriculum played a strong role in the decision to apply for 48% of prospective students against 7% in 2007. Compared to previous surveys, the reputation is of growing importance for the choice of the study programme as opposed to the attractiveness of the city. In September 2007, Utrecht University proposed:- 46 undergraduate programmes (bachelor), three of which are taught in English (Utrecht University School of Economics, University College Utrecht and Roosevelt Academy).
- 196 graduate programmes (master), of which 89 are taught in English.
- Training programs for teachers (taught in Dutch and English).
Notable alumni and faculty
Utrecht University
- Wim Aantjes (politician)
- Clarence Barlow (composer)
- Lulzim Basha (Mayor of Tirana, Albania)
- Nicolaas Bloembergen (physicist, Nobel Prize laureate)
- Arend Jan Boekestijn (historian, politician)
- Els Borst (former Dutch minister of Health)
- Henk J. M. Bos (historian of mathematics)
- James Boswell (author, lawyer)
- Pieter Burmann the Younger (philologist)
- C.H.D. Buys Ballot (meteorologist)
- Michael Clyne (linguist)
- David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, (author, lawyer)
- Peter Debye (physicist, Nobel Prize laureate)
- René Descartes (philosopher, mathematician)
- Christiaan Eijkman (physician, pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate)
- Willem Einthoven (physician, physicist, Nobel Prize laureate)
- Johann Georg Graevius (scholar)
- Louis Grondijs (Byzantologist, war correspondent)
- Gerardus 't Hooft (physicist, Nobel Prize laureate)
- J. H. van 't Hoff (chemist, Nobel Prize laureate)
- Jacobus Kapteyn (astronomer)
- Tjalling Charles Koopmans (mathematician, physicist, economist, Nobel Prize laureate)
- Arie A. Kruithof, developed the Kruithof curve, describing the influence of colour temperature on visual perception
- Jan van Leeuwen (Computer Scientist)
- Aristid Lindenmayer (biologist)
- Jack van Lint (mathematician)
- Renate Loll (physicist)
- Rudolf Magnus (pharmacologist and physiologist)
- Maung Maung, (7th President of Burma)
- Erik Meijer (computer scientist)
- Marcel Minnaert (astronomer)
- Heiko Oberman (historian)
- Mark Overmars (computer scientist)
- Abraham Pais (physicist, science historian)
- Perizonius (scholar)
- Maarten van Rossem (historian)
- Wilhelm Röntgen (physicist, Nobel Prize laureate)
- Lavoslav Ruzicka (chemist, Nobel Prize laureate)
- Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (physician, scientist)
- Jan Hendrik Scholten (theologian)
- Boudewijn Sirks (Roman law specialist)
- J. Slauerhoff (poet, novelist) worked as an assistant at the University's clinic for Dermatology and Venereal Diseases from 1929-1930.
- Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland (statesman)
- Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate (poet)
- Jan Terlouw (politician, novelist)
- Gerard Verschuuren from the former Institute of Human Biology
- Martinus J.G. Veltman (physicist, Nobel Prize laureate)
- Frans de Waal (zoologist and ethologist)
- Hugh Williamson (politician)
International rankings
On the 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities list, the University of Utrecht was ranked 48th in the world and the highest in the Netherlands. It was among the top 50 universities for six consecutive years starting from 2003. In the 2011 QS World University Rankings, Utrecht was ranked 80th.| Year | Rank (Change) |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 40 |
| 2004 | 39 ( 1) |
| 2005 | 39 ( ) |
| 2006 | 40 ( 1) |
| 2007 | 42 ( 2) |
| 2008 | 47 ( 5) |
| 2009 | 52 ( 5) |
| 2010 | 50 ( 2) |
| 2011 | 48 ( 2) |
| Year | Rank (Change) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 120 |
| 2005 | 120 () |
| 2006 | 95 ( 25) |
| 2007 | 89 ( 6) |
| 2008 | 67 ( 22) |
| 2009 | 70 ( 3) |
Library
About the library
Every top university has its own top library. As partner in science the library enables you to excel. Our aim is to supply you with the right information, in the right time, in the right place and in the right way. The library is always online, accessible from anywhere. On your smartphone you can use our mobile website for quick reference or to check free computers. Personal Library is your own personal custom-made, digital library. University build online work environments that allow your research group to collaborate with colleagues from other (foreign) universities. Our Igitur Archive makes the scientific production of Utrecht University accessible via Open Access. Via the service Dataverse Network Utrecht you can store your research data safely, reliably and permanently and make them accessible.
External assessment of the Utrecht University Library
The Executive Board of the University commissioned an external assessment panel to carry out a review on the Utrecht University Library. The panel was asked to observe and test the library services. In early 2010, the Executive Board presented the findings of the assessment. The panel came to the conclusion that the organisation can be counted among the best libraries in the Netherlands. On all tested criteria the scores range from satisfactory to excellent. A summary of the report can be found here (http://www.uu.nl/university/library/EN/about/Documents/Samenvatting%20visitatierapport_ENG.pdf). Policy plan, 2009-2012 In January 2009 a new policy plan of the Utrecht University Library was published. In this plan the policy has been updated to strengthen the position of the Utrecht University Library in a fast-changing world. Mission statement of the Utrecht University Library: Utrecht University Library renders services in the field of information supply for scientific research and education to the members of the academic community. In rendering these services, Utrecht University Library supports the University's objectives: education, research and social service, emphasising a customer-focused approach and flexible services. The library manages a considerable cultural inheritance which is increased and catalogued for the university and the society. In its Strategic Plan, Utrecht University has formulated high ambitions in relation to the further strengthening of its reputation as top university. The policy of the Utrecht University Library is in keeping with these ambitions. The library aims for integration of her services in the primary processes of research and education. The substantive choices of the university are preconditions. The main points of the Policy Plan 2009-2012 are:
- Utrecht University Library is a high-quality and reliable partner in education and research
- the core competence of the Utrecht University Library is the cataloguing of information, keeping it permanently accessible, in print as well as electronically. This not only concerns textual material but also audiovisual material and primary research data.
- Utrecht University Library delivers tailored services to both individuals and groups
- Utrecht University Library is an innovative, flexible and professional organization.
The Utrecht University Library works in close collaboration with groups of researchers and lecturers and the IT management within the university, and with other universities in the Netherlands and abroad to realize these objectives on which all work processes within the organization are based. More about Utrecht University Library:
- Strategic Plan 2009 - 2012
Poem by Ingmar Heytze (dedicated to Bas Savenije upon his departure as librarian of Utrecht University) Vacancies at Utrecht University Finding the names of Utrecht University staff.
Addresses and opening hours
University Library City Centre
Address: Drift 27, Utrecht
Opening hours Mon to Fri: 8 am - 10.30 pm (desks open at 9 am) Sat and Sun: 10 am - 6 pm Bike racks: bicycle shed behind Drift 23, accessible via Keizerstraat 256 - 260. Open Monday to Friday 8 a.m to 10.30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday: 10 am - 6 pm Summer opening hours From Saturday 30 June up to and including 24 August the library is open from Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (building) and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (service desk). On Saturdays and Sundays the library is closed. Longer opening hours during the last three weeks of a teaching period: Mon to Thurs 8 am - 1 am (service desks open at 9 am)
University Library Uithof
Address: Heidelberglaan 3, Utrecht
Opening hours Mon to Fri: 8 am - 10.30 pm (desks open at 9 am) Sat and Sun: 10 am - 6 pm Summer opening hours From Saturday 30 June up to and including 24 August the library is open from Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (building) and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (service desk). On Saturdays and Sundays the library is closed. Opening hours Special Collections Mon to Fri: 9 am - 5 pm Sat and Sun closed
Longer opening hours during the last three weeks of a teaching period: Mon to Thurs 8 am - 1 am (service desks open at 9 am)
Veterinary Medicine Library
Address: Androclus Building, Yalelaan 1, Utrecht
Opening hours Mon to Thurs: 9 am - 5.30 pm
Fri 9 am - 5 pm Summer opening hours From Monday 2 July the library closes at 5 p.m. (instead of 5.30 p.m.) The Veterinary Library will close on the 20th of July. In the following weeks the veterinary collections will be moved to the University Library Uithof. From the 1st of August, the collections will be available again at the University Library Uithof. More information (http://www.uu.nl/university/library/EN/Pages/default.aspx)
Mathematics Library
Address: Budapestlaan 6, Utrecht
Opening hours Mon-Fri: 8.15 am to 4.45 pm
(library staff present between 11.30 am and 12.30 pm)
Library of the University for Humanistics +31 30 2390199
Address: Kromme Nieuwegracht 29, Utrecht
Opening hours Mon to Fri 9 am - 6 pm Tue and Thurs 6 pm - 8 pm (reading room use only)
Research
Research at Utrecht University
Utrecht University is an internationally renowned research university. The quality of research at the University is demonstrated by positive research evaluations and a high position in international league tables.
Best Dutch University
The 2011 Shanghai Rankings of world-class universities put Utrecht in first place in the Netherlands, 12th in Europe and 48th world-wide. According to the 2011 annual Elsevier survey of professors and the 2011 World University Rankings (Times Higher Education top 200), Utrecht is the best university in the Netherlands.
Collaboration inside and outside the University
Utrecht University was the first university in the Netherlands to group its top research into 15 focus areas and one opportunity area. By enabling academics from different disciplines to collaborate in these focus areas, the University has created an integrated approach that contributes to solving societal problems such as climate change, health, safety, social cohesion and sustainability.
Increased focus
Drawing on the foundation of its focus areas, Utrecht University continues to build an integrated approach to addressing scientific and societal problems. This is why the University has opted to increase its research focus and to connect scientific excellence and fundamental research with a societal charge. This charge is about creating value for a sustainable society. How can we improve the quality of the relationship between humans and nature, between humans and animals, and between humans themselves? The transition to a sustainable society is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. It is a process that will require a comprehensive strategy involving ecological, economic, social, institutional and cultural changes. Utrecht University provides the required knowledge in all these areas. Its choice of four strategic themes (sustainability, life sciences, institutions and youth & identity) has enabled the bringing together of knowledge from different disciplines.
Securing funding
Utrecht (http://www.uu.nl/university/research/EN/halloffame/Pages/default.aspx) researchers are successful in securing individual research funding, such as the ‘Spinozapremie’, from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).Partnerships inside and outside the University
Utrecht University is a member of internationally renowned networks such as the League of European Research Universities (LERU). Utrecht collaborates with universities, knowledge institution and businesses at the regional, national and global levels. These collaborations result in innovative research and ensure that our knowledge contributes to economic development and the solving of societal problems.Room for talent
High-quality research requires excellent researchers. This is why at Utrecht University talented researchers are given room to develop new research lines. The University also has a range of projects focused on talent development.Facts & Figures
Research input
- Turnover: government funding, indirect funding and contract funding - Scientific staff per faculty/service department (in FTE) - Number of professorsResults
- Number of PhD graduates per faculty - Number of publications - Results of research assessments from 2003 to 2007 - Utrecht University’s share of individual grants from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, KNAW) and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, NWO): • Academy Professors (KNAW) • Academy Researchers (KNAW) • The Young Academy (KNAW) • Spinoza (NWO) • Pioneer (Pionier) (NWO) • Innovational Research Incentives Scheme • Vernieuwingsimpuls ‘oude stijl’) (NWO) • Veni (NWO) • Vidi (NWO) • Vici (NWO) • Aspasia (NWO) • Mosaic (NWO) • Casimir (NWO) • Toptalent (NWO)Internationalisation & Diversity
- Share of scientific staff of non-Dutch nationality - Male/female ratio among scientific staffFocus areas
Utrecht University has organised its top research into 15 focus areas and one opportunity area. Within these areas, academics enter into multi-disciplinary partnerships with research organisations, businesses and public-service institutions. Drawing on the foundation of the focus areas, the University continues to build an integrated approach to addressing scientific and societal problems. This is why the University has opted to increase its research focus and to connect scientific excellence and fundamental research with a societal charge. Its choice of four strategic themes (sustainability, life sciences, institutions, and youth & identity) has enabled the bringing together of knowledge from different disciplines.
Hall of Fame
Utrecht University boasts many researchers who belong to the (inter)national top of their disciplines. This wall of fame provides an overview of all the Utrecht top researchers that have been awarded honourable distinctions and prizes for their scientific achievements.
- Distinguished professors (http://www.uu.nl/university/research/EN/halloffame/professors/Pages/default.aspx)
- Nobel Prize winners (http://www.uu.nl/university/research/en/halloffame/nobelprizewinners/Pages/default.aspx)
International collaboration
Collaborating with international universities is fundamental to providing excellent teaching and research. Utrecht University collaborates with renowned universities around the world, engaging in:
- Joint teaching and research programmes
- Exchange of researchers, teachers and students
- Fellowship programmes
- Chairs for visiting professors
Utrecht University Partners
Asides from faculty collaborations, Utrecht University has also entered into university-wide collaboration with other international universities. In the latter case, at a university-wide and strategic level Utrecht University primarily collaborates with a limited number of international research universities enjoying a leading position in 1 (or more) of the university research focus areas. The universities with which Utrecht University enters or already has entered into a strategic international collaboration are called Utrecht University Partners (UUP). Additional funding is available for specific activities. This fact sheet (http://www.uu.nl/university/research/NL/internationalesamenwerking/Documents/Factsheet%20-%20UU%20Collaboration%20Instruments%202012-v3.pdf) offers an overview of activities concerning international strategic partnership in 2012. Read more at the Open Calls (http://www.uu.nl/university/research/NL/internationalesamenwerking/Pages/OpenCalls.aspx) page.International networks
Utrecht University is an active member of various renowned international research and teaching networks:- The League of European Research Universities
- The Utrecht Network
- The Oxford Network
International scientific institutes
Utrecht University has a seat on the board of 6 Dutch scientific institutes abroad. Furthermore this university is coordinator of the Dutch Inter-university Institute for Art History (NIKI) in Florence (Italy). Read more in Dutch scientific institutes abroad.International students
In 2009/2010, over 2.500 international students spent time at Utrecht University, participating in exchange programmes or following undergraduate or graduate programmes. Every year, about 1,000 Utrecht students participate in one of the many exchange programmes between Utrecht University and international universities.English-taught programmes
Utrecht University offers 4 English-taught undergraduate programmes and 100 English-taught graduate programmes. Go to the International Students website for more information. Furthermore, Utrecht Summer School organises 130 summer courses for students and PhD students every year.
More information
Send a mail to the Academic Affairs Office for more information about international collaboration. If you have questions about practical issues regarding the exchange of students, teachers and staff, please take a look at the website of the Student Desk (http://www.qdesk.uu.nl/).PhD programmes at Utrecht University
The highest degree awarded at Dutch universities is that of ‘Doctor’ (Dr / PhD). Both Dutch and international students can enrol in PhD programmes at Utrecht University. All our PhD programmes are offered fully in English. The degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is available from all faculties. Completion normally requires 4 years of full-time study, consisting of independent and original research under the supervision of a professor, and is concluded by a thesis (dissertation).
PhD positions and proposals
A Utrecht PhD is intellectually demanding and you will need to have a high level of attainment and motivation to pursue this programme of advanced study and research. PhD candidates provide crucial contributions to the research at Utrecht University. Annually some 425 Utrecht PhD candidates complete their research and PhD theses. Apart from applying to one of the available PhD positions, students and professionals having finished a graduate programme may also submit PhD research proposals of their own.
Attractive research environment
Utrecht University offers PhD candidates an attractive research environment. The high quality of Utrecht University research is evidenced in excellent scores from research assessments and international rankings. A PhD candidate satisfaction survey (pdf) shows that PhD’s are positive about their PhD career in Utrecht. PhD candidates give an average satisfaction score of 7.4. It is no wonder that Utrecht University boasts so many researchers who rank among the best in their specific fields of expertise. They will provide inspiring supervisors.
Graduate Schools
The PhD and graduate research programmes have been organised within 6 Graduate Schools, thereby guaranteeing the quality of these programmes. During a 4-year programme, PhD candidates conduct a research project, culminating in a thesis or a series of articles in scientific journals. The candidates work under the supervision of a professor. In addition to this, PhD candidates take courses at the Graduate Schools and must provide teaching themselves.
After the dissertation
Also after having defended their PhD theses, talented young researchers are welcomed and supported by Utrecht University. Motivated and talented doctors who wish to apply for a VENI grant with the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) are offered special coaching tracks.
More information
Read more at the PhD site and/or browse the vacancies at Utrecht University. The PhD regulation and forms can be found at the employee pages.
Culture and architecture
Culture and architecture are tightly interwoven with the past and present of the University of Utrecht. The various activities at the interface between science and culture and the striking buildings, give colour to the city of Utrecht.
Culture
Many activities are open to a broad audience. Visit for example theStudium Generale, University Museum, the Observatory Sonnenborgh, Parnassos Cultural Centre, the Botanical gardens or the University Hall.
Together with the Hogeschool Utrecht, Utrecht University organizes every year a busy Cultural Sunday, including lectures, theatre performances, concerts and debates.
The goal of many activities is to stimulate curiosity among yuong and old. Besides the university wants to feed the public debate by organizing various events. Talk and share your ideas about the responsibility of scientists and the power and limitations of science to important social issues to resolve. Architecture
In the 1960s, part of Utrecht University moved to De Uithof, other knowledge institutions such as Hogeschool Utrecht and Utrecht Medical Center Utrecht were soon to follow. De Uithof is situated on the outskirts of the eastern side of the city; currently about 60,000 people work there.
The inner city contains traditional architecture as well as a combination of old and new, as is illustrated by the renovation of the University Museum. The most well-know university building in the city centre is the University Hall (Academiegebouw) at the Domplein, embodying the heart of academic life. Mission statement and strategy
Mission statement
As a large and multifaceted international knowledge centre of academic and scientific excellence, the University’s core mission is to:
- educate young people
- train new generations of researchers
- produce academics who have both specialist knowledge and professional skills
- conduct groundbreaking research
- address social issues and work towards solving them
Commitment, inspiration, ambition and independence are Utrecht University’s core values. The University fosters its academic community through investment in staff and students.
Strategy
Utrecht University’s strategy is laid down in the 2012-2016 Strategic Plan (pdf). In further elaboration of the outline agreement between the State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science and the Dutch universities, Utrecht University will commit to the following performance agreements.
The University aims to sustain its position as a research institution of the highest international quality, to provide clear research focus areas with a particularly interdisciplinary approach, and to take the lead in implementing the Bologna principles into its teaching programmes. More information on the outlines(http://www.uu.nl/university/utrecht/en/profileandmissionstatement/outlinesstrategicplan/Pages/default.aspx) of the plan.
The University aims to sustain its position as a research institution of the highest international quality, to provide clear research focus areas with a particularly interdisciplinary approach, and to take the lead in implementing the Bologna principles into its teaching programmes. More information on the outlines(http://www.uu.nl/university/utrecht/en/profileandmissionstatement/outlinesstrategicplan/Pages/default.aspx) of the plan.
Code of conduct for scientific practice
All employees of Utrecht University who are involved in academic teaching and research are responsible for supporting academic integrity.The Code of Conduct for scientific practice : http://www.uu.nl/university/utrecht/EN/profileandmissionstatement/Documents/The_Netherlands_Code_of_Conduct_for_Scientific_Practice.pdf (pdf) contains the principles to be observed by all academic scholars: scrupulousness, reliability, verifiability, impartiality and independence.
Code of Conduct of Utrecht University
The Code of Conduct provides the framework for behaviour and reflection for employees and students of Utrecht University. The Code describes the values that govern the way people work and study at the University. Code of Conduct : http://www.uu.nl/SiteCollectionDocuments/EN%20Code%20of%20Conduct%20UU.pdf (pdf).Photo of University
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