Utrecht University

Utrecht University (Universiteit Utrecht in Dutch) is a university in Utrecht, The 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 26,787 students in 2004, and employed 8,224 faculty and staff, 570 of which are full professors. In 2004, 358 Ph.D.-diplomas were awarded and 7,010 scientific articles were published. The 2004 budget of the university was 653 million euro.

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Dutch - Utrecht - The Netherlands - Universities - Europe - March 26 - 1636 - 2004 - Ph.D.

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Utrecht University is led by the University Board, consisting of Yvonne van Rooy (president), prof.dr. Willem Hendrik Gispen (rector magnificus) and Willem Kardux. In 2005, a reform of the organisational structure of the university is to be executed, resulting in a reduction of the number of faculties to seven:

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Yvonne van Rooy - Willem Hendrik Gispen - Willem Kardux - Faculties

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• Faculty of Arts and Humanities
• Department of Arts
• Department of Theology
• Department of Philosophy
• Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
• Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance
• Faculty of Geosciences
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
• Faculty of Science
• Department of Biology
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Information and Computer Science
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Department of Physics and Astronomy

The two large faculties of Humanities and Law are situated in the inner city of Utrecht. The other five faculties, as well as most of the administrative services, are located in De Uithof, a campus area in the outskirts of the city.

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Humanities - Law - De Uithof - Campus

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The university's motto is "Sol Iustitiae Illustra Nos", which means "Sun of Justice, shine upon us".

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