Radboud University Nijmegen

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The Radboud University Nijmegen ( Dutch: Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen ), short- RU, is a Catholic university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1923 in Nijmegen, and was called up on September 1, 2004, nor Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen ( KUN).

Precursor

Already 1655 in Nijmegen a former University under the name illustrious Academy was founded, the existence of which, however, remained limited to a short period because of adverse events. In 1665 the city and thus the university was hit by the plague in 1672 was followed by the occupation of Nijmegen by French troops. The university was finally closed in 1679 for lack of funds, after they had lost their last Gerhard Noodt professor.

Overview

With the name change in 2004, the Radboud University Nijmegen ( named after the former bishop of Utrecht Radbod ) seems to distance himself somewhat from the explicit Catholicism, although the Archbishop of Utrecht is still Chancellor of the University. This also fits the withdrawal from the collaboration with the University of Utrecht and the Faculty of Theology and Religion - University of Tilburg.

Withdrawal of the Catholic Magisterium

The Vatican withdrew from the Catholic Theological Faculty of the right to confer academic titles. This decision is justified by the fact that the Catholic faculty since 1980, the demand of the Vatican after an adjustment to its statutes to church policy had not complied. In canon law ( canon ) was determined that any appointment of a professor of theology to the approval of ecclesiastical authority in need, this duty had regarded the university as an academic restriction. This meant that trained theologians can no longer Catholic priest or pastoral at the university. As the only recognized academic training of priests in the Netherlands now remains the Faculty of Theology and Religion - University of Tilburg.

Infrastructure and organization

The campus is located in the district Heyendaal. The University and the University Hospital have about 10,000 employees and 19,000 students. More than 60 fields of study are organized into seven faculties:

  • Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies
  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Faculty of Management Science
  • Faculty of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and computer science
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Medicine ( with University Hospital )

Reputation

According to the CHE university rankings, published by the newspaper DIE ZEIT, the RU Nijmegen in the categories " Overall student ", " care " and " citations per publication", for some courses, such as biology, chemistry, medicine and psychology, associated with the top group of the studied European universities.

Well-known professors and graduates

  • Dries van Agt ( born 1931 ), Prime Minister from 1977 to 1982
  • Louis Beel (1902-1977), Prime Minister 1946-1948 and 1958-1959
  • Titus Brandsma (1881-1942), Carmelite priest, professor of philosophy and martyr ( beatification 1985)
  • Jo Cals (1914-1971), Prime Minister from 1965 to 1966
  • Marijn Dekkers ( born 1957 ), CEO of Bayer AG
  • Nick Enfield (born 1966 ), ethno- linguist
  • Heino Falcke (born 1966 ), astrophysicist
  • Thom de Graaf ( born 1957 ), Deputy Prime Minister from 2003 to 2005, now mayor of the city of Nijmegen.
  • Agnes Kant (1967 ), epidemiologist and health politician
  • Gerd Leers (* 1951), politician
  • Victor Marijnen (1917-1975), Prime Minister from 1963 to 1965
  • Hans van Mierlo (1931-2010), co-founder of the left-liberal party Democraten 66 ( D66 )
  • Mark Retera (born 1964 ), author and artist
  • Edward Schillebeeckx, OP, (1914-2009), theologian ( dogmatist )
  • Cardinal Adrianus Simonis ( born 1931 ), Archbishop of Utrecht
  • Rita Verdonk ( born 1955 ), Minister for Integration and Immigration 2003-2006
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