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Radboud University Nijmegen Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Latin: Universitas Noviomagensis
Motto	In Dei Nomine Feliciter (Happily in the name of God.)
Established	1923
Type	Public, general
Rector magnificus	Prof. dr. S.C.J.J. Kortmann per May 10, 2007
Faculty	5,500
Students	17,627 in 2005-2006[1]
Doctoral students	1128 in 2005 [2]
Location	Nijmegen, Gelderland, The Netherlands
Campus	Heyendaal
Affiliations	EUA
Website	www.ru.nl

The Radboud University Nijmegen, formerly called Catholic University of Nijmegen is the university of the Dutch city of Nijmegen. Currently, more than 17,000 undergraduates and postgraduates attend the university, about 8 % of all university students in the Netherlands. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Aquatint of a Doctor of Divinity at the University of Oxford, in the scarlet and black academic robes corresponding to his position. ... Country Netherlands Province Gelderland Area (2006)  - Municipality 57. ... Capital Arnhem Queens Commissioner Clemens Cornielje Religion (1999) Protestant 31% Catholic 29% Area  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water   4,975 km² (1st) 161 km² Population (2005)  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Density 1,970,865 (4th) 393/km² (6th) Inclusion {{{inclusion}}} Anthem Ons Gelderland ISO NL-GE Official website www. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... The European University Association (EUA) is the main voice of the higher education community in Europe. ... A website (alternatively, Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP, a... Country Netherlands Province Gelderland Area (2006)  - Municipality 57. ...

The university was founded in 1923 as a result of the emancipation process of the Catholics in the Netherlands. The Catholic identity of the university is still reflected by an obligatory philosophy course.^{[citation needed]} Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The philosopher Socrates about to take poison hemlock as ordered by the court. ...

The university has been renamed Radboud University Nijmegen (RU) in 2004, after the Radboud foundation which had the goal of stimulating Roman Catholic higher education and funded the university until world war 1[3]. The foundation was named after Saint Radboud, a Catholic bishop and scholar who lived around 900. Until 31 August 2004, the official (Dutch) name was Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen (KUN), (Catholic University of Nijmegen). shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Saint Radbod or Radboud (before 850 - 917) was bishop of Utrecht from 900 to 917. ... Persian sfuckentist, Rhazes, distinguished smallpox from measles in the course of his writings. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The university's medical department is linked to the University Medical Center St Radboud which is a large teaching hospital, also located on the Heyendaal campus. The University Medical Center St Radboud (Dutch: Universitair Medisch Centrum St Radboud), also known as UMC Nijmegen or UMCN, is the teaching hospital affiliated with the Radboud University Nijmegen, in the city of Nijmegen in the eastern-central part of The Netherlands. ...

Location

The university buildings are scattered around the leafy Heyendaal campus, incorporating the eponymous manor. The abundance of building sites characterises the university's drive to modernise its campus. Building projects include new halls of residence, a sports centre (completed in 2003) and several science buildings.

The university campus is located right next to the Nijmegen Heyendaal railway station. Frequent shuttle buses connect the university to the Central Station and city centre. There are 387 train stations in the Netherlands, since December 2004, when Almere Oostvaarders was opened. ...

Available courses

Some of the subjects offered by the university:

• American Studies
• Anthropology
• Arabic language and culture (uncertain due to budget problems)
• Artificial Intelligence
• Astronomy
• Biology
• Business Administration
• Business Communication
• Cognitive Science
• Chemistry
• Classics
• Communication Science
• Computer Science
• Cultural Studies
• Dentistry
• Dutch language and culture
• Economics
• English language and culture
• French language and culture
• German language and culture
• Human Geography & Spatial Planning
• History
• Information Science
• Language and Speech Technology[4]
• Law
• Linguistics
• Mathematics
• Medicine
• Molecular Life Sciences
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Public Administration
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Spanish language and culture
• Speech-Language Pathology
• Theology

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Discoveries and inventions

The computer science department at RU created the Clean programming language. In computer science Clean is a general-purpose purely functional programming language. ...

Famous alumni

• Dries van Agt Former prime minister of the Netherlands
• Louis Beel Former prime minister of the Netherlands
• Jo Cals Former prime minister of the Netherlands
• Sidney Dekker Professor in Human Factors and Aviation Lund University, Sweden
• Thom de Graaf Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Administrative Reform, current mayor of Nijmegen
• Agnes Kant Socialist Politician
• Victor Marijnen Former prime Minister of the Netherlands
• Hans van Mierlo Former minister and senator
• Mark Retera Cartoonist
• Adrianus Johannes Simonis Cardinal Archbishop of Utrecht
• Frans van der Hoff Co-founder of Stichting Max Havelaar
• Rita Verdonk Current Member of parliament for the VVD and former Minister for Immigration and Integration
• Gerd Leers Current Mayor of Maastricht

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External links

• Official Site
  • English version
• Faculty of Theology
• Faculty of Philosophy
• Faculty of Arts
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Social Sciences
• Faculty of Management
• Faculty of Science
• Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
• Nijmegen Centre for Border Research
• Social Geography