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Erasmus University Rotterdam Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam Latin: Erasmus Universitas Roterodamum Motto ‘De universiteit voor denkers en doeners’ Motto in English 'The university for thinkers and doers' Established 1913 Type Public, General Endowment €443 million Rector Professor Dr. Henk G. Schmidt Academic staff 3,700 Students 23,867 Location Rotterdam, Netherlands Affiliations AMBA EQUIS AACSB Website www.eur.nl Erasmus University Rotterdam is a university in the Netherlands, located in Rotterdam. The university is named after Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, a 15th century humanist and theologian. The university has seven faculties and focuses on three domains
- Economics and Management
- Law, Culture and Society
- Medicine and Health Sciences
The first two domains are situated at the Woudestein campus, in the east of Rotterdam. The Medicine and Health Sciences domain is located at the Erasmus Medical Center (MC) at the Hoboken campus in the west part of the city.
Erasmus MC is the largest and one of the foremost academic medical centers trauma centers in the Netherlands, whereas its business school, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University is a leading business school within Europe. The Faculty of Law is one of the largest law schools in the Netherlands.
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University
The University describes itself as an "international knowledge workshop for critical thinking and academic training, driven by a strong focus on current social issues."
The university concentrates its expertise on issues of management, organisation and policy in the public and private sectors on the one hand, as well as on the field of sickness and health care. The university considers as its core tasks: to generate knowledge from research, to share knowledge in education and to transfer knowledge to the community. Its driving forces are academic curiosity, critical reflection and social engagement.History
Erasmus University Rotterdam has existed in its present form since 1973. Its history, however, dates back to 1913, the year in which the Netherlands School of Commerce was founded through private initiative with broad support from the Rotterdam business community. The statutory recognition of higher education in commerce and economics as an academic discipline resulted in 1939 in a change of name. The NHH became the NEH or Netherlands School of Economics. The growing complexity of society led in the 1960s to the arrival of the faculties of Law and Social Sciences, followed in later decades by Philosophy, History and Arts, and Business Administration.
From 1950, the Foundation for Higher Clinical Education used its best efforts to get a full academic medical study programme established in Rotterdam, and with success: In 1966, the government established the Medical Faculty Rotterdam, housed next to Dijkzigt Hospital. Together with the Sophia Children's Hospital and the Daniel den Hoed Clinic, it forms the University Hospital Rotterdam, which as of 1 January 2003 bears the name Erasmus MC. In 1973, the Medical Faculty Rotterdam and the Netherlands School of Economics merged to become Erasmus University Rotterdam – the first university in the Netherlands named after a person, a man to whom Rotterdam owes the reputation it has held for centuries in the academic world, Desiderius Erasmus.
University structure
Erasmus University Rotterdam has bundled its education and research in three domains in which the university has a national and international reputation to maintain:
- Economics and Management
- Erasmus School of Economics (ESE)
- Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM)
- Medicine and Health Sciences
- Erasmus MC
- Institute of Health Policy and Management (iBMG)
- Law, Culture and Society
- Erasmus School of Law (ESL)
- Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS)
- Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication (ESHCC)
- Faculty of Philosophy
Economics and management
This domain includes the Erasmus School of Economics and Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.
This domain has a very strong reputation in education as well as in research. Its economics programmes and management programmes attract students and postgraduates from all over the world. The research schools Erasmus Research Institute for Management (ERIM) and the Tinbergen Institute attract PhD students, research fellows, PostDocs and visiting professors of repute from all corners of the world. Other joint ventures are the English-language programmes International Business Administration (IBA), International Bachelor of Economics and Business Economics (IBEB), the Erasmus Executive Development programme (EED), the Erasmus University Centre for Contract Research and Business Support (ERBS) and the European Institute for Comparative Urban Research (Euricur).
Medicine and health
This domain includes the Erasmus MC and the Institute of Health Policy and Management (iBMG).
Erasmus Medical Center is the new name for the university medical centre in Rotterdam, which is a merger of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and the University Hospital Rotterdam (Dijkzigt, Sophia, Daniel den Hoed clinic). This centre for knowledge development, training and care in the field of sickness and health – the largest of its kind in Europe – is renowned nationally and internationally. The research combines its internationally acknowledged expertise in the fields of clinical sciences, health sciences and biomedical sciences. The biomedical cluster plays a leading role in the field of genomics (analysis of genes and proteins) and bioinformatics. The Forensic Molecular Biology department works together with the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI). Major long-term genetic epidemiological studies among the elderly and children are Erasmus Rotterdam Health for the Elderly (ERGO) and Generation R respectively. The institute of Health Policy and Management (iBMG) forms a bridge between medicine and the health sciences on the one hand and social sciences on the other.
Law, Culture and Society
This domain includes the Erasmus School of Law, the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication and the Faculty of Philosophy.
The research in this domain focuses on the complexity of global society and the link between economic and social problems on the one hand and law, history and culture on the other. It provides a critical reflection on research and academic training from the point of view of specialist fields like philosophy and ethics. The domain has ground in common not only with economics and management, but also with the medical and health sciences.
Research Institutes/Schools
Economics and Management
- Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM)
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (pv) and Erasmus School of Economics
- Econometric Institute
Erasmus University today is seen as the leading university in Econometrics and Operational Research. Jan Tinbergen, A Nobel price winner for Economics (1969), was the founder of the Econometric Institute and said to be a pioneer in Econometrics & Management Science. His theories had a political inclination, which proved that with multiple objectives of price stability and employment policy achieve the desired results of stabilizing the economy.
- Tinbergen Institute(TI)
Economic faculties, UvA and VU.
Tinbergen Institute (TI) is one of the top research institutes and graduate schools in economics and finance in the world. It offers a research master program (MPhil) in economics and finance as well as PhD opportunities. It is one of the Europe's top graduate schools and research institute, which uniquely combines the best of three leading Dutch Universities, which Erasmus University Rotterdam is one of them. See also Ranking Tinbergen (Econometric) Institute
- Transport, Infrastructure and Logistics (TRAIL)
In association with TU Delft
Medicine and health
- Cardiovasculaire Researchschool EUR (COEUR)
Erasmus MC (pv)
- Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences (NIHES)
Erasmus MC (pv), RIVM, NKI, UMCU-UU en AMC-UvA (1992, 1997, 2002, 2008)
- Postgraduate School Molecular Medicine /Pathofysiologie of Growth and Differantion (MM/OPGD)
Erasmus MC (pv) and LEI (1994, 1999, 2004)
- Medical-Genetic Centre South-West Nethelands (MGC)
Erasmus MC, LEI (pv) (1992, 1997, 2003) MGC participates in the top Research School Centre for Developmental and Biomedical Genetics (MRC), UU (pv), UvA en LEI
- Helmholtzschool for Autonomous SystemsResearch
Erasmus MC, UU (pv) (1994, 2000, 2005)
Law, Culture and Society
- Research School Public Safety
Faculty of Law EUR (pv), LEI, VU, TNO and NSCR (2000, 2005)
- Netherlands Institute of Government (NIG)
Faculty of Social Sciences EUR (pv), UT, LEI, RUN, VU, UU, TUD and UvT (1996, 2001, 2006)
- Huizinga Instituut
Faculty of History and Arts EUR, UvA (pv), UU, RUN, UM, LEI, VU en UT (1995, 2000, 2005)
- N.W. Posthumus Instituut
Faculty of History and Arts EUR, RUG (pv), KUN, UvA, VU, UU, RUG, LEI, WUR, RUN, KUB en TUE (1994, 1999, 2004)
- Amsterdam School of Social-Public Research(ASSR)
Faculteit of Social Sciences EUR, UvA (pv) (1994 en 1999, 2004)
- Research School Rights of the human
Faculty of Law EUR, UU (pv) en UM (1995, 2000, 2005)
- Experimental Psychologic Researchschool (EPOS)
Faculty of Social Sciences EUR, UM, LEI, UvA (pv) en VU (1995, 2000, 2004)
- Kurt Lewin Institute
Faculty of Social Sciences EUR, VU, UvA (pv), RUG, LEI (1995, 2000, 2005)
- Research School of Ethic
Faculty of Philosophy, VU, EUR, RUG, RU, UvA en UU (pv) (1994, 1999, 2006)
Campus
- Campus Woudestein
- Erasmus MC
Sustainability
On 9 September 2009—also known as Sustainability Day—GreenEUR was launched officially. During this day, GreenEUR organized several on-campus activities in cooperation with Greening the Campus. In the last couple of months, a select group of students have worked hard to build an organization by students—and for students interested in sustainability. The mission of GreenEUR is two folded: "We want to inspire students and initiate projects to make the Erasmus University more sustainable" Since April 2010 GreenEUR is officially recognized by the Executive Board. Which means the Erasmus University believes in our mission and will allocate sufficient resources for the pursuit of the mission.
University Library
The University Library ensures the provision of scientific information and offers information services for Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). The library provides services to students, lecturers and researchers. In doing so, it operates at the heart of the scientific profession. With its collections and related expertise, the library also fulfills a social function, particularly in the region. The library stands for client orientation, innovation and efficiency. The central focus of its activities is on professionalism, teamwork and fair play.
Student activities
- Erasmus Magazine [3]
- Econometric Dispute
Rankings
University
The QS World University Rankings[1] ranked Erasmus University Rotterdam as follows:
Year Netherlands In Europe In the World 2011 4th – 103th 2010 4th 40th 99th The Times Higher Education World University Rankings[2] ranked the Erasmus University Rotterdam as follows:
Year Netherlands In Europe In the World 2010 7th 59th 159th The THE-QS World University Rankings (in 2010 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and QS World University Rankings parted ways to produce separate rankings)[3] ranked the Erasmus University Rotterdam as follows:
Year Netherlands In Europe In the World 2009 5th 40th 108th 2008 6th – 126th 2007 8th – 163rd 2006 5th – 92nd 2005 2nd 16th 57th The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked the Erasmus University Rotterdam as follows:
Year Netherlands In Europe In the World 2010 7–9 57–74 151–200 2009 7–9 59–79 152–200 2008 6–9 59–79 152–200 2007 5–9 57–80 151–202 2006 8–9 79–122 201–300 2005 5–7 57–79 153–202 2004 – – 153–201 2003 – – 102–151 The Leiden Ranking of the University of Leiden, when ranking universities by the size-independent, field-normalized average impact of their research publications (CPP/FCSm)[4] among the 250 largest universities worldwide, ranked Erasmus University Rotterdam as follows:
Year Netherlands In Europe In the World 2000–2007 1st 13th 56th Rotterdam School of Management
The Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University is considered a universal business school with major international influence (highest rank) according to Eduniversal. Among the business schools with major international influence, RSM Erasmus University is ranked as follows:
Period Netherlands In Europe In the World 2010 1st 3rd 5th The University of Texas TOP 100 BUSINESS SCHOOL RESEARCH RANKINGS[5] ranked Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University as follows:
Period Netherlands In Europe In the World 2005–2009 2nd 4th 49th 2004–2008 2nd 4th 61st 2003–2007 2nd 4th 65th 2002–2006 2nd 4th 80th 2001–2005 2nd 4th 69th 2000–2004 2nd 4th 77th The QS Global 200 Business Schools Report,[6] when assessing the business schools currently preferred by the most international employers for the purpose of hiring postgraduates ranked the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University as follows:
Period Netherlands In Europe 2008–2009 1st 10th 2007–2008 1st 7th The Financial Times EUROPEAN BUSINESS SCHOOL RANKINGS[7] ranked the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University as follows:
Period Netherlands In Europe 2009 1st 7th 2008 1st 8th 2007 1st 8th The Financial Times GLOBAL MBA RANKINGS[8] ranked the MBA programme of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University as follows:
Period Netherlands In Europe In the World 2010 1st 11th 25th 2009 1st 9th 26th 2008 1st 15th 34th The Financial Times MASTERS IN MANAGEMENT RANKINGS[9] ranked the CEMS MSc in International Management offered by the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University as follows:
Period Netherlands In Europe In the World 2010 1st 2nd 2nd 2009 1st 1st 1st 2008 1st 8th 8th Accreditations
The business school has achieved triple accreditation from the international accrediting bodies of management education; AMBA, EQUIS, and AACSB. Only a 40 business schools in the world have acquired triple accreditation, although it should be noted that many schools have a policy of not applying for multiple accreditations.
Erasmus School of Economics
Economics Department
The economics faculty is, according to the QS World University Ranking 2011, the 9th best in Europe (UK included) and 36th in the world in its field[10]
Period Netherlands In Europe In the World 2011 1st 9th 36th In the Top 10 of Dutch (business) economics department[11] made by the department itself, the Economics Department of Erasmus University Rotterdam is ranked as follows:
Year Netherlands 2009 1st Tinbergen Institute
In the top 200 economics departments worldwide[12] by Kalaitzidakis et al., the Tinbergen Institute (economics department of Erasmus University Rotterdam, University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam) is ranked as follows:
Period Netherlands In Europe In the World 2003 1st 1st 15th Erasmus Medical Center
The Erasmus MC ranks as the top European institution in clinical medicine[13] according to the Times Higher Education rankings.
Period Netherlands In Europe In the World 2009 1st 1st 20th Furthermore, the Erasmus MC (the university medical center) is ranked by The Scientist as the 5th best of the top 15 medical institutions outside the United States (ranking 2004).
Notable staff
Nobel laureate
- Jan Tinbergen (Inaugural Recipient of Nobel Prize for Economics, 1969)
Politics
- Jan Peter Balkenende (former Prime minister of the Netherlands)
- Pim Fortuyn (politician)
- Bianca Hoogendijk (wife of Jan Peter Balkenende, former Prime minister of the Netherlands)
- Cees Veerman (the former Dutch minister of agriculture, environment and foodquality)
- Alexander Rinnooy Kan (president of the Dutch Social-Economic Council)
Business
- Hans Wijers, CEO AkzoNobel; former Minister of Economic Affairs The Netherlands
Scientists
- Jean Paelinck (European Prize In Regional Science, 2003)
- Frank Grosveld (Spinozapremie 1995)
- Jan Hoeijmakers (Spinozapremie 1998)
- Albert Osterhaus (head of the National Influenza Centre, and head of the world reference center for measles of the World Health Organization)
- Gerrit van Poelje (founder of the Public Administration in The Netherlands)
- Jo Ritzen (former Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in the Netherlands and alumnus as well)
- Henri Theil (successor of Jan Tinbergen; together with Jan Tinbergen founder of the Econometric Institute, 1956)
- Hans Wijers (current CEO of AkzoNobel; former Minister of Economic Affairs in the Netherlands)
- Eelco van Asperen (computer scientist, Erasmus School of Economics)
Philosophy
Notable alumni
Business Studies
- Alexander Ribbink, COO TomTom
- Sergio Orlandini, former Chairman KLM
- Cor Herkströter, former Chairman Royal Dutch Shell
- Herman Heinsbroek, former Minister of Economic Affairs; founder, Arcade Records
- Johan Andersen, CEO Ferd AS, Norway
- Rene Hooft Graafland, CFO Heineken
- Michiel Meurs, former CFO Ahold
- Michiel Muller, CEO Route Mobiel
- Maarten Fontein, former CEO AFC Ajax
Economics
- Cor Herkströter, Chairman of DSM, former Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell
- Peter Bakker, CEO TNT N.V.
- Eduard Bomhoff (Former Dutch Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport and Deputy Prime Minister
- Prince Johan-Friso of Orange-Nassau (2nd son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands)
- Peter Nijkamp (Professor of regional economics, recipient of the Spinozapremie)
- Sergio Orlandini (former president of the KLM)
- K. Geert Rouwenhorst (Professor of Finance & Deputy Director of the International Center for Finance at Yale School of Management)
- Jeroen van der Veer (CEO, Royal Dutch Shell)
- Onno Ruding (former Vice-Chairman, Citibank; former board member, ABN AMRO; former Ministry of Finance in the Netherlands; former executive director of the IMF)
- Frans Weisglas (president of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands)
- Nout Wellink (president of central bank of the Netherlands)
- P.H.M.J. Witteveen (Oprichter OC&C strategy consultants)
- Harry Brouwer (Directie voorzitter van Unilever Benelux B.V.)
- Jan Kees de Jager, (Minister van Financiën)
- H.B.F. Franses (Topeconomist in Europe)
- Nils de Baar, (Algemeen Directeur, Ericsson Nederland)
- Willem Stolwijk, (Oud-Directie voorzitter Interpay Nederland)
- Eddie Meijer, (Lid Board Houthoff Buruma, Managing Partner)
- Huub Wieleman, (Managing partner of Deloitte Accountants BV)
- Bert de Groot, (Rector Magnificus Universiteit Nyenrode (former CFO and board member, Randstad Holding; Associé Boer & Croon))
- Fatima Moreira de Melo, (Bekend hockeyster)
- Henri Termeer, (President, CEO and Chairman of Genzyme)
- Albert Winsemius, (long-time economic advisor to Singapore)
- Antoine van Agtmael, (former-economist of the World Bank; coined the term emerging markets)
Politics
- Ruud Lubbers (former Dutch Prime Minister and UN High Commissioner)
- Jan Pronk (former Dutch minister and UN Special Representative)
- Supachai Panitchpakdi (WTO Director-General, 2002–2005)
- Johan Witteveen (Managing Director IMF, 1973–1978 and first chairman of the Group of Thirty)
- Mohammad Hatta (1st Vice president and Prime minister of the Republic of Indonesia)
- Neelie Kroes (European Commissioner)
- Meles Zenawi (Prime minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia)
- Zoran Jolevski (Macedonian Ambassador in the United States and Negotiator of Macedonia naming dispute)
- Paul Zimmerman (Councillor Hong Kong Southern District Council)
Law
- Stefan Aartsen (former Dutch butterfly swimmer)
- Aart Jan de Geus (deputy secretary-general of the OECD and former Minister of Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands
- Marianne Thieme (a well known Dutch animal activist and politician)
Other
- Frederique van der Wal (Supermodel) (Did not graduate)
Education
Undergraduate programs
Erasmus University Rotterdam offers a broad range of Bachelor's programmes taught in the Dutch language, leading to a B.A., B.Sc. or LL.B. degree:
- B.A. Cultural Sciences
- B.A. History
- B.A. Philosophy
- B.Sc. Business Administration
- B.Sc. Communication & Media
- B.Sc. Criminology
- B.Sc. Econometrics & Management Science
- B.Sc. Economics & Business
- B.Sc. Economics & Informatics
- B.Sc. Fiscal Economics
- B.Sc. Medicine
- B.Sc. Psychology
- B.Sc. Public Administration
- B.Sc. Health Sciences
- B.Sc. Sociology
- Joint programme B.Sc. Economics / LL.B. Law
- LL.B. Dutch Law
- LL.B. Fiscal Law
Furthermore the university offers three completely English-language Bachelor programmes. These programmes are open to students aiming for an international career in Business and/or Economics or Communication and Media. Apart from the Dutch students, about 40% of the students taking these programmes are international students from over 80 countries.
- B.Sc. International Bachelor Economics & Business Economics
- B.Sc. International Business Administration
- B.Sc. International Bachelor Communication & Media
Graduate Studies
Students can choose from 28 master courses with more than 65 different programs. Education at this level is given mostly in English, and is international and applicable oriented. The research is of top level. There is a wide range of study facilities.
Erasmus University offers three types of Master’s programmes:
Master’s programmes
These type of Master’s programs leads to a M.A., M.Sc. or LL.M.:
- M.A. Philosophy
- M.A. Art & Culture Studies
- M.Sc. Business Administration
- M.Sc. Economics & Business
- M.Sc. Econometrics & Management Science
- M.Sc. Economics & Informatics
- M.Sc. General Management
- M.Sc. Health Economics, Policy & Law
- M.Sc. International Business Administration
- M.Sc. International Public Administration
- LL.M. Business & Trade Law
- LL.M. Business, Trade and Maritime Law
- LL.M. European Law and Economics
- LL.M. International Law
Research Master’s programmes
Talented students are given the opportunity to utilise their skills and potential in academic research. Completion of these Research Master’s programmes leads to the degree's M.Phil. or M.Sc.Res. (Master of Science by Research):
- M.Phil. Business Research
- M.Phil. Economics
- M.Phil. Philosophy and Economics
- M.Sc. Res. Clinical Epidemiology
- M.Sc. Res. Clinical Research (MSCR)
- M.Sc. Res. Molecular Medicine (MScMM)
- M.Sc. Res. Neurosciences
- M.Sc. Res. Public Administration
Post-experience and professional Master's programmes
The university also offers specialised knowledge and skills programma's for further development of your professional career. These type of programmes leads to the commonly known M.A., or M.Sc., but also to professional Master degree's like MBA, MFM, or MHM:
Doctorate programs
Research doctorates
In addition, most departments, affiliated (research)institutes or faculties offer doctorate programs or positions, leading to the 'Doctor of Philosophy' (PhD) degree. Most of the PhD programs offered by the university are concentrated in several research schools or institutes. See also: PhD at Erasmus university.
Post-experience and professional doctorates
- M.D. Medicine
- D.Sc. Epidemiology
- D.Sc. Clinical Epidemiology
- D.Sc. Genetic Epidemiology
- D.Sc. Health Services Research
- D.Sc. Public Health
- D.Sc. Medical Informatics
References
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- ^ World University Rankings. Retrieved, 30 September 2010.
- ^ World University Rankings. Retrieved, 30 September 2010.
- ^ The Leiden Ranking. Retrieved, 30 September 2010.
- ^ THE UTD TOP 100 BUSINESS SCHOOL RESEARCH RANKINGS™. Retrieved, 30 September 2010.
- ^ Global 200 Business Schools Report. Retrieved, 30 September 2010.
- ^ FT European Business school rankings. Retrieved, 30 September 2010.
- ^ FT Global MBA Rankings. Retrieved, 30 September 2010.
- ^ FT Masters in management rankings. Retrieved, 30 September 2010.
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- ^ ESE Rankings. Retrieved, 30 September 2010.
- ^ Top 200 economics departments . Retrieved, 30 September 2010.
- ^ Top European institutions in clinical medicine
External links
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Rotterdam School of Management
- Study Association Rotterdam School of Management
- Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam
- Center for Maritime Economics and Logistics
- Portal, Forum of Erasmus University
- Fact & Figures
- Strategy EUR 2013
- Images of Erasmus
- Dies Natalis
- Honorate Doctorates
- Portal econometric students link with companies
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