University of Antwerp

Infobox University
name = University of Antwerp
native_name = Universiteit Antwerpen
latin_name =


motto =
established = 1852 (UFSIA), 2003 (UA)
type = Public
staff =
rector = Alain Verschoren
city = flagicon|Belgium Antwerp
country =
campus = Campus Middelheim,
Campus Groenenborger,
City Campus and
Campus Drie Eiken
students = approx. 9,000
affiliations =
website = [http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=.ENGLISH www.ua.ac.be]

University of Antwerp ( _nl. Universiteit Antwerpen) is a university located in Antwerp, Belgium.

History

It was founded in 2003 after the merger of the three universities that were previously known as RUCA (State University Centre Antwerp), UFSIA (University Faculties Saint Ignatius Antwerp) and UIA (University Institution Antwerp). Hence, the university's roots go back to 1852. The University of Antwerp has approximately 9.000 students, which makes it the third largest university in Flanders.

The University of Antwerp has faculties in
* Applied Economics
* Arts and Philosophy
* Law
* Medicine
* Pharmaceutical - Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
* Political and Social Sciences
* Sciences.

The Institute of Development Policy and Management (IDPM), the Universiteit Antwerpen Management School (UAMS) and the Institute of Transport and Maritime Management Antwerp (ITMMA) have an autonomous, faculty-like UA status.

The four campuses are situated in the historic city centre and in the green belt to the south of the city.

Trivia

On the 2007 list of the Top 500 World Universities, University Antwerp is ranked on a shared place between 203 and 204.

Notable alumni

* Stefan & Wouter Blondé, owner Blondé Group
* Didier de Chaffoy de Courcelles, Vice President R&D of Janssen Pharmaceutica
* Marcia De Wachter, economy, Director of the National Bank of Belgium
* Jan Huyghebaert, Philosophy, Language and Literature, banker
* Patrick Janssens, mayor of Antwerp
* Bernard Hubeau, former ombudsman of the Flemish Parliament
* Mimi Lamote, economy
* Jan Leyers, philosophy, tv presenter, author and musician
* Bart Peeters, presenter and singer
* Kris Peeters, Law, Minister-President of Flanders
* Peter Piot, PhD in Microbiology, head of UNAIDS
* Hugo Matthysen, Philosophy, author and radio presenter
* Guido Meulenaer, general editor of Trends magazine
* Christine Van Broeckhoven, molecular biologist
* Paul Stoffels, cofounder of Tibotec and Virco
* Matthias Storme, lawyer and politician
* Rudi Thomaes, law, CEO of the Federation of Belgian Enterprises
* Vincent Timmerman, molecular biologist
* Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, politician
* Johan Vande Lanotte, politician
* Bogdan Vanden Berghe, General Secretary of 11.11.11
* Staf Van Reet, law, businessman
* Amoako Richard Nana, sp.a
* Rudy Van Eysendeyk, Political and Social Sciences, general director of the [http://www.kmda.org/?lang=EN Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp]
* Johan Van Hecke, Political and Social Sciences, member of the European Parliament
* Mieke Vogels, Political and Social Sciences, Political and Social Sciences, representative in the Flemish Parliament, former minister
* Gerolf Annemans, Law, representative, floor leader Vlaams Belang party
* Sabine Hagedoren, Chemistry, weather forecaster with één
* Dries Buytaert, Computer Science, author of Drupal

Notable faculty

* Christine Van Broeckhoven, molecular biologist
* Christine Van Den Wyngaert, law

ee also

* Science and technology in Flanders
* [http://www.sofia.be Sofia] - the law student's organisation.
* Wikings - the business and economics student's organisation.
* [http://www.winak.be WINAK] - the maths, physics and computer science student's organisation.
* [http://www.fabiant.be Fabiant] - the biology student's organisation.
* [http://www.kda.be KDA] - the chemistry and biochemistry student's organisation.
* PATS - a telecommunications research group at the university
* Flanders Interuniversity Institute of Biotechnology (VIB)
* University Foundation
* Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC)
* Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine
* Waterfront Researchpark
* Utrecht Network

External links

* [http://www.ua.ac.be/ Universiteit Antwerpen] Official Web site
* [http://www.highereducation.be More information about higher education in Flanders/Belgium (in English)]
* [http://www.highereducation.be/content.php?section=zoekmachine&subsection=eenvoudig&action=zoeken Find an officially recognised programme of this institution in the Higher Education Register]