Back Universiteit van Leiden Afrikaans جامعة لايدن Arabic جامعة لايدن ARZ Universidá de Leiden AST Leyden Universiteti Azerbaijani لیدن بیلیمیوردو AZB Лейден университеты Bashkir Univérsitas Leiden BAN Лейдэнскі ўніверсітэт Byelorussian Лайденски университет Bulgarian
Universiteit Leiden | |
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| Latin: Academia Lugduno-Batava[1][2][3] | |
Former names | Rijksuniversiteit Leiden |
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| Motto | Libertatis Praesidium (Latin) |
Motto in English | Bastion of Freedom |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 8 February 1575[4] |
| Founder | William of Orange |
Academic affiliation | TPC |
| Budget | €777 million (2021) |
| President | Annetje Ottow |
| Rector | Hester Bijl |
Academic staff | 1,862 (2021)[5] |
Administrative staff | 1,573 |
| Students | 37,136 (2021–22)[6] |
| Undergraduates | 24,496 (2021–22)[6] |
| Postgraduates | 12,395 (2021–22)[6] |
| 886 (2021)[5] | |
| Location | , , 52°9′25″N 4°29′7″E / 52.15694°N 4.48528°E |
| Campus | Urban and College town |
| Language | Dutch, English (Additional languages for language programmes) |
| Colours | LEI Blue[7] |
| Website | universiteitleiden.nl |
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  Location in Netherlands  Leiden University (Europe) | |
Leiden University (abbreviated as LEI;[8][9] Dutch: Universiteit Leiden) is a public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. It was founded as a Protestant university in 1575[10] by William, Prince of Orange as the first university in the Netherlands.
During the Dutch Golden Age scholars from around Europe were attracted to the Dutch Republic for its climate of intellectual tolerance. Individuals such as René Descartes, Rembrandt, Christiaan Huygens, Hugo Grotius, Benedictus Spinoza, and later Baron d'Holbach were active in Leiden and environs.
The university has seven academic faculties and over fifty subject departments, housing more than forty national and international research institutes. Its historical primary campus consists of several buildings spread over Leiden, while a second campus located in The Hague houses a liberal arts college (Leiden University College The Hague) and several of its faculties. It is a member of the Coimbra Group, the Europaeum, and a founding member of the League of European Research Universities.
The university has produced twenty-six Spinoza Prize Laureates and sixteen Nobel Laureates. Members of the Dutch royal family such as Queen Juliana, Queen Beatrix, and King Willem-Alexander are alumni, and ten prime ministers of the Netherlands including Mark Rutte. US President John Quincy Adams also studied at the university.[11]
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- ^ Records of The Tercentenary Festival of Dublin University. Dublin, Ireland: Hodges, Figgis & Co. 1894. ISBN 9781355361602.
- ^ Actes du Jubilé de 1909 (in Swiss French). Geneva, Switzerland: Georg Keck & Cie. 1910. ISBN 9781360078335.
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- ^ a b "Facts and figures". Leiden University. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ a b c "Universiteit Leiden in cijfers en grafieken". AlleCijfers.nl. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "Leiden University basic elements: Colours". Leiden University. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ^ Schrijfrichtlijnen: Afkortingen – website of Leiden University
- ^ Acronyms related to the Dutch universities – website of Rathenau Institute
- ^ The Great Emporium: The Low Countries as a Cultural Crossroads in the Renaissance and the Eighteenth Century. Rodopi. 1992. ISBN 9789051833638.
- ^ "John Quincy Adams | Biography, Facts, & Presidency". Britannica. 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2023-07-07.