Erasmusgebouw
Erasmusgebouw

About Radboud University

Radboud University is one of the best traditional, general universities of the Netherlands. This page gives more information about our organisation, core values and history.

Het uitgave van de strategie van de Radboud Universiteit

Mission and Strategy

Our university wants to contribute to a free and healthy world with equal opportunities for all and to make a significant impact on a regional and an international level.

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Historisch beeld van de opening van de Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen in 1923

History & Identity

Radboud University was founded on 17 October 1923 under the name Catholic University Nijmegen. The Dutch Catholic population planned to use its university to promote the emancipation of Catholics in the Netherlands who, at that time, were strongly under-represented in such areas as public administration, the legal profession and the medical sector. 

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