| Universiteit Antwerpen University of Antwerp |
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| Established | 1852 (UFSIA), 2003 (UA) |
| Type: | Private |
| Rector: | Francis Van Loon |
| Students: | approx. 10,000 |
| Location |  Antwerp |
| Campus: | Campus Middelheim, Campus Groenenborger, City Campus and Campus Drie Eiken |
| Website: | www.ua.ac.be |
University of Antwerp (Dutch: Universiteit Antwerpen) is a university located in Antwerp, Belgium.
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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 10.000 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
- Didier de Chaffoy de Courcelles, Vice President R&D of Janssen Pharmaceutica
- Filip Dewinter, politician
- Patrick Janssens, mayor of Antwerp
- Peter Piot, PhD in Microbiology, head of UNAIDS
- Christine Van Broeckhoven, molecular biologist
- Paul Stoffels, cofounder of Tibotec and Virco
- Matthias Storme, lawyer and politician
- Vincent Timmerman, molecular biologist
- Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, politician
- Johan Vande Lanotte, politician
- Staf Van Reet, law, businessman
Notable faculty
- Christine Van Broeckhoven, molecular biologist
- Christine Van den Wyngaert, law
See also
- Wikings - the business and economics student's organisation.
- WINAK - the maths, physics and computer science student's organisation.
- Fabiant - the biology student's organisation.
- 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
External links
- Universiteit Antwerpen Official Web site
- More information about higher education in Flanders/Belgium (in English)
- Find an officially recognised programme of this institution in the Higher Education Register
