University of Amsterdam - amsterdam university

Located in the capital of Amsterdam, it is the largest national university in the Netherlands with nearly 30,000 students and over 5,000 staff. It has seven faculties: humanities, social and behavioral sciences, economics and business administration, law, natural sciences, medicine, and dentistry. It is a highly international university, cooperating with the League of Research Universities (LERU) , which has 23 member universities in Europe, for basic research, and a member of U21, which promotes student mobility with 27 universities around the world. It was originally founded in 1632 as the Athenaeum Illustre , a higher education institution open to citizens to enhance the city's status, and played a role in supporting the education of the people during the Golden Age of the Netherlands. In 1877, it gained status as the City University of Amsterdam, and the appointment and dismissal of faculty members was also carried out by the city council, developing into a university for the citizens. For almost 100 years until it became a national university in 1961, it excelled in natural science research, producing six Nobel Prize winners and seven Spinoza Prize winners. The University is ranked 63rd in the Times World University Rankings (2016/17) , but 32nd in humanities and 26th in social sciences.
Author: Mari Matsuura

Source : Heibonsha "University Encyclopedia" About the University Encyclopedia Information

首都アムステルダムに位置し，3万人近い学生と5000人以上のスタッフを有するオランダで最大規模の国立総合大学。人文学，社会行動科学，経済経営学，法学，自然科学，医学，歯学の7学部があり，ヨーロッパ内23の大学が加盟する研究大学連盟（LERU）と基礎研究のために連携し，世界の27大学と学生移動を促進するU21のメンバーであるなど国際性豊かな大学である。元来，市の地位を高めるために市民に開かれた高等教育機関アテネウム（オランダ）（Athenaeum Illustre）として1632年に開校され，オランダ黄金期の人々の教養を支える役割を果たしてきた。1877年にアムステルダム市立大学としての地位を得，教員の任免も市議会が行うなど，市民の大学として発展。1961年に国立大学になるまでのほぼ100年間はとくに自然科学研究に優れ，6人のノーベル賞受賞者，7人のスピノザ賞受賞者を輩出した。タイムズ誌の世界大学ランキング（2016/17年）の順位は63位であるが，人文学では32位，社会科学では26位。
著者: 松浦真理

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