Eindhoven University of Technology
| Technische Universiteit Eindhoven | |
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Former names
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Technische Hogeschool Eindhoven |
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| Motto | Mens Agitat Molem |
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Motto in English
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Mind moves matter |
| Type | Public, Technical |
| Established | 23 June 1956 |
| Budget |
€287.4M (2011) €319.9M (2014) |
| Rector | Prof.dr. ir. F.P.T. Baaijens |
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Administrative staff
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2200 |
| Students | 9711 |
| Location |
Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands 51°26′53″N 5°29′23″E / 51.44806°N 5.48972°ECoordinates: 51°26′53″N 5°29′23″E / 51.44806°N 5.48972°E |
| Campus | Urban, 121 ha (300 acres) |
| Colors | Red and dark blue |
| Affiliations | 3TU, CESAER, Santander, CLUSTER, EUA and Eurotech |
| Website | www.tue.nl |
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€287.4M (2011)
The Eindhoven University of Technology (Dutch: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, abbr. TU/e) is a university of technology located in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Its motto is Mens agitat molem (Mind moves matter). The university was the second of its kind in the Netherlands, only Delft University of Technology existed previously. Until mid-1980 it was known as the Technische Hogeschool Eindhoven (abbr. THE). In 2011 QS World University Rankings placed Eindhoven at 146th internationally, but 61st globally for Engineering & IT. Furthermore, in 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) rankings, TU/e was placed at the 52-75 bucket internationally in Engineering/Technology and Computer Science (ENG) category and at 34th place internationally in the field of Computer Science. In 2003 a European Commission report ranked TU/e at third place among all European research universities (after Cambridge and Oxford and at equal rank with TU Munich), thus making it the highest ranked Technical University in Europe.
The Eindhoven University of Technology was founded as the Technische Hogeschool Eindhoven (THE) on 23 June 1956 by the Dutch government. The University was acknowledged for its research in Automobile sector. It was the second institute of its kind in the Netherlands, preceded only by the Delft University of Technology. It is located on its own campus in the center of Eindhoven, just north of the railway station. It is currently home to about 240 professors, 7200 students, 250 PDEng-students, 600 Ph.D. students, 200 post-doc students and 3000 regular employees. It supports about 100 student associations and 15 alumni associations. Yearly, the Eindhoven University of Technology produces almost 3000 scientific publications, 140 PhD-awards, and 40 patents.
The Eindhoven University of Technology is main participant in the technological top institutes DPI and M2i. One of its former students is Gerard Kleisterlee, a former CEO of Philips.
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