Evangelical Theological Faculty
| Evangelische Theologische Faculteit | |
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| Motto | Fides Quaerens Intellectum |
|---|---|
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Motto in English
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Faith Seeking Understanding |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1919 |
| Rector | Patrick Nullens (2006– ) |
| Dean | Andreas J. Beck (2004– ) |
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Academic staff
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51 |
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Administrative staff
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9 |
| Students | 189 |
| Undergraduates | 76 |
| Postgraduates | 72 |
| 39 | |
| Location | Leuven, Belgium |
| Language | Dutch and English |
| Website | etf.edu |
| Data as of 2016[update] | |
The Evangelical Theological Faculty (Dutch: Evangelische Theololgische Faculteit, Leuven, abbreviated as ETF) is a private university of Theology in Leuven, Flanders, Belgium. The ETF offers four degree programs: a Dutch-taught Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Religious Studies program, an English-taught Master of Arts in Theology and Religious Studies program, a Dutch-taught Teacher's degree program, and an English PhD program. Moreover, the ETF also offers a Bachelor's and Master's part-time program named ETF Open University.
The academic institution originates in the Bible Institute Belgium. The institute was founded in 1919, as an originally-named 'Institut Biblique de la Mission Belge Evangélique' in Brussels. In 1922, the Dutch-speaking department was launched: 'Bijbelinstituut België'.
From 1965, the institution grew rapidly. This rapid growth was thanks to foreign students who came to study because of tri-lingual education, and hence in 1971 the program became recognised by the Belgian government. The institute moved to a former Jesuit monastery in Heverlee, Leuven in 1975.
In 1981, the 'Evangelische Theologische Faculteit' was founded as an academic program of the Bible Institute, which in 1983 was recognised by the Federal Government of Belgium to award licentiate- and doctoral degrees. A year later, the ETF awarded its first licentiate degree, and after two more years its first doctoral degree. In 1992, the French-speaking department IBB was terminated and relocated. In 1996, the licentiate degree was taught in English entirely.
After the implementation of the BAMA-structure by the Flemish government in 2003, the government reaffirmed ETF's right to award recognised degrees of Bachelor, Master and Doctor in Theology and Religious Studies. Thus the former educational programs were phased out and reshaped into a three-year Bachelor's program and a two-year Master's program. Eventually these two programs were accredited by the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO) in 2007.
In 2008, the Flemish Government awarded the ETF with a partial education subsidy, and by 2012 the Flemish government also approved funding of research. The university is also funded by tuition fees and donations.
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