The University of Antwerp ( nl, Universiteit Antwerpen) is a major

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located in the city of Antwerp. The official abbreviation is ''UA'', but ''UAntwerpen'' is more recently used. The University of Antwerp has about 20,000 students, which makes it the third-largest university in

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. The University of Antwerp is characterised by its high standards in education, internationally competitive research and entrepreneurial approach. It was founded in 2003 after the merger of three smaller universities. The University of Antwerp ranks as 143rd globally according to 2022

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ranking, 223rd according to 2019

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and between the 201 and 300th place according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities. The university ranked 7th in the Times Higher Education Ranking for Young Universities (2019) and 18th in the QS University Ranking Top 50 Under 50 (2020). In ten domains the university's research is among the best in the world: Drug Discovery and Development; Ecology and Sustainable Development; Port, Transport and Logistics; Imaging; Infectious Diseases; Materials Characterisation; Neurosciences; Socio-economic Policy and Organisation; Public Policy and Political Science; Urban History and Contemporary Urban Policy. In September 2020, the University of Antwerp chose to start the new academic year with stricter coronavirus measures than those recommended by the government.

History

Origins

The university's roots go back to Sint-Ignatius Handelshogeschool (Saint-Ignatius School for Higher Education in Commerce) founded by the Jesuit (Society of Jesus) in Antwerp in 1852. This was one of the first European business schools to offer formal university degrees. It later opened a Faculty of Literature and Philosophy (including Law) and a Faculty of Political and Social Sciences. It was renamed Universitaire Faculteiten Sint-Ignatius Antwerpen (UFSIA) in the 1960s when the Belgian government granted it university status. In the early 1970s UFSIA joined into a confederation with "Rijksuniversitair Centrum Antwerpen" (RUCA) and "Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen" (UIA), public institutions.

Merger

In 2003 UFSIA, RUCA, and UIA merged into the University of Antwerp to become the first explicitly pluralistic university in Belgium, offering philosophical, ethical, and spiritual discourse and openness towards religion and intercultural dialogue. It soon became the third largest university in

with 20,000 students. In order to face the challenges posed by the internationalization of European education and research, the university is part of the

Antwerp University Association The Antwerp University Association (in ''Dutch'': Associatie Universiteit & Hogescholen Antwerpen or AUHA) is a Belgian association for higher education, with members located primarily in Antwerp. The leading institute is the University of Antwerp. ...

(AUHA). The Catholic influence that the Jesuits had at UFSIA continues through the Saint Ignatius University Centre (UCSIA), Antwerp, founded in 2003.

Faculties

The University of Antwerp has 30 academic bachelor programmes, 69 master programmes, 20 master-after-master programmes and 22 postgraduates. In addition, there are 26 programmes completely taught in English (1 bachelor, 16 master, 6 master-after-master and 3 postgraduate programmes). All of these programmes are divided into 9 faculties. *Business and Economics *Pharmaceutical, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences *Medicine and Health Sciences *Arts *Design Sciences (including architecture and conservation) *Social Sciences *Law *Applied Engineering Sciences *Science The

Institute of Development Policy and Management The Institute of Development Policy (IOB) is an independent institute of the University of Antwerp in Antwerp, Belgium. The institute is involved in academic teaching, scientific research and service to the community in the area of economic, poli ...

(IOB) has an autonomous faculty-like UAntwerp status and

Antwerp Management School The Antwerp Management School ( nl, Antwerp Management School) is the University of Antwerp's autonomous business school. It is located in the historical center of the city of Antwerp. The school offers eight full-time master programs and more th ...

is an autonomous school within the University of Antwerp.

Campuses

The six campuses are located all over the city of Antwerp, from the historic city centre to the green belt to the south of the city. * Stadscampus: Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerpen * Campus Mutsaard: Mutsaardstraat 31, 2000 Antwerpen * Campus Paardenmarkt: Paardenmarkt 92, 2000 Antwerpen * Campus Drie Eiken: Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk (Antwerpen) * Campus Middelheim: Middelheimlaan 1, 2020 Antwerpen * Campus Groenenborger: Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerpen

Academic ranking

In the 2010

the University of Antwerp was ranked 179th overall in the world. On the 2009

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list (in 2010

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and

parted ways to produce separate rankings), University of Antwerp was ranked on a shared 177th place. An overview of the

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up to 2011: Times Higher Education World University Ranking:

Notable alumni

Economics

Marcia De Wachter Marcia De Wachter (born Wilrijk, 9 October 1953) is a Belgian economist who is a Director of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB). She was appointed Director (Honorary Vice-Governor) of the NBB on 1 March 1999 for a first term of 6 years, which was r ...

(1953–), director of the

National Bank of Belgium The National Bank of Belgium (NBB; nl, Nationale Bank van België, french: Banque nationale de Belgique, german: Belgische Nationalbank) has been the central bank of Belgium since 1850. The National Bank of Belgium was established with 100% pr ...

Patrick Janssens Patrick Janssens (born 19 September 1956) is a Belgian former politician. He was a member of the SP.a and the former mayor of the port city Antwerp. Career Janssens studied "Political and Social Sciences" and "Applied Economic Sciences" (b ...

(1956–), politician (Flemish MP, former mayor of Antwerp) *

Mimi Lamote Mimi Lamote (born Ostend, 27 April 1964) is a Belgian businesswoman. Since December 2006, she is the Chair of the Flemish Socio-economic Forum of Flanders in Action of the Flemish government. She is a member of the board of Belgacom. Mimi Lamote i ...

(1964–), CEO Mayerline * Philippe Muyters (1961–), politician (Flemish minister)

History

Bart De Wever Bart Albert Liliane De Wever ( born 21 December 1970) is a Belgian politician. Since 2004 De Wever has been the leader of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), a political party advocating for the independence of Flanders. He is also a member of the ...

, (1970-), politician (representative, floor leader

New Flemish Alliance The New Flemish Alliance ( nl, Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie, N-VA) is a Flemish nationalist and conservative political party in Belgium. The party was founded in 2001 by the right-leaning fraction of the centrist-nationalist People's Union (VU). ...

party and mayor of Antwerp) *

Marie-Rose Morel Marie Rose Louise Constant Morel (26 August 1972 – 8 February 2011) was a Flemish-Belgian politician. She became a member of the Flemish Parliament for the Vlaams Belang in 2004, after leaving the New-Flemish Alliance. In 1994, Morel was ele ...

, politician

Law

* Gerolf Annemans (1958–), politician (representative, floor leader

Vlaams Belang , ideology = , predecessor = Vlaams Blok , position = , europarl = Identity and Democracy , european = Identity and Democracy Party , youth_wing = Vlaams Belang Jongeren , colours = ...

party) *

Peter Van Den Bossche Peter van den Bossche (born 1959) is a professor of international economic law at the University of Bern ( World Trade Institute). In 2018 he was elected president of the Society of International Economic Law (SIEL). He served as a judge on the A ...

(1959-), professor and member of the

WTO The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates international trade. With effective cooperation in the United Nations System, governments use the organization to establish, revise, and e ...

Appellate Body The Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTOAB) is a standing body of seven persons that hears appeals from reports issued by panels in disputes brought on by WTO members. The WTOAB can uphold, modify or reverse the legal findings an ...

* Cathy Berx (1969–), jurist and politician (governor of the province of Antwerp) * Jan Grauls (1948–), diplomat (ambassador) * Mieke Offeciers-Van De Wiele (1952–), politician (former minister) *

Kris Peeters Kris Peeters (; born 18 May 1962) is a Belgian politician of the Christian Democratic and Flemish who has been serving as vice-president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) since 2021. Earlier in his career, he was Minister-President of Flander ...

(1962–), politician (

Minister-President of Flanders The Minister-President of Flanders ( nl, Minister-president van Vlaanderen) is the head of the Flemish Government, which is the executive branch of the Flemish Region and Flemish Community.See the communities, regions and language areas of Bel ...

) *

Herman Portocarero Herman J.P. Portocarero (born 6 January 1952, in Antwerp) is a Belgian writer and diplomat of Portuguese and Spanish ancestry. Diplomat After graduating law school at Antwerp University, Portocarero practiced law at the Antwerp bar. He joined t ...

(1952–), author and diplomat *

Matthias Storme Matthias Edward Storme (born 1959) is a Belgian lawyer, academic and conservative philosopher. Family life Storme was born and raised in a Catholic family in the Belgian city of Ghent. His father Marcel Storme (b. 1930) used to be a universit ...

(1959–), lawyer and politician *

Rudi Thomaes Rudi, Baron Thomaes (21 August 1952 – 25 July 2018) was a Belgian businessman and CEO of the Federation of Belgian Enterprises and a member of VOKA. Education He graduated as a bachelor of law from the University of Antwerp (UFSIA) and obtai ...

(1952–2018), former CEO of the

Federation of Belgian Enterprises The Federation of Enterprises in Belgium ( nl, Verbond van Belgische Ondernemingen, VBO, french: Fédération des Entreprises de Belgique, FEB) is the only Belgian non-profit organization representing companies in all three regions of Belgium. It ...

* Bruno Valkeniers, businessman and politician (party leader of Vlaams Belang) *

Staf Van Reet Staf Van Reet is a Belgium, Belgian scientist and businessman. Currently he is Managing Director of the biotech company Viziphar Biosciences BVBA, and member of the Board of Directors of Janssen Pharmaceutica and the Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechn ...

, businessman

Medicine

* Paul Stoffels (1962–), cofounder of

Tibotec Tibotec was a pharmaceutical company with a focus on research and development for the treatment of infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C. The company was founded in 1994 and then acquired by Johnson & Johnson and merged into its J ...

and Virco *

Manto Tshabalala-Msimang Mantombazana "Manto" Edmie Tshabalala-Msimang (née Mali; 9 October 1940 – 16 December 2009) was a South African politician. She was Deputy Minister of Justice from 1996 to 1999 and served as Minister of Health from 1999 to 2008 under Preside ...

(1940–2009), South African politician

Linguistics and Literature & Philosophy

Clara Cleymans Clara Cleymans (born 5 January 1989) is a Belgian actress and musical theatre singer. Early years and education She was born on 5 January 1989 in Wilrijk, as the second child of Karin Jacobs and Jan Cleymans. She has an older brother, named Je ...

(1989–), actress, voice actress and musical theatre singer * Jan Huyghebaert (1945–), banker *

Jan Leyers Jan Anna August Leyers (born 16 May 1958 in Wilrijk, Belgium) is a singer, songwriter, and television personality. He was a member of the group Soulsister and later became a solo musician and host of various television series. Music career Jan ...

(1958–), author, musician and presenter *

Hugo Matthysen Hugo Matthysen (born 30 January 1956, in Ekeren) is a Belgian (Flemish) singer, guitarist, columnist, writer, Master in Philosophy and actor. He lives in the municipality of Hove in Antwerp. Biography In 1978, he played with Bart Peeters and Ja ...

(1956–), author, musician and presenter * Bart Peeters (1959–), musician and presenter *

(1959–), lawyer and politician

Political and Social Sciences

Jos Geysels Josephus "Jos" Elisabeth A. M. Geysels (born 20 September 1952 in Turnhout) is a former Belgian (Flemish) politician, and former Representative in the Belgian Chamber for the ecologist party Agalev for which he was party chairman. He resigned ...

, former politician and chairman 11.11.11 *

(1956–), politician (Flemish MP, mayor of Antwerp) * Peter Mertens (1969–), politician * Johan Vande Lanotte (1955–), politician (minister, MP, senator) *

Johan Van Hecke Johan Jozef Marie Clara Van Hecke (born 2 December 1954 in Ghent) is a Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Flanders with the Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and ...

(1954–), member of the European Parliament *

Mieke Vogels Maria Bertha Charlotte (Mieke) Vogels (born 20 April 1954) Belgian politician from Flanders in the environmentalist party Groen!. Education In 1978, Vogels earned a master's degree in Political and Social Sciences from the University Institu ...

(1954–), politician (former minister, Flemish MP)

Sciences

Dries Buytaert Dries Buytaert (born 19 November 1978)Curriculum Vitae
is ...

(1978–), author of Drupal *

Didier de Chaffoy de Courcelles Didier R.G.G. de Chaffoy de Courcelles (born 19 November 1952, in Turnhout) is a Belgium, Belgian scientist and businessman. He was senior vice president of Drug Discovery Europe, and Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development (J&JPR ...

(1953–), vice-president R&D of

Janssen Pharmaceutica Janssen Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Beerse, Belgium, and wholly-owned by Johnson & Johnson. It was founded in 1953 by Paul Janssen. In 1961, Janssen Pharmaceuticals was purchased by New Jersey-based American ...

Peter Piot Sir Peter Karel, Baron Piot, (born 17 February 1949) is a Belgian-British microbiologist known for his research into Ebola and AIDS. After helping discover the Ebola virus in 1976 and leading efforts to contain the first-ever recorded Ebola epi ...

(1949–), microbiologist, head of

UNAIDS The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) (, ONUSIDA) is the main advocate for accelerated, comprehensive and coordinated global action on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The mission of UNAIDS is to lead, strengthen and support an ...

Vincent Timmerman Vincent Timmerman is a Belgian scientist working at the VIB Department of Molecular Genetics at the University of Antwerp of Christine Van Broeckhoven. His research is focused on inherited disorders of the peripheral nervous system, classified as ...

, molecular biologist *

Christine Van Broeckhoven Christine Van Broeckhoven (born 9 April 1953) is a Belgian molecular biologist and professor in Molecular genetics at the University of Antwerp ( Antwerp, Belgium). She is also leading the VIB Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Antwe ...

(1953–), scientist and politician * Anthony Liekens (1975–), informaticists, biologist, inventor and educator

Notable faculty

* Marc Bossuyt, law *

Rudy Martens Rudy Martens (born ca. 1958) is a Belgian organizational theorist, Professor of Strategic Management and Dean of the Faculty of Applied Economics at the University of Antwerp and at Antwerp Management School, particularly known for his process appr ...

, management *

Bence Nanay Bence Nanay is Professor of Philosophy and BOF Research Professor at the University of Antwerp and has worked as a film critic. He is co-director of the Centre for Philosophical Psychology at the University of Antwerp and Senior Research Associate a ...

, philosophy *

, molecular biologist *

Christine Van Den Wyngaert Christine, Baroness Van den Wyngaert (born 2 April 1952) is a Belgian jurist and judge. She served as international and comparative criminal law expert from 2009 to 2018 as a judge on the International Criminal Court. She served in the Trial Div ...

, law *

Frank Vandenbroucke Frank Vandenbroucke is the name of: *Frank Vandenbroucke (politician) (born 1955), Belgian politician *Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist) Frank Vandenbroucke (6 November 1974 – 12 October 2009) was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist. After ...

, Applied Economics and Social Sciences

Student life

Sports

The University of Antwerp has a long tradition in organizing international student championships. The following

FISU The Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU, en, International University Sports Federation) is responsible for the organization and governance of worldwide sports competitions for student-athletes between the ages of 17 and 2 ...

, EUSA and

IFIUS IFIUS (International Federation for Interuniversity Sport) was a democratic non profit organisation whose main objective was to organise the yearly World Interuniversity Games, in which teams of students from different Universities and Colleges wo ...

events have been organized: * 1978: FISU World University Cycling Championship * 1982: FISU World University Cross Country Championship * 1992: FISU World University Chess Championship * 2004: IFIUS World Interuniversity Games * 2006: FISU World University Cycling Championship * 2007: EUSA European University Bridge Championship

Student organisations

At the University of Antwerp there are faculty clubs, regional clubs and political clubs. Faculty bound clubs are governed by VUAS which consists of

Unifac In statistical thermodynamics, the UNIFAC method ( UNIQUAC Functional-group Activity Coefficients)Aage Fredenslund, Russell L. Jones and John M. Prausnitz, "Group-Contribution Estimation of Activity Coefficients in Nonideal Liquid Mixtures", '' ...

and ASK-Stuwer. Political and philosophical clubs are governed by PFK-Antwerpen. The student newspaper is called "Dwars".

References

External links

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History

Origins

Merger

Faculties

Campuses

Academic ranking

Notable alumni

Economics

History

Law

Medicine

Linguistics and Literature & Philosophy

Political and Social Sciences

Sciences

Notable faculty

Student life

Sports

Student organisations

See also

References

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