The University of Humanistic Studies (Dutch: ''Universiteit voor Humanistiek'' (UvH)) is a university in

Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...

, The

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. It is the youngest university in the Netherlands and houses about 530 students. It is also the only university offering a degree programme in

humanistic studies Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the tim ...

. The UvH was founded in 1989 by elevating the status of a pre-existing higher education school of the Dutch secular association

Humanistisch Verbond The Humanistisch Verbond (HV, sometimes translated as ''Humanistic Association Netherlands'', ''Dutch Humanist Association'' or ''Dutch Humanist League'') is a Dutch association based on secular humanist principles. Basics The foundation of the ...

References

External links

University website
– English
University website
– Dutch Humanist associations

Humanistic Studies Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the tim ...

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