Tilburg University

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MottoUnderstanding Society
Formation1927
HeadquartersTilburg, Netherlands
TypePublic
Specializing in the social and behavioral sciences, economics, law, business sciences, theology and humanities.

Tilburg University is a public research university specializing in the social and behavioral sciences, economics, law, business sciences, theology and humanities, located in Tilburg in the southern part of the Netherlands.

Tilburg University has a student population of about 19,334 students, about 18 percent of whom are international students. This percentage has steadily increased over the past years. Tilburg University offers both Dutch-and English-taught programs. In 2019, 48 of the total 71 (21 bachelor and 50 master programs) were English-taught.

History

Tilburg University was founded in 1927, as the Roomsch Katholieke Handelshoogeschool (Roman Catholic University of Commerce), being located in the southern, Catholic part of The Netherlands, visible in its second change of name in 1938: Katholieke Economische Hogeschool (Catholic Economic University). In 1963 the university was once again renamed, as Katholieke Hogeschool Tilburg (Catholic University Tilburg), followed by a name change to Katholieke Universiteit Brabant (Catholic University Brabant). Although in its present name Tilburg University, the word Catholic was dropped, the university is still regarded as a Catholic university.

 

Alumni on Wikispooks

PersonBornDiedNationalitySummaryDescription
Wisse Dekker26 April 192425 August 2012NetherlandsBusinesspersonPhilips CEO 1982-1986. From 1988 to 1992, he chaired the European Round Table of Industrialists.
Ralph Hamers25 May 1966NetherlandsBanker
Businessperson
Money launderer?
Attended the 2017 Bilderberg as ING CEO'. Prosecuted for massive corruption at ING concerning at least $1,25 billion. Even after the settlement with ING, the Dutch court prosecuted Hamers personally in 2020.
Jan Hommen29 April 1943NetherlandsBusinesspersonTriple Bilderberger Dutch corporate executive.
W. K. Norbert Schmelzer22 March 192114 November 2008NetherlandsPolitician
Civil servant
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