Erasmus University Rotterdam

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Latin: Academiae Erasmianae Roterodamensis
Motto in English	Making Minds Matter and Creating a Force for Positive Change[1]
Type	Public, General
Established	1913 – Nederlandsche Handels-Hoogeschool 1937 – renamed Nederlandse Economische Hogeschool (with university status granted) 1966 – establishment Medische Faculteit Rotterdam 1973 – merger Medische Faculteit Rotterdam and Nederlandse Economische Hogeschool; renamed to Erasmus University Rotterdam
Budget	€859,1 million (2023)[2]
Rector	Jantine Schuit[3]
Academic staff	3,207 (2023)[2]
Administrative staff	3,130 (2023)[2]
Undergraduates	20,508 (2023)[2]
Postgraduates	11,104 (2023)[2]
Doctoral students	2,628 (2023)[4]
Location	Rotterdam and The Hague , South Holland , Netherlands
Colours	Erasmus Bright Green, Erasmus Green and Erasmus Warm Grey[5]
Affiliations	AMBA, EQUIS, AACSB, TPC
Website	eur.nl

Erasmus University Rotterdam (Dutch: Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam [eːˈrɑsmʏs ynivɛrsiˈtɛit rɔtərˈdɑm]; abbreviated as EUR) is a public research university located in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The university is named after Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, a 15th-century Christian humanist and theologian.

Erasmus MC is the largest and one of the foremost academic medical centers and trauma centers in the Netherlands, whereas its economics and business school, Erasmus School of Economics and Rotterdam School of Management are well known in Europe.