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Utrecht University was founded on March 26, 1636. The inaugural speech was given by influential professor of theology Gisbertus Voetius, and Bernardus Schotanus (professor of law and mathematics) was the university's first rector magnificus. Initially, only a few dozen students attended classes at the university. Seven professors worked in four departments: philosophy, which offered all students an introductory education, and three higher-level departments (theology, medicine and law)... The university is rated as the best university in the Netherlands by both the Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2011 and the Shanghai Ranking of World Universities 2011, and ranked as the 18th best European university and 68th best university of the world by the former ranking and 12th best European university and 48th best of the world by the latter... The two large faculties of Humanities and Law are situated in the inner city of Utrecht. The other five faculties and most of the..

Also known as: University Utrecht

Primary location: Utrecht Netherlands