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Information Guide for international students, staff and guests 2015-2016 Ten reasons for choosing Radboud University International recognition You will be studying at one of the fastest rising Dutch universities in the international university rankings. 1Moreover, the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to a professor connected to Radboud University. You will be studying at a truly excellent institution. Personal approach Our personal style of teaching offers you plenty of opportunity to work closely with leading researchers Extensive freedom of choice 2and excellent teachers in interactive, small seminars, You decide which specialisation and subject choice is ensuring a high-quality Master’s degree. Teachers and most appropriate for you. We offer you a great deal of professors are easily approachable to discuss your 3choice and in many cases, you can put together your study subjects. own made-to-measure programme based on your own interests. This has resulted in stimulating research and interesting study choices. Excellent services Radboud University strives for the highest quality, also Valuable diploma with its services. This has even been acknowledged by After successful completion of the programme, 4the European Commission, who recently stated that you will be awarded a Master’s degree from an Radboud University has ‘an impressive range of activities 5outstanding university and you will have gained for outgoing and incoming students and a high sense of critical skills and an insight into research and concern for quality’. practice within your own subject area. Build a valuable network Career prospects By studying at Radboud University, you ensure yourself As a student, you will benefit from the presence of of the opportunity to build a powerful professional numerous Dutch and international companies and network of valuable contacts. Naturally, you become 7institutions, such as NXP and the Radboud Medical 6part of our alumni network to stay closely connected Centre. After graduation, you will have a strong, clearly to your fellow classmates and professors. identifiable professional profile for the job market, increasing your chances of finding employment. Historically and culturally rich city Studying in Nijmegen means living in the oldest city of the Netherlands, where you can find Roman ruins Greenest campus in the Netherlands 8and modern architecture side by side. The Radboud campus in Nijmegen is considered to be the greenest and most beautiful in the Netherlands. 9Also, it is one of the very few study locations in the Netherlands where you can live on campus. Prime location You can take advantage of the favourable location of Nijmegen. Major cities in the Netherlands are just 10a train ride away and via Düsseldorf Weeze Airport (RyanAir), only 40 minutes away by bus, you are well connected to the rest of Europe. CENTRE 75 Radboud University 0 200m VERLENGDE GROENESTRAAT BUSBAAN Mercator Technology & Science Park 10 NORTH Radboudumc LAAN VAN SCHEUT Other buildings 4 10 STATION HEYENDAAL B Bicycle and foot paths B Bus stop Information and F i P parking ticket machine P P5 P Paid parking F 29 B P Parking, not for visitors 210-222 F Bicycle parking KAPITTELWEG B P12 DRIEHUIZERWEG i GERARD VAN SWIETENLAAN 54 P13 B 300- P NOYONSLAAN F. 318 24 F 2 3 F J. WIERLAAN J. 2 P11 F F.C. DONDERSLAAN i 4 29 6 9 P F 135 5 i 21 HEYENDAALSEWEG i TOERNOOIVELD 24 F 26-30 GEERT GROOTEPLEIN 41 15 8 P1 9 P 7 B REINIER POSTLAAN F 34 B B 32 F 137 15 i 8 10 14 PHILIPS VAN LEYDENLAAN PHILIPS VAN 12 ST. ANNASTRAAT ST. P P9 9 1 i F F F 100-154 A. v. LEEUWENHOEKLAAN 4 P2 15 P10 i T h. C RA A P N 4 E N Botanical L PLATOLAAN F A 1 A N 21 F F 2-680 F 682-824 Park RENE DESCARTESDREEF Brakkenstein P8 F F 10 Garden P3 B P 25 Sports field 5 F F B P B F 15/17 12 7 9 i B B F ERASMUSLAAN ERASMUSLAAN B B MERCATORPAD F 36 B 1 International Office, Student Affairs COMENIUSLAAN 14 (student information desk) 2 F MONTESSORILAAN Sports fields 2 Faculty of Arts (Erasmus building) i ERASMUS- DRIEHUIZERWEG 1 PLEIN 1 3 Nijmegen School of Management 3 SPINOZAPAD 13F F F 2 F 4 Faculty of Social Sciences F 8 4F 2 15 3 141 4 7 5 Faculty of Law (Grotius building) 4 6 STRAAT 8 F P AQUINO- F 7 1 THOMAS VAN 1 i F F 6 Faculty of Science (Huygens building) 10 F 7 5 3 F F F 11 7 Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and F 3 WILLEM NUIJENSLAAN Religious Studies (Erasmus building) MALDEN / MOOK 6 P6 5 8 Faculty of Social Sciences DISVELDPAD (Spinoza building) Sports fields D' ALMARASWEG 9 Faculty of Medical Sciences 10 SSHN WUNDTLAAN 1 11 Radboud Sports Centre P 12 Linnaeus building KWEKERIJWEG 13 Lecture Halls/Culture cafe 14 University Library 15 Refter/University restaurant HOUTLAAN CENTRE 75 Radboud University 0 200m VERLENGDE GROENESTRAAT BUSBAAN Mercator Technology & Science Park 10 NORTH Radboudumc LAAN VAN SCHEUT Other buildings 4 10 STATION HEYENDAAL B Bicycle and foot paths B Bus stop Information and F i P parking ticket machine P P5 P Paid parking F 29 B P Parking, not for visitors 210-222 F Bicycle parking KAPITTELWEG B P12 DRIEHUIZERWEG i GERARD VAN SWIETENLAAN 54 P13 B 300- P NOYONSLAAN F. 318 24 F 2 3 F J. WIERLAAN J. 2 P11 F F.C. DONDERSLAAN i 4 29 6 9 P F 135 5 i 21 HEYENDAALSEWEG i TOERNOOIVELD 24 F 26-30 GEERT GROOTEPLEIN 41 15 8 P1 9 P 7 B REINIER POSTLAAN F 34 B B 32 F 137 15 i 8 10 14 PHILIPS VAN LEYDENLAAN PHILIPS VAN 12 ST. ANNASTRAAT ST. P P9 9 1 i F F F 100-154 A. v. LEEUWENHOEKLAAN 4 P2 15 P10 i T h. C RA A P N 4 E N Botanical L PLATOLAAN F A 1 A N 21 F F 2-680 F 682-824 Park RENE DESCARTESDREEF Brakkenstein P8 F F 10 Garden P3 B P 25 Sports field 5 F F B P B F 15/17 12 7 9 i B B F ERASMUSLAAN ERASMUSLAAN B B MERCATORPAD F 36 B 1 International Office, Student Affairs COMENIUSLAAN 14 (student information desk) 2 F MONTESSORILAAN Sports fields 2 Faculty of Arts (Erasmus building) i ERASMUS- DRIEHUIZERWEG 1 PLEIN 1 3 Nijmegen School of Management 3 SPINOZAPAD 13F F F 2 F 4 Faculty of Social Sciences F 8 4F 2 15 3 141 4 7 5 Faculty of Law (Grotius building) 4 6 STRAAT 8 F P AQUINO- F 7 1 THOMAS VAN 1 i F F 6 Faculty of Science (Huygens building) 10 F 7 5 3 F F F 11 7 Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and F 3 WILLEM NUIJENSLAAN Religious Studies (Erasmus building) MALDEN / MOOK 6 P6 5 8 Faculty of Social Sciences DISVELDPAD (Spinoza building) Sports fields D' ALMARASWEG 9 Faculty of Medical Sciences 10 SSHN WUNDTLAAN 1 11 Radboud Sports Centre P 12 Linnaeus building KWEKERIJWEG 13 Lecture Halls/Culture cafe 14 University Library 15 Refter/University restaurant HOUTLAAN Information Guide 2015-2016 for international students, staff and guests This is the Radboud University Information Guide. It contains all kinds of information for students, staff and other guests who spend time at our university. You will find descriptions of all the faculties, as well as practical information that will be useful for any visitor. Although all the information in this guide has been checked carefully, it may be subject to change. We hope this information is useful to you and we are looking forward to welcoming you to Radboud University. radboud university Editors Radboud University Boudewijn Grievink, Jacqueline Larosch Comeniuslaan 4 International Office PO Box 9102 Radboud University 6500 HC Nijmegen Tel.: +31-(0)24-3616161 Translation Internet: www.ru.nl/english Radboud in’to Languages International Office Graphic Design Comeniuslaan 4 gloedcommunicatie, Nijmegen PO Box 9102 6500 HC Nijmegen Production Tel.: +31-(0)24-3616055 Radboud University, Facilities & Services Fax: +31-(0)24-3612757 E-mail: [email protected] Photography Internet: www.ru.nl/io/english Dick van Aalst Anouk Bleumer Bert Beelen Erik van ’t Hullenaar Gerard Verschooten Marjolein van Diejen 2 preface Welcome to Radboud University As Rector Magnificus of Radboud University, it gives bring us new insights as well, and help us create me great pleasure to welcome you to our university. a truly international environment. In our view, you, as our guests play an essential and valuable role in Radboud University is a student-oriented research this process. university. The quality of our curricula is always a top priority. We believe in creating an open and Furthermore, as we want you to enjoy your stay as personal environment where everyone is encou- much as possible, we aim to create a lively campus raged to interact and share. We particularly where both Dutch and international students and facilitate knowledge sharing across disciplines, staff feel at home. Our modern on-campus Radboud resulting in new and surprising insights that drive Sports Centre is open to everyone and offers a great scientific progress even further. Thus, researchers variety of sports. We also organise social activities, and students at Radboud University contribute excursions and welcoming events, such as the explicitly and conscientiously to expanding the orientation programme for international students limits of knowledge in the interests of science and and the Dutch Day for new international staff society as a whole. members. We look forward to meeting you on one of these occasions.