Good universities, scientists of which cited a useful paper on environmental science, water science with innovative conceptualization of aquatic ecosystem function, and water quality formation.
conceptualizations and concluding remarks.
Begium, Netherlands, Sweden:
Begium, Netherlands, Sweden:
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Catholic University of Leuven (number 1 in Belgium ), The Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB; 5 Nobel Laureates),
Ghent University,
Maastricht University,
Uppsala University,
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Ghent University,
Maastricht University,
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Many Belgian institutions, including the best universities, cited this paper on water ecology.
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Belgian Biodiversity Platform, University of Antwerp, University of Namur, Universite libre de Bruxelles, Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, Eurostation II, Agriculture and Veterinary Intelligence and Analysis (Avia-GIS),
Agency for Nature and Forest (ANB), Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Research Institute for Agriculture and Fisheries (ILVO), Universite catholique de Louvain, K U Leuven, Ghent University, Military Hospital Queen Astrid, Institute for Environmental Management and Land-use Planning, http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2013/06/many-belgian-institutions-cited-this.html
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The paper that was cited:
conceptualizations and concluding remarks. Hydrobiologia. 2002, 469 (1-3): 203-204.
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** Info on some of the top universitiesthat cited this paper (Wikipedia was used as one of the sources):
The Catholic University of Leuven (number 1 in Belgium ), considered Belgium's oldest university, split into the Dutch-language Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and the French-language Université catholique de Louvain, which moved to Louvain-la-Neuve in Wallonia. Since the fifteenth century, Louvain, as it is still often called, has been a major contributor to the development of Catholic theology. It is still considered the oldest Catholic university still in existence.
With 41,255 students in 2012–2013, the KU Leuven is the largest university in Belgium and the Low Countries. The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven also has a campus at Kortrijk, formerly known as Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Afdeling Kortrijk (KULAK). The university now also offers several programs in English.[4]
Times Higher Education ranked the KU Leuven as the world's 58th best university (2012-2013).
Notable alumni
For pre-1970 alumni see Catholic University of Leuven#Notable alumni.
- Leon Bekaert (b. 1958), economics, businessman
- Paul Bulcke (b. 1954), economics, businessman, CEO of Nestlé
- Jan Callewaert, economics, founder of Option N.V.
- Mathew Chandrankunnel (b. 1958), professor of philosophy of science at Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram
- Mathias Cormann (b. 1970), Belgian-born Australian Senator
- Jo Cornu, engineer
- Joan Daemen (b. 1965), cryptographer, one of the designers of Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
- Noël Devisch(b. 1943 ), agriculture
- Julien De Wilde (b. 1967), civil engineer, businessman
- Gabriel Fehervari, (b. 1970) law, businessman
- Georges Meekers (b. 1965), Belgian-born wine writer and educator
- Willy Geysen, law, head of the Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (CIR)
- Dr. A. Q. Khan (b. 1935), Founder of Pakistan's Nuclear Program.
- Rudi Pauwels, pharmacologist, (b. 1960) co-founder of Tibotec and Virco
- Vincent Rijmen (b. 1970), cryptographer, one of the designers of Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
- Fulton J. Sheen (b. 1895), Roman Catholic Bishop, open cause for canonization (currently "Venerable")
- Guðmundur Steingrímsson (b. 1972), Icelandic politician
- Francine Swiggers, economics, businesswoman
- Frans Vanistendael, law
- Marc Van Ranst (b. 1965), physician, virologist
- Herman Van Rompuy (b. 1947), Belgian statesman. Appointed President of the European Council in November 2009.
- Catherine Verfaillie, (b. 1957) physician, stem cell scientist
- Koen Vervaeke (b. 1959), history, diplomat
- Martin Moors, philosopher
Honorary doctorates
Notable recipients of honorary doctorates at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven include:
- John Kenneth Galbraith (1972), Canadian economist
- Eugène Ionesco (1977), Romanian and French playwright
- Oscar Arnulfo Romero (1980), archbishop of San Salvador (El Salvador), human rights activist
- Nadine Gordimer (1980), South African author, Booker Prize 1974, Nobel Prize in Literature 1991
- Helmut Schmidt (1983), former Chancellor of Germany
- Jacques Derrida (1989), French philosopher
- Helmut Kohl (1996), former Chancellor of Germany
- Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1996)
- Alan Greenspan (1997), economist, former chairman of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve
- Martha Nussbaum (1997), American philosopher, University of Chicago
- Mary Robinson (2000), former President of Ireland
- Carla Del Ponte (2002), former Chief prosecutor of two United Nations international criminal law tribunals
- Mario Vargas Llosa (2003), Peruvian writer
- Manuel Castells (2004), Professor of Sociology, Open University of Catalonia, University of Southern California
- Thomas S. Popkewitz (2004), professor of curriculum theory, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education
- Roger Penrose (2005), professor in Mathematical Physics, University of Oxford
- Roberto Benigni (2007), Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director of film, theatre and television.
- Jared Diamond (2008), professor of Geography and Physiology, UCLA
- Dirk Obbink, Lecturer in Papyrology and Greek Literature at Oxford University and the head of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri Project.
- John Braithwaite (2008), Australian criminologist (application of the idea of restorative justice to business regulation and peacebuilding
- Timothy Garton Ash (2011), British historian and Professor of European Studies, University of Oxford
- Rowan Williams (2011), Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Navi Pillay (2012), United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Jacques Rogge (2012), President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- Christine Lagarde (2012), Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Leon O. Chua (2013), professor in the electrical engineering and computer sciences department at the University of California, Berkeley
- Fiona Stanley (2013), Australian epidemiologist
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The Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB; 5 Nobel Laureates) is a French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium. It has 21,000 students, 29% of whom come from abroad, and an equally cosmopolitan staff.
Notable alumni :
Amer Husni Lutfi (b. 1956), economics, politician, Syrian minister of economy and trade.
Jules Anspach (1829–1879), law, politician, Mayor of Brussels.
Amir Abbas Hoveida, Iranian Prime Minister
Count Richard Goblet d'Alviella, Belgian businessman
Philippe Autier, epidemiologist and clinical oncologist
Zénon-M. Bacq, radiobiologist, laureate of the 1948 Francqui Prize
Radu Bălescu, Romanian and Belgian physicist, laureate of the 1970 Francqui Prize
Didier Bellens, economics, CEO of Belgacom
Jules Bordet, physician, laureate of the 1919 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Karel Bossart, aeronautical engineer, designer of the SM-65 Atlas
Jean Brachet (1909–1998), medicine, biochemist
Robert Brout, Belgian physicist, laureate of the 2004 Wolf Prize
Jean Bourgain, Belgian mathematician, laureate of the 1994 Fields Medal
Herman De Croo, law, politician
Pierre Deligne, Belgian mathematician, laureate of the 1978 Fields Medal
Henri De Page, (1894-1969) law, professor in law, generally seen as the most important Belgian lawyer ever.
Antoine Depage, Belgian surgeon
Lodewijk De Raet, Belgian economist and politician.
Mathias Dewatripont, Belgian economist, laureate of the 1998 Francqui Prize
François Englert, Belgian physicist, laureate of the 2004 Wolf Prize
Jacques Errera, Belgian physicochemist, laureate of the 1938 Francqui Prize
Louis Franck, Belgian lawyer, liberal politician and statesman
Matyla Ghyka, Romanian poet, novelist, mathematician, historian, and diplomat
Nico Gunzburg (1882–1984), lawyer and criminologist.
Camille Gutt (1884–1971), law, first Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
Marc Henneaux, Belgian physicist, laureate of the 2000 Francqui Prize
Enver Hoxha, Albanian politician, leader of Communist Albania
Jeton Kelmendi, Albanian writer, lareate of the 2010 Interantional Solenzara Prize
Julius Hoste Jr., Belgian businessman and leading Flemish liberal politician
Paul Janson (1840–1913), liberal politician.
Daniel Janssen, engineer, businessman
Henri La Fontaine, Belgian lawyer, laureate of the 1913 Nobel Prize for Peace
Jacques-François Lai, Belgian Nuclear Physicist
Adrien-Jean Le Mayeur, Belgian painter residing in Bali, Indonesia
Maurice Lippens, Belgian businessman
Lucien Lison, Belgian and Brazilian physician and biochemist, the father of histochemistry.
Paul Magnette, Belgian political scientist, laureate of the 2000 Exceptional Francqui Prize for European Research
Adolphe Max (1869–1939), law, politician, Mayor of Brussels from 1909 until his death.
Françoise Meunier, medicine, Director General of the EORTC.
Constantin Mille, Romanian socialist militant and journalist
Axel Miller, Belgian businessman, CEO of Dexia
Roland Mortier, Belgian philologist, laureate of the 1965 Francqui Prize
François Narmon, economist, businessman
Amélie Nothomb (b. 1967), Belgian writer, laureate of the 1999 Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
Paul Otlet (1868–1944), law, founding father of documentation
Marc Parmentier, medicine, laureate of the 1999 Francqui Prize
Etienne Pays (b. 1948), molecular biologist, laureate of the 1996 Francqui Prize and Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology
Robert Peston, BBC Business Editor
Martine Piccart, medicine, President of the EORTC.
Marie Popelin (1846–1913), law, feminist
Ilya Prigogine, Belgian physicist and chemist, laureate of the 1955 Francqui Prize, and laureate of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Eric Remacle, Belgian economist, laureate of the 2000 Exceptional Francqui Prize for European Research
David Ruelle, Belgian and French mathematical physicist
Jean Auguste Ulric Scheler, Belgian philologist
Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian politician and one of the Founding fathers of the European Union
Isabelle Stengers, chemistry, philosophy
Jean Stengers (1922–2002), historian
Jacques Tits, Belgian mathematician, laureate of the 1993 Wolf Prize and of the 2008 Abel Prize
Michel Vanden Abeele, economics, diplomat
Raoul Vaneigem, Situationist theorist
Léon Van Hove (1924–1990), physics, laureate of the 1958 Francqui Prize, Director General of the CERN (1976–1980)
Jan Van Rijswijck (1853–1906), law, mayor of Antwerp
Emile Vandervelde (1866–1938) Belgian statesman and socialist leader,lawyer and sociologist
August Vermeylen, Belgian writer and literature critic
Raoul Warocqué, Belgian industrialist
Charles Woeste (1837–1922), lawyer and politician
Adamantios Vassilakis (b. 1942), former Greek ambassador to the United Nations
Fradique de Menezes (b. 1942), President of São Tomé and Príncipe since 2001
Roberto Lavagna (b. 1942), former Argentine minister of economy ( 2002–2005)
Notable faculty [edit]
Eugene Goblet d'Alviella (1846–1925), historian and politician
Jules Bordet (1870–1961), physician, laureate of the 1919 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Albert Claude (24 August 1899 – 22 May 1983), biologist, laureate of the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Paul Hymans (1865–1941), law, first President of the League of Nations
Ilya Prigogine, (1917–2003), physicist and chemist, laureate of the 1955 Francqui Prize, and laureate of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Théophile de Donder, (1872–1957), physicist and mathematician, and father of irreversible thermodynamics
Jacques Tits (born 12 August 1930), Belgian mathematician, laureate of the 1993 Wolf Prize and of the 2008 Abel Prize
Emile Vandervelde (1866–1938),statesman, professor of law and sociology
Nobel prizes:
Henry La Fontaine (1854-1943)
Jules Bordet (1870-1961)
Corneille Heymans (1892-1968)
Albert Claude (1898-1943)
Ilya Prigogine (1917-2003)
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Ghent University:
Ghent University was ranked 89th among world universities by the Academic Ranking of World Universities in 2012.[11] The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), commonly known as the Shanghai ranking, is a publication that was founded and compiled by the Shanghai Jiaotong University.The rankings have been conducted since 2003 and then updated annually. An overview of the last years:
Year Rank (Change)
2003 99
2004 101–152 ()
2005 101–152 ()
2006 102–150 ()
2007 102–150 ()
2008 101–152 ()
2009 101–152 ()
2010 90 ()
2011 89 ()
2012 89 ()
Ghent was also placed among top 95 universities in the world according to the Russian based Global University Ranking.
Notable alumni :
The Boekentoren, designed by Henry van de Velde, is one of the most famous university buildings
The Blandijn houses the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy
Leo Apostel (1925–1995), philosopher
Leo Baekeland (1863–1944), chemist
Wim Blockmans (1945–), historian
Thierry Bogaert, founder of DevGen
Luc Bossyns, civil engineer
Marc Bossuyt (1944–), judge, professor
Jo Bury, pharmacology, General Director of the VIB
Dries Buytaert (1978–), computer scientist, founder of the Drupal CMS
Robert Cailliau (1947–), co-inventor of the World Wide Web
Luc Coene, economy, Governor of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB).
Marc Coucke (1965–), co-founder of Omega Pharma
Martin De Prycker (1955–), engineer.
Franz Cumont (1868–1947), historian
Jean Daskalidès (1922–1992), gynecologist, best known as chocolate maker of the brands Leonidas and Daskalidès.[13]
Els De Bens, philologist, media specialist
Bert De Graeve, law, businessman
Rudy Dekeyser, molecular biologist, Assistant Director of the VIB
Jozef De Ley, the founder of the Laboratory of Microbiology at the Faculty of Sciences
Wim De Waele, economy and computer science, Director of the IBBT
Martin Dobelle, veteran orthopedic sergeon
Yaakov Dori, first Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces
Paul Fredericq, historian
Walter Fiers (1931–), molecular biologist
Leopold Flam (1912–1995), historian, philosopher
Dirk Frimout (1941–), physicist, astronaut
Derrick Gosselin (1956–), engineer, economist, business manager
Joseph Guislain (1797–1860), physiologist and psychiatrist
Jacques-Joseph Haus (1796–1881), jurist
Lucienne Herman-Michielsens (1926–1995), law, politician
Philippe Herreweghe (1947–), doctor, psychiatrist, orchestra conductor
Corneille Heymans (1892–1968), physiologist (Nobel prize winner)
Mark Janse (1959– ), classicist & linguist
Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz (1829–1896), chemist
Jaap Kruithof, philosopher
Tom Lanoye (1958–), philologist, writer
François Laurent (1810–1887), jurist
Marguerite Legot (1913–1977), jurist, first Belgian woman to serve as a government minister
Yves Leterme (1960–), Prime Minister of Belgium
Herman Liebaers (1919–), writer, former Marschal of the Royal Household.
Suzanne Lilar (born Suzanne Verbist) (1901–1992), philosopher, jurist, essayist, novelist
Faculty of Science:
Julius Mac Leod (1857–1919), botanist
Maurice Maeterlinck (1862–1949), jurist, writer (Nobel prize winner)
Paul Mansion, mathematician
Rudi Mariën, pharmacy, Chairman of Innogenetics
Gerard Mortier (1943–), artistic director
Jean-Pierre Nuel (1847–1920), physiologist
Peter Piot (1949–), doctor, assistant secretary-general of the United Nations
Henri Pirenne (1862–1935), historian
Karel Poma (1920–), chemist and politician
Adolphe Quetelet (1796–1874), statistician
Godfried-Willem Raes (1952–), composer, performer and instrument maker
Jacques Rogge (1942–), doctor, president of the International Olympic Committee
Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns (1835–1902), jurist, diplomat and cofounder of the Institut de droit international
Jozef Schell (1935–2003), molecular biologist
Ferdinand Augustijn Snellaert (1809–1872), physician and writer
Luc Van den Bossche (1947–), law, politician
Guido van Gheluwe (1926–), jurist and founder of the Orde van den Prince
Herman Vanderpoorten (1922–1984), politician
Hugo Van Heuverswyn (1948–) chemist, biotech pioneer and businessman
Ann Van Gysel, zoology
Karel van de Woestijne (1878–1929), writer
Prudens van Duyse (1804–1859), writer
Henry van de Velde (1863–1957), architect
Marc Van Montagu (1933–), biotech pioneer
Désiré van Monckhoven (1934–1882), physicist
Jules Van Praet (1806–1887), statesman
Piet Vanthemsche, veterinary surgeon
Guy Verhofstadt (1953–), former Prime Minister of Belgium
Dirk Verhofstadt (1955–), publisher
Etienne Vermeersch (1934–), philosopher
Kristiaan Versluys, literary scholar
André Vlerick (1919–1990), economy
Emile Waxweiler (1867–1916), engineer and sociologist
Marc Zabeau (1949–), zoology
Arnoud De Meyer (presently) Director of Judge Business School University of Cambridge.
Alexander Van Dijck M.D.Pioneer in rare diseases
Michel de Kemmeter, author and researcher in human sustainable development field
Notable faculty:
Johan Rudolf Thorbecke
S.N. Balagangadhara (b. 1952- till date), comparative science of cultures
Jozef De Ley, the founder of the Laboratory of Microbiology at the Faculty of Sciences
Jan De Maeseneer (b. 1952), medicine, family medicine
Georges De Moor (b. 1953), medicine, medical informatics
Walter Fiers (b. 1931), molecular biologist
Corneille Heymans (b. 1892-1968), physiologist (Nobel prize winner)
Joseph Plateau (b. 1801-1883), physicist
Xavier Saelens (b. 1965), biotechnology
Johan Rudolf Thorbecke (b.1798-1872), statesman
Marc Van Montagu (b. 1933), biotech pioneer
Jeff Schell (b. 1935-2003), biotech pioneer
August Vermeylen (b. 1872-1945), author, art historian, statesman
George de Hevesy (b. 1885-1966), Nobel Prize winner, Chemistry
Alexander Van Dijk, pioneer in rare diseases
Adolf von Baeyer (b. 1835–1917), chemist (Nobel prize winner), visiting scholar
Erwin Schrödinger (b. 1887–1961), physicist (Nobel Prize winner), visiting scholar
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Nobel Laureates:
Maurice Maeterlinck (1862–1949), jurist, writer (Nobel prize winner)
Corneille Heymans (b. 1892-1968), physiologist (Nobel prize winner)
Maastricht University, Netherlands:Nobel Laureates:
Maurice Maeterlinck (1862–1949), jurist, writer (Nobel prize winner)
Corneille Heymans (b. 1892-1968), physiologist (Nobel prize winner)
George de Hevesy (b. 1885-1966), Nobel Prize winner, Chemistry
Adolf von Baeyer (b. 1835–1917), chemist (Nobel prize winner), visiting scholar
Erwin Schrödinger (b. 1887–1961), physicist (Nobel Prize winner), visiting scholar
**Rankings:
| 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |
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| QS World University Rankings (World) | 109 ( ) | 111 | ||||||
| THE-QS World University Rankings (World) | 116[49] ( ) | 111[50] (—) | 111[51] () | 172[52] () | 157[53] () | 123[54] | ||
| Academic Ranking of World Universities(World) | 303-401[55](—) | 303-401[56] () | 305-402[57] () | 301-400[58] | ||||
| Academic Ranking of World Universities(Europe) | 126-170[59] () | 125-168[60] () | 124-172[61] () | 123-171[62] () | 169-205[63] |
- In 2004, Maastricht University was ranked first (of all Dutch Universities) in a report on quality of education by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OC&W)(press release). In 2005, the university came in first again. From 2006 onwards, the ministry no longer publishes a ranking list.
- In the 2009 THE-QS World University Rankings(From 2010 two separate rankings will be produced, one by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the other by QS World University Rankings), Maastricht University scored 100/100 in the category of international students.
- The Russian based Global University Ranking, which combines methodology of several rankings, placed Maastricht among top 100 universities in the world in 2009.[64]
- Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs: In 2006, eight of the twelve bachelor programmes were designated as best programme in the Netherlands by students (European Studies, Economics, Econometrics, International Business, Psychology, Medicine, Health Sciences and Molecular Life Sciences). From the other four programmes, three came in second place.
- Dutch Magazine Elsevier: At the beginning of the academic year 2005-2006 the university was once again ranked number one in the Netherlands by the Dutch publication Elsevier. In 2007 many degrees were again recognized as best in the Netherlands with exceptional grades given to the international opportunities in the International Business and Economics degrees.
- German Magazine Wirtschaftswoche: In 2005, the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration was regarded better than the same faculty atOxford University (website).
- Financial Times: In 2008 the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEBA) participated in the Financial Times’ ranking for Masters in Management programmes for the first time and its International Business programme scores a 25th place in the top 40 of European institutes that offer such programmes: website. The programme even made the 4th place on the list "Best in International Business" and 3rd in the category "Value for Money" website.
- Its undergraduate degrees in International Business and Economics were ranked 1st in the Netherlands in the 2008 Elsevier ranking Announcement
Notable Professors:
- Harald Merckelbach: Professor of Psychology, member of the KNAW Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, member of the Deetman Committee that examined sexual abuse in the Dutch Roman Catholic Church
- Corine de Ruiter: Professor of Forensic Psychology, President of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, associate editor of International Journal of Forensic Mental Health
- Wiebe Bijker: Professor of Technology and Society, member of the KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences) and together with Trevor Pinch the founder of Social Construction of Technology (SCOT)
- Franz Palm: Professor of Econometrics, member of the KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences)
- Maurits Allessie: Professor of Physiology, member of the KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences)
- Andre Knottnerus: Professor of General Practice, member of the KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences), President of the Health Council of the Netherlands
- Luc Soete: Professor of General Economics, Director of research institute UNU-MERIT (which is also part of the United Nations University), member of the group of key thinkers for the Lisbon Strategy
- Geert Hofstede: Emeritus Professor of Organizational Anthropology and International Management. Founder of Institute for Research on Intercultural Cooperation (IRIC)
- John Hagedoorn: Professor of Strategy and International Business and professorial fellow with the United Nations University - MERIT
- Theo van Boven: Professor Emeritus of International Law, Former UN Director for human rights and UN Special Rapporteur for Torture
- Rainer Goebel: Professor of Neurocognition, Director of the Maastricht Brain Imaging centre, Winner of the German Heinz-Maier-Leibnitz award for cognitive sciences in 1993
- Peter Van den Bossche: Professor of International Economic Law; Head of Department, International & European Law; Director, Institute for Globalisation & International Regulation (IGIR); Formerly, Counsellor to the WTO Appellate Body and Acting Director, WTO Appellate Body Secretariat. Commencing 12 December 2009, Van den Bossche has been appointed for a 4 year term to the 7-member Appellate Body of the WTO.[65]
- Cees van der Vleuten: Professor of Medical Education, Director, Chair Department of Educational Development and Research, Scientific Director School of Health Professions Education, Maastricht University, The Netherlands; Honorary Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Recipient of the Hubbard award for most outstanding researcher in assessment in medical education.
Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden;
Rankings
Uppsala University places well in many rankings.
| Ranking (year) | World Rank | European Rank | National Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Ranking of World Universities (2010)[15] | # 66 | # 18 | # 2 |
| Web Ranking of European Universities (2013)[16] | # 146 | # 38 | # 3 |
| QS World University Rankings[17] (2012) | # 81 | # 29 | # 2 |
| Times Higher Education (2012/2013)[18] | # 106 | # 35 | # 3 |
Notable people
Main article: List of Uppsala University People
Uppsala University is associated with 8 Nobel Prize laureates, and numerous royalty, academics and public figures.
As the dominant academic institution in Sweden for several centuries, Uppsala University has ever since its first period of expansion in the early part of the 17th century educated a large proportion of Swedish politicians and civil servants, from 17th century Chancellor of the Realm (rikskansler) Johan Oxenstierna (1611–1657) and Lord Chief Justice (riksdrots) Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1622–1686) to the first Social Democratic Prime Minister of Sweden, Hjalmar Branting (1860–1925) and many later politicians. Other alumni are Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961), United Nations Secretary General who was (posthumously) awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1961, and the Swedish diplomat Hans Blix (b. 1928), who was Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency 1981–1997, of the UNMOVIC 2000–2003, and previously Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs 1978–1979. Hammarskjöld and Blix both graduated from the Uppsala Faculty of Law, as did the Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Anna Lindh, who was assassinated in 2003.
Most Swedish clergymen, including most bishops and archbishops, have been educated at the university, including, in more recent times, Nathan Söderblom (1866–1931), Professor of the History of Religions in the Faculty of Theology, later Archbishop of Uppsala, and awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1930 for his work as leader of the ecumenical movement.
The university became prominent in the sciences in the 18th century with names such as the physician and botanist Carolus Linnaeus (1707–1778), the father of biological and mineralogical taxonomy, and his numerous important pupils, the physicist and astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), inventor of the Celsius scale the predecessor of the Celsius scale, and the chemist Torbern Bergman (1735–1784). Another scientist from this era is Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772), better remembered today as a religious mystic. Several of the elements were discovered by Uppsala scientists during this period or later. Jöns Jakob Berzelius, one of the fathers of modern chemistry, received his doctorate in medicine in Uppsala in 1804, but later moved to Stockholm. Uppsala scientists of the 19th century include the physicist Anders Jonas Ångström (1814–1874). During the 20th century several Nobel laureates in the sciences have been Uppsala alumni or professors at the university.
Many well-known Swedish writers have studied in Uppsala: Georg Stiernhielm (1698–1672) is often called the father of Swedish poetry. The poet and song composer Carl Michael Bellman (1740–1795), without doubt the best-loved and best-remembered of Swedish 18th century poets, matriculated but left the university after less than a year. The writer, historian and composer Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783–1847), professor of history, and the poet Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790–1855), professor of poetry, were principal figures of early 19th-century Swedish romanticism. The less than happy experiences of the Uppsala student life of novelist and playwright August Strindberg (1849–1912), resulted in his Från Fjärdingen och Svartbäcken (1877), a collection of short stories set in Uppsala ("From Fjärdingen and Svartbäcken", the title refers to two districts in Uppsala). Other Uppsala alumni are the poet Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864–1931), who refused the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1918, but received it posthumously in 1931, the novelist and playwright Pär Lagerkvist(1891–1974), Nobel laureate in 1951, and the poet and novelist Karin Boye (1900–1941), for whom one branch of the university library has been named. The Communist leader Ture Nerman (1886–1969) wrote a novel called Olympen, based on his experience as a student in Uppsala. Niklas Zennström, co-founder of KaZaA and Skype is also a former student at Uppsala University. On 15 August 2008 Zennström donated 15 million SEK to Uppsala University for climate research.[20] The late Jan Stenbeck, a Nordic media mogul who controlled Modern Times Group, was also an alumnus of Uppsala University.
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