Tilburg University
 Tilburg University  (University)    | |
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| Motto | Understanding Society |
| Formation | 1927 |
| Headquarters | Tilburg, Netherlands |
| Type | Public |
| 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
| Person | Born | Died | Nationality | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisse Dekker | 26 April 1924 | 25 August 2012 | Netherlands | Businessperson | Philips CEO 1982-1986. From 1988 to 1992, he chaired the European Round Table of Industrialists. |
| Ralph Hamers | 25 May 1966 | Netherlands | Banker 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 Hommen | 29 April 1943 | Netherlands | Businessperson | Triple Bilderberger Dutch corporate executive. | |
| Norbert Schmelzer | 22 March 1921 | 14 November 2008 | Netherlands | Politician Civil servant | Dutch politician, diplomat and economist who attended the 1969 Bilderberg meeting and then became Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1971 to 1973. |
| Herman Wijffels | 13 March 1942 | Netherlands | Politician Economist | Dutch economist politician |
