Founded in 2002 2002 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, as a partnership among 12 of Europe's top research universities, in 2006 2006 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar it expanded its membership to include 8 new universities. It is headquartered in Leuven Leuven (Dutch, pronounced [ˈløːvə] (help·info); French: Louvain, often used in English, German: Löwen) is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium. It is located about 30 kilometers east of Brussels, with as other neighbouring cities Mechelen, Aarschot, Tienen, and Wavre, Belgium The Kingdom of Belgium /ˈbɛldʒəm/ is a country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO. Belgium covers an area of 30,528 square kilometres (11,787 sq mi) and has a population of about 10.7 million. The 20 member universities as of 2006 2006 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar are:
- Catholic University of Leuven The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven listen (in short K.U.Leuven) is the Flemish offshoot of the oldest university in the Low Countries which was originally founded in 1425 (see Catholic University of Leuven). Centrally located in the historic town of Leuven in Flanders, the K.U. Leuven is officially a Dutch-speaking institution. With 35,347 [1]
- University of Helsinki The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but founded in the city of Turku in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, then part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available. Around 38,000 students (though many are not Full-Time in the [2][4]
- University of Paris VI: Pierre et Marie Curie [3]
- University of Strasbourg The University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, is the largest university in France, with 43,000 students and over 4,000 researchers [4]
- University of Paris-Sud [3]
- Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg [1]
- Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich The Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich , also known as LMU, is a university in Munich and, with more than 44,000 students, is the second-largest university in Germany. The majority of foreign exchanges at the University of Munich are with European universities. The main building is situated in Ludwigstrasse. The university's main campus is
- Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg The University of Freiburg , sometimes referred to in English as the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany [3]
- University of Amsterdam The University of Amsterdam is a comprehensive research university located in the heart of the city of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. With a budget of €487 million,[citation needed] over 28,000 students and around 5,000 staff, the UvA is one of the major universities in Europe. There are seven faculties: Humanities, Social and Behavioral sciences, [3]
- Leiden University Leiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by Prince William of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close relationship. The Queens Juliana and Beatrix and crown- [1][2]
- Utrecht University Utrecht University is a university in Utrecht, The Netherlands. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe. It is rated as the best university of the Netherlands, ninth best university in Europe, and 47th best in the world in the Academic Ranking of World Universities. Established March 26, 1636, it [3][4]
- Karolinska Institute, Stockholm Karolinska Institutet is one of Europe's largest medical universities. It was founded in 1810 and is located in Solna, just outside Stockholm
- Lund University Lund University , located in Lund in southernmost Sweden, is one of Sweden's most prestigious universities and one of Scandinavia's largest institutions for education and research, frequently ranked among the world's top 100 universities. The university was founded in 1666 and is the second oldest Swedish university, but can arguably trace its [3]
- University College London University College London is a British university institution and a constituent college of the University of London, based primarily in Bloomsbury, London [3]
- University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge , located in the City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, is the second oldest university in the English-speaking world and the sixth oldest in Europe. The name is sometimes abbreviated as Cantab. in post-nominals, a shortened form of Cantabrigiensis (an adjective derived from Cantabrigia, the Latinised form [1]
- University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh founded in 1582, is an internationally renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. It is the sixth university to be established in the British Isles, making it one of the ancient universities of the United Kingdom [1]
- University of Oxford The University of Oxford , located in the UK city of Oxford, is the oldest surviving university in the English-speaking world. Although the exact date of foundation remains unclear, there is evidence of teaching there as far back as the 11th century. The University grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the [1][2]
E-LERU
Eight of the LERU member universities are collaboratively responsible for the "e-LERU virtual campus", which was funded by the European Commission The European Commission acts as an executive of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union as part of its "eLearning programme". This allows students to study and acquire credit for online courses called "e-modules". The e-LERU site also hosts video lectures by scientists, in what is known as its "Top Science" programme.
See also
- IDEA League The IDEA League is a strategic alliance of five of Europe's leading universities of technology. On October 6, 1999, the IDEA league was formed by the signing of a memorandum of understanding between four similar European universities: Imperial College London, Delft University of Technology, ETH Zürich and RWTH Aachen University. Each had a (a strategic alliance of five of Europe's leading technical research universities)
- International Research Universities Network International Research Universities Network is an international network of broad-based research universities, which was initiated by Radboud University Nijmegen. The aim of the network is to further improve the quality of research and teaching at the universities involved, as well as students/researchers exchange, joint conferences, symposiums and
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Footnotes
- a b c d e f g These universities also belong to the Coimbra Group, a (larger) alliance of European universities.
- a b c These universities also belong to Europaeum The Europaeum is a loose organisation of ten leading European universities. It was conceived of in 1990–1991 by Lord Weidenfeld and Sir Ronnie Grierson to support the ‘advancement of education through the encouragement of European studies in the University of Oxford and other European institutions of higher education having links with Oxford’, another European university network.
- a b c d e f These universities joined the League as new members on January 17 January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 348 days remaining until the end of the year, 2006 2006 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- a b c These universities also belong to the Utrecht Network, another European university network.
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