Members

Of the Dutch Research University Consortium

The Dutch Research University Consortium is currently made up of 9 members. These members represent comprehensive institutions, University Colleges and the technical research universities. In 2022 DRU welcomed two collaborative partners, Hotelschool The Hague and HZ University of Applied Sciences. Please find our original members listed below, with links to their own respective websites for further information.

Eindhoven University of Technology

Eindhoven University of Technology is a research university, founded in 1956 by industry, local government and academia. Today, their spirit of collaboration is still at the heart of the university community. TU/e offers academic education in the field of Engineering, Science and Technology. Our educational philosophy is based on personal attention and room for individual ambitions and talents. Our campus is in the centre of one of the most powerful technology hubs in the world: Brainport Eindhoven. Together with other institutions, we form a thriving ecosystem with one common aim – to improve quality of life through sustainable innovations.

Leiden University

Since 1575 Leiden University has united people and knowledge from around the world. World-renowned for our ground-breaking research, a personal and interactive classroom experience and academic excellence, our locations in Leiden and The Hague offer a wealth of social and academic experiences for students. Choose from16 English-taught programmes: African Studies, Archaeology; Arts, Media and Society; Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology; Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Dutch Studies; English Language and Culture; International Studies; International Relations and Organisations; Linguistics; Philosophy: Global and Comparative Perspectives; Psychology; South and Southeast Asian Studies; Security Studies; Urban Studies; or Liberal Arts & Sciences: Global Challenges (Leiden University College). Discover the world at Leiden University!

Maastricht University

Maastricht University is the most international university in the Netherlands. Over 50% of our students is not Dutch. We are the one of the best young universities in the world and stand out for our innovative education, international character and multidisciplinary approach to education. We offers 23 Bachelor’s programmes and over 60 Master’s programmes across a wide range of subject areas. Through Problem Based Learning, you will actively seek solutions to real-life problems in small groups of 10-15 students. Our international classroom brings together people from all over the world who have different backgrounds and perspectives. This makes the UM experience unique.

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) is the business school of Erasmus University Rotterdam – a top-ranked research university offering 13 international bachelor programmes in the fields of business, economics, social studies, humanities, and more. RSM’s primary focus is on developing business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying their innovative mindset into a sustainable future. RSM has a three-year Bachelor of Science programme, International Business Administration (IBA), that is taught on the modern, lively campus of EUR.

Tilburg University

Tilburg University is a research university based in the South of the Netherlands, known for its high-quality education, social orientation, and strong campus feeling. We offer a large number of English-taught programs in the areas of Business and Entrepreneurship, Economics, Econometrics, Data Science, Global Law, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, Communication and Digital Sciences. Our motto is Understanding Society, and through this motto, we want to inspire students to study and positively influence society around them. We want to contribute to solving complex social issues, by developing and transferring knowledge and connecting with people from different disciplines and different organizations.

University College Roosevelt

University College Roosevelt is Utrecht University’s Liberal Arts and Sciences college located in historic Middelburg in the southwest of the Netherlands. UCR offers students the opportunity to compose a curriculum uniquely suited to their interests, by combining courses from the 40 disciplines offered in our Arts & Humanities, Engineering, Science and Social Sciences departments. UCR offers small-scale and interactive education, allows a lot of opportunity for undergraduate research, and focuses on skill building across disciplines. All of our 500 students live on our residential campus in the center of town and become part of our international academic and social community!

Utrecht University - University College Utrecht

Do you have the courage to be curious? Explore Liberal Arts and Sciences at University College Utrecht, an honours college of Utrecht University. Students compose their own multidisciplinary curriculum, choosing from over 230 classes in 23 different disciplines from humanities, science and social science. Classes are small and interactive with on average 20 students. Our 750 students study and live on our American-style campus in Utrecht forming a tight-knit community. Half of the students are Dutch, half international, representing some 70 different nationalities. At University College Utrecht, students learn for life.