Erasmus University College

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Erasmus University College
Type Public Liberal Arts College
Established2013
Dean Semiha Denktaş
Students650 [1]
Address
Nieuwemarkt 1A
,
Rotterdam
,
South Holland
,
Netherlands
Campus Urban, 1.111 acres (4,500 m2)
Colors   Erasmus orange [2]
Affiliations
Website www.eur.nl/en/euc
Rotterdam Nieuwe Markt.jpg

Erasmus University College (EUC) is a public liberal arts and sciences university college situated in Rotterdam, South Holland. It is the undergraduate honours college of the Erasmus University Rotterdam, offering its students a BSc degree in Liberal Arts & Sciences. [3] [4] [5]

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History

Erasmus University College was established in 2013 under the Erasmus School of Social & Behavioural Sciences (ESSB), which itself is a part of the Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR).

EUC had 85 students in its first year, however the enrolment has been increasing to reach 218 admitted students per cohort. [6] [7] The limit of 218 is due to the size of mandatory first-year housing for its students. However, this amount was surpassed in 2021, causing students to look for housing elsewhere. [8]

Academics

Erasmus University Rotterdam awards degrees to graduates of Erasmus University College. The admission procedure at Erasmus University College includes interviews and motivational letters in addition to the entry criteria. [9] After completing a first year of interdisciplinary coursework and academic skills known as the Academic Core, students concentrate in a major from one of its departments: Humanities, Social & Behavioural Sciences, Economics & Business, or Life Sciences. [10] Students take the courses necessary for their major throughout their second and third years at EUC.

The Student Academic Affairs Council (SAAC) and the Erasmus University College Study Association (EUCSA) are the two student-led bodies at EUC.

Location

Erasmus University College is located in the center of Rotterdam, on the Nieuwemarkt square. [11] Currently, first-year EUC students reside in the mandatory student housing on Stadhuisplein.

Architecture

The Central Library of Rotterdam, built between 1917 and 1923, was the initial purpose of the building that now hosts Erasmus University College. [12] The structure was planned with the assistance of Nicolaas Lansdorp (1885-1968), Johannes Poot (1892–1976), and D.B. Logemann (1884-1964). [13] The building was modelled by "Amsterdamse School" architecture and has ornate brickwork, period-appropriate interior woodwork, and natural masonry. [14]

The structure survived the German bombardment of Rotterdam in 1940, but the aftermath resulted in the loss of its bell tower. [15] As one of the few intact structures in the city centre, The Central Library served as a meeting place for the urban designers entrusted with planning the reconstruction of Rotterdam. In the middle of the 20th century, the structure housed a museum of education. [13] Erasmus University was scheduled to move into the building in 2011, after the City of Rotterdam and Erasmus University reached an agreement on a proposal to transfer the future college near the city centre. [4] The structure was updated in accordance with the architect Erick van Egeraat's plans. More than 20 million euros were spent on the refurbishment. [16]

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  2. ↑ Corporate colours – website of the EUR
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  16. ↑ (Article about EUC, page 61)

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