Introduction

Tilburg University is a famous public university in the Netherlands and one of the top universities in Europe. It is located in Tilburg, the sixth largest city in the Netherlands. It was formerly an economics school and later developed into a world-leading comprehensive university in the field of social sciences.

Overview

Student size: 19,497 students in 2023, including 4,796 international students.

Course settings: 66 bachelor's and master's programs are offered, of which 43 are taught in English.

History and establishment time

Tilburg University was founded in 1927 as "roomsch katholieke handelshoogeschool" with only 5 professors, 8 lecturers and 28 economics students.

School strength

Faculty: The School of Economics and Management has a total of about 560 teachers, including 400 full-time teachers. About 100 professors, and most of the professors have doctoral degrees from Harvard, London Business School, etc.

Research achievements: It has made fruitful achievements in social science research fields such as economics and business. Its Institute of Economics is one of the best economics research institutions in Europe, and it ranks among the top 20 in the world in behavioral economics, finance and other fields.

Institutional nature

Tilburg University is a public university.

Educational philosophy

Committed to cultivating responsible leaders with knowledge, skills and character, education and research revolve around themes such as mental and preventive healthcare, inclusive labor markets, energy transformation and digitalization to promote broad prosperity of society.

Emphasis on interdisciplinary cooperation, encouraging students and researchers to establish connections between different disciplinary fields and jointly solve complex social problems.

Key laboratories and disciplines

Key laboratories: No specific key laboratories are explicitly mentioned, but the school has multiple institutes, which provide a good platform for scientific research.

Key disciplines: Economic management, law and social behavioral sciences and other related majors are its oldest and strongest departments. Its School of Economics and Management is a world-class business school, ranked 50th in the world in the 2014 QS University Rankings for Economics and Econometrics, and ranked 47th in the world in Economics/Business according to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Ranking; the School of Law, where the law major is located, was rated as one of the best international law schools by the American Social Science Research Network SSRN.

Faculty

The university has five colleges, including the School of Economics and Management, the School of Law, the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the School of Humanities (Communication, Culture, Philosophy, Religion) and the Catholic Theological Seminary.

Ranking

In the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Tilburg University ranked 251-300 in the overall ranking.

In the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities, its finance degree ranked 25th in the world.

In the 2022 QS World University Rankings, its accounting and finance degree ranked 45th in the world.

In the 2022 US News Global University Rankings, its economics and business ranked 27th in the world.

Fees

Tuition fees: For international exchange student programs, the School of Finance of Central University of Finance and Economics will offer free tuition fees in the spring semester of 2025, but students need to pay an immigration fee of 228 euros.

Living expenses: For one-semester exchange students (5 months), it is recommended to prepare 6,125 euros per person, and for full-year exchange students (10 months), it is recommended to prepare 12,250 euros per person.

Campus

Teaching facilities: It has the most modern library in Europe, with a collection of up to 800,000 books and can accommodate 1,000 readers; the school's computer center has 450 desktop computers, responsible for the university's data communication network, central computer system and software management; it also has a language center, a sports center, etc., providing students with rich learning and living resources.

Student life: There are catering centers, cafes, two banks, etc. in the school. The student activity center organizes various extracurricular activities, such as lectures, conferences, exhibitions, seminars, drama and music performances, etc., and also offers courses in photography, painting, music and dance.