page_title: Erasmus University Rotterdam
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Erasmus University Rotterdam / History / Culture
caption_attribution_description: Rotterdam. Erasmus universiteit: Bibliotheek. Gemeentemonument. Architect: Cornelis Elffers
context_page_description: Erasmus University Rotterdam is a public university located in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The university is named after Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, a 15th-century humanist and theologian.
  Erasmus MC is the largest and one of the foremost academic medical centers and trauma centers in the Netherlands, whereas its economics and business school, Erasmus School of Economics and Rotterdam School of Management are well known in Europe and beyond. Erasmus University Rotterdam has been placed in the top 100 universities in the world by three major ranking tables. In 2017, the university was ranked among top ten business schools in Europe by Financial Times. In 2015, Erasmus University Rotterdam is ranked by Times Higher Education as 20th in Europe and 72nd in the world, with its social sciences as 40th, and clinical health as 35th in the world.
  The university has seven faculties and focuses on the following four areas:
  Health – Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences/Erasmus MC and Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management
  Wealth – Erasmus School of Economics and Rotterdam School of Management
  Governance – Erasmus School of Law and Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences
context_section_description: As one of four concentrations of Erasmus University, culture is defined broadly with focus on the areas of media, cultural economics, and the high arts. Primary research is on society and the arts, including cultural policy, media, and social identity in modern society. Faculty has particular strengths in research, and the students tend to graduate with strong research skills for both academic and field placement.
caption: University Library.
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