Erasmus University Rotterdam is a public research university located in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The university is named after Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, a 15th-century Christian humanist and theologian.
Established: 1913 – Nederlandsche Handels-Hoogeschool · 1937 – renamed Nederlandse Economische Hogeschool (with university status granted) · 1966 – establishment Medische Faculteit Rotterdam · 1973 – merger Medische Faculteit Rotterdam and Nederlandse Economische Hogeschool; renamed to Erasmus University Rotterdam
Motto in English: Making Minds Matter
Budget: €732 million (2021)
Rector: Jantine Schuit
Academic staff: 3,687 (2020)
Students: 39,150 (2020)
Location: Rotterdam and The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands