Tuesday, 10 June 2008
U for University of Utrecht in the Netherlands
Utrecht University (Universiteit Utrecht in Dutch) is a university in Utrecht, The Netherlands. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe. . It was established March 26, 1636,
The university's motto is "Sol Iustitiae Illustra Nos", which means "Sun of Justice, shine upon us"
Utrecht University is firmly founded on tradition. The University, which recently celebrated its 365th anniversary, has developed into one of Europe's largest and most prominent institutes of research and education. With 14 faculties, and 70 degree courses, which are attended by more than 20.000 students, Utrecht University offers a wider range of subjects than any other university in the Netherlands.
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All three of your U-post is just wonderful. Here you have done a wonderful job with it! Very interesting to look at those "videos". Thank you for sharing:)
PS: Your link at Mr. Linky at Abc-Wednesday is wrong. Maby you can chance it so more people can see this wonderful "videos";)
Have a wonderful day:)
Well I've learnt something today about UK Universities - thank you !
It was a good choice for the letter U
Thanks Pernille. How can I change the link at Mr.Linky?
Thank Petrus, your universities are a lot older than ours!
Great U post! These buildings are beautiful!
Excellent selection of "U"s!
"Louis" thanks you for visiting San Francisco Bay Daily Photo and checking out his "U" post!
Wonderful series on universities! I especially like Utrecht's motto.
Good choice and lovely photos.
Happy Wednesday!
p.s. at my age I decided I should celebrate a birthday whenever I need to, which can vary with the weather! :O)
Good choices for U and very informative!
Thanks Kelly! Old buildings can tell us a lot of our history. They are often used in movies too and in TV series.
Merci encore pour votre visite. Votre blog est aussi très intéressant.
Hi nonizamboni!That motto at the Utrecht University in laid down in the floor of the entrance of the main building.
That's a great idea to celebrate a birthday whenever you feel like it!
Happy Wednesday!
Thanks Paulie! I am glad I met you all on blogspot!
Amazing diligence but the reading is beyond me today. Thanks for the visit.
Great choises and very informativ U post.
Beautiful views :)
Great work and great photos.
Thanks for visiting my blog and your kind comments
Aileni thanks for the visit! And say hello to your cats
Thanks for your visit John.
Suburbia you're a great writer! Thanks for your visit !
Imac, I liked visiting all those wonderful blogs including yours.
An interesting set of pictures here.
Very great skide show with lots of beautiful shots!
Petunia's ABC
Thank you Hyde and Petunia!
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