Patricia Herrijgers

L'Oréal

Tilburg University contributes to solving social issues. We achieve this mainly by developing and transferring knowledge and bringing together people from various disciplines and organizations. Therefore we have invited companies, organizations, government, and citizens to work together with us to develop new insights and innovative solutions for society. We create this innovation by conducting research, by learning, and by understanding. The main themes in our Strategic Plan 2014-2017 are: • Understanding Society continues to be the mission • Quality comes first • Innovation according to a focused method • Connections through networking • Focused international cooperation • One single, effective university • All these choices concentrate on our core activities: research, education, andvalorization. Facts and figures: • 21 Bachelor programs • 50 Master programs • 8 PhD programs • 12599 students • 336 PhD students • 4151 BA degrees granted • 2408 MA degress granted • 1561 staff members, 900 academic staff members • 2049 Academic publications • Total budget 198 million euros