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The '''Leiden University''' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''Universiteit Leiden'') is an [[university]] in the City of [[Leiden]], the [[Netherlands]]. The current rector is Carel Stolker.

The '''Leiden University''' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''Universiteit Leiden'') is an [[university]] in the City of [[Leiden]], the [[Netherlands]]. The current rector is Carel Stolker.

It was founded by [[William the Silent]] in 1575 and became the oldest university in that country, with total of 25,800 students in 2015/2016.<ref>http://www.universiteitleiden.nl/over-ons/feiten-en-cijfers</ref>

In 1575, the Leiden University was founded by [[William the Silent]], the oldest university in the [[Netherlands]]. Today, it is one of Europe's leading international research universities, and boasts seven faculties in the arts, sciences and social sciences, and has over 26,900 students and 6,500 staff members.<ref>[https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/about-us Leiden University - About Us]</ref> Leiden University further boasts a grand total of 16 [[Nobel Prize]]'s, 19 [[Spinoza Prize]]'s, and 96,000 alumni.<ref>[http://eduofuniveristy.blogspot.ca/2017/03/leiden-university.html Leiden University]</ref> The official motto of Leiden University is 'Praesidium Libertatis' – Bastion of Freedom.

==Faculties==

==Faculties==