Michiel 2005's photos with the keyword: rijksuniversiteit te leiden

Fire, how to prevent it and how to fight it, from 1954.

Lorentz was the famous Dutch physicist and Nobel-prize winner. This stone can be found in his house on the Hooigracht (Hay Canal), then a beautiful and quiet street (the canal had already been filled), now a street busy with cars and buses.

From 1876 Leiden University was known as Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden (State University at Leiden). This prefix was to distinguish the university from those that were in the hands of other authorities. The new Higher Education Act of 1876 made the founding of free universities (free from the state) possible. In the 1980s, when branding and marketing became more important, that changed into Rijksuniversiteit Leiden (Leiden State University). In 1998 they dropped the "Rijks" prefix, because the relationship with the state has become less tight and the university didn't want to appear as an instrument of the state. The university still gets most of its money from the state, as do all universities in the Netherlands. Some old signs of that time still remain, but they are in danger. See also these other pics .

From 1876 Leiden University was known as Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden (State University at Leiden). This prefix was to distinguish the university from those that were in the hands of other authorities. The new Higher Education Act of 1876 made the founding of free universities (free from the state) possible. In the 1980s, when branding and marketing became more important, that changed into Rijksuniversiteit Leiden (Leiden State University). In 1998 they dropped the "Rijks" prefix, because the relationship with the state has become less tight and the university didn't want to appear as an instrument of the state. The university still gets most of its money from the state, as do all universities in the Netherlands. Some old signs of that time still remain, but they are in danger. See also these other pics .