伊拉斯姆斯大学： 知识的主要港口
英文导读
Erasmus University Rotterdam is a univer-sity in the Netherlands， located in Rotterdam. The university is named after Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus， a 15th-century humanist and theologian. Erasmus University Rotterdam has existed in its present form since 1973. Its history， however， dates back to 1913， the year in which the Netherlands School of Commerce (Nederlandsche Handels-Hoogeschool or NHH) was founded through private initiative with broad support from the Rotterdam business community. The statutory recognition of higher education in commerce and economics as an academic discipline resulted in 1939 in a change of name. The NHH became the NEH or Netherlands School of Economics (Nederlandse Economische Hogeschool). In 1973， the Medical Faculty Rotterdam and the Netherlands School of Economics merged to become Erasmus University Rotterdam—the first university in the Netherlands named after a person， a man to whom Rotterdam owes the reputation it has held for centuries in the academic world.
System： The university has seven faculties and focuses on four areas of expertise： Health － Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences/Erasmus MC and institute of Health Policy & Management； Wealth —Erasmus School of Economics and Rotterdam School of Management， Erasmus University； Governance - Erasmus School of Law and Faculty of Social Sciences； Culture - Erasmus School of History， Culture and Communication， Faculty of Social Sciences and Faculty of Philosophy. Erasmus MC is the largest and one of the foremost academic medical centers and trauma centers in the Netherlands， whereas its economics and business school， Erasmus School of Economics and Rotterdam School of Management， Erasmus University are leading economics school and business school within Europe and the world. The Erasmus School of Law is one of the largest law schools in the Netherlands.
City show： Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam constructed in 1270 on the Rotte River， Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre. In the first decades of the 20th century， some influential architecture in the modern style was built in Rotterdam. Notable are the Van Nelle fabriek (1929， a monument of modern factory)； the Jugendstil clubhouse of the Royal Maas Yacht Club (1909)， and Feyenoord"s football stadium De Kuip (1936)， etc. Rotterdam is also famous for its Kubuswoningen or cube houses built by architect Piet Blom in 1984. Rotterdam has the tallest residential building in the Netherlands： the New Orleans Tower (158.35m). Rotterdam is also home to the tallest office building “Maastoren” (164.75 m) which houses Deloitte.
生词助读
theologian [.θi：..l..d..n] n. 神学者；空头理论家
statutory [.st.t..tri] a. 法定的；法令的
merge [m.：d.] vt. 合并；使合并；吞没
trauma ["tr.：m.] n. 创伤（由心理创伤造成精神上的异常）；外伤
中文概述
伊拉斯姆斯大学成立于1913年，由荷兰经济学院和鹿特丹医学院于1973年合并而成，是一所世界闻名的以应用为教学导向的综合性大学，也是荷兰唯一以著名学者命名的大学。
学校在经济管理、医学与健康、法学等三个领域的教学力量非常雄厚，这三个领域也是学校重点发展的学科。该大学下属有七个学院，分别是：经济学院、管理学院、医学院、法学院、社会科学系、历史与艺术系、哲学系。伊拉斯姆斯大学鹿特丹管理学院，是一所世界顶级商学院，在世界商学院中一直排名靠前。
伊拉斯姆斯大学的办学宗旨是：为科学进步和社会发展贡献力量。在恪守学术界的道德规范和国际标准的同时，学校为教师和学生创造一个开展自由培训及研究的空间。
伊拉斯姆斯大学位于著名的现代贸易港口城市鹿特丹——荷兰最大的工业城市。作为重要的海陆空交通枢纽，鹿特丹被冠以“欧洲之门”的美称。
梦想成功录
Chances favor the minds that are prepared.
机遇总是降临到时刻做好准备的人身上。
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important than any thing.
永远记住：决心成功比任何一件事都重要。