University College Roosevelt
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University College Roosevelt, formerly known as Roosevelt Academy, is a small, honors undergraduate liberal arts and science college located in Middelburg in the Netherlands and the sole university in
Middelburg's former City Hall, now UCR's main academic building
Opening of Academic Year at University College Roosevelt.
Middelburg City Hall
The Helm Square
Utrecht University
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Utrecht University is a public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established 26 March 1636, it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2025, it had an enrollment of 38,493
University College Roosevelt
…located in Middelburg in the Netherlands and the sole university in Zeeland. It offers a residential setting, and is an international honors college of Utrecht University. It is named in honour of the Roosevelt family, which traces its ancestry to the province of Zeeland. The Roosevelt Academy, as it was then called, was…
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Gable decoration at the University Hall building (Academiegebouw [nl]).
Bernardus Schotanus, the university's first rector magnificus, and professor of law and mathematics
An honorary doctorate in law was conferred on Eleanor Roosevelt in 1948.
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Utrecht University Hall (Academiegebouw [nl]), built in 1894