Mission statement and strategy

Mission statement

As a large and multifaceted international knowledge centre of academic and scientific excellence, the University’s core mission is to:

• Educate young people;
• Train new generations of researchers;
• Produce academics who have both specialist knowledge and professional skills;
• Conduct groundbreaking research;
• Address social issues and work towards solving them.

Commitment, inspiration and ambition are Utrecht University’s core values. The University fosters its academic community through investment in staff and students. 

Strategy

Utrecht University’s strategy is laid down in the 2009-2013 Strategic Plan. The University aims to sustain its position as a research institution of the highest international quality, to provide clear research focus areas with a particularly interdisciplinary approach, and to take the lead in implementing the Bologna principles into its teaching programmes.

- Prospectus Strategic Plan 2009-2013 (pdf 2,3 Mb)
- Prospectus 'Research Focus Areas Utrecht University' (2007) 

Annual Report and Annual Review

Annually, Utrecht University publishes an Annual Report presenting its results and achievements. In addition, an Annual Review outlining the highlights of the previous academic year is issued each year on the occasion of the University’s Anniversary Day on 26 March.

- Annual Review 2007 (pdf 5 Mb)
- Annual Report 2007 (pdf 1 Mb) (in Dutch)
- Annual Review 2006 (pdf 1,5 Mb)
- Annual Report 2006 (pdf 3 Mb) (in Dutch)
 
A printed version of the Annual Review can be ordered through: annualreview@uu.nl