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 The "instruments" which we are using are High Energy Plasma Astrophysics, Particle Astrophysics, Cosmic MagnetoHydroDynamics, and, of course, modern telescopes such as those on La Palma (UK/NL collaboration), in Chile (European Southern Observatory), the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) and the Pierre Auger Observatory. The "instruments" which we are using are High Energy Plasma Astrophysics, Particle Astrophysics, Cosmic MagnetoHydroDynamics, and, of course, modern telescopes such as those on La Palma (UK/NL collaboration), in Chile (European Southern Observatory), the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) and the Pierre Auger Observatory.
  
-Our department was only founded in 2001, and is growing fast. We participate in [[NOVA]], the Dutch Research School for Astronomy, a collaboration between the Dutch astronomical institutes, and in the Christiaan Huygens Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics at the Radboud University in Nijmegen.+Our department was only founded in 2001, and is growing fast. We participate in [[http://www.astronomy.nl|NOVA]], the Dutch Research School for Astronomy, a collaboration between the Dutch astronomical institutes, and in the Christiaan Huygens Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics at the Radboud University in Nijmegen.
  
 We offer an astronomy programme both at the Bachelor and Master levels. The Bachelors programme has 56 ECTS in astronomy over the first three years of 180 ECTS altogether. Teaching innovations have a high priority. During half of their time, students work in small groups on a project (project oriented teaching), during the other half, they participate in interactive lectures where individual contributions from the students play a prominent role. Directly from the beginning, students are trained at our own telescopes (in Dutch): a brand new 35 cm reflector and our century-old 20 cm refractor, both equipped with CCD-camera; a two-dish radio interferometer; and soon a solar telescope laboratory. Development of the students' individual creativity and interests are a central theme of our teaching. We offer an astronomy programme both at the Bachelor and Master levels. The Bachelors programme has 56 ECTS in astronomy over the first three years of 180 ECTS altogether. Teaching innovations have a high priority. During half of their time, students work in small groups on a project (project oriented teaching), during the other half, they participate in interactive lectures where individual contributions from the students play a prominent role. Directly from the beginning, students are trained at our own telescopes (in Dutch): a brand new 35 cm reflector and our century-old 20 cm refractor, both equipped with CCD-camera; a two-dish radio interferometer; and soon a solar telescope laboratory. Development of the students' individual creativity and interests are a central theme of our teaching.
  
 Our Masters programme specialises in High Energy Astrophysics, and prepares for astronomers in a large number of professions: from pure research to educational and more general professions. All our Master students take part in an active observing programme abroad. Our Masters programme specialises in High Energy Astrophysics, and prepares for astronomers in a large number of professions: from pure research to educational and more general professions. All our Master students take part in an active observing programme abroad.
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