History of Wageningen University & Research
Below you find the summary of the history of Wageningen University and Wageningen Research Foundation
| 1876 | Wageningen University: The state takes over the local council's Agricultural College in Wageningen: the start of National Agricultural Education in The Netherlands | |
| 1877 | DLO: Foundation of the first agricultural research station in Wageningen (predecessor to the current research institutes) | |
| 1888 | DLO: The National Institute for Fisheries Studies is set up in IJmuiden (now part of IMARES) | |
| 1898 | DLO: Establishment of the National Agriculture Testing Station in Maastricht, responsible for agricultural research in the south east of the Netherlands. In 1976 this became part of RIKILT | |
| 1899 | DLO: Botanical gardens are established at Westland and Boskoop (now part of PPO). The government agricultural research station for seed inspection (part of current PRI) becomes a separate organisation | |
| 1903 | DLO: Establishment of the National Dairy Station in Leiden, responsible for product monitoring, initially just butter, but later also cheese and other dairy products. In 1976 this became part of RIKILT | VHL: Establishment of a College of Forestry and Farming in Arnhem / Velp (the former Larenstein College) |
| 1904 | Wageningen University: Wageningen education has been developed to a higher level and the institution is now called the National Higher College of Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry | VHL: Establishment of a Dairy Farming College in Bolsward. (the former Van Hall Insitute) |
| 1918 | Wageningen University: Wageningen's status as an institute of higher education is legally ratified, and it becomes the National Agricultural College on 9 March 1918 | |
| 1919 | DLO: A forestry research station is established (now part of Alterra) | |
| 1936 | DLO: Establishment of the Institute for Research and Processing of Fruit and Vegetables in Wageningen (now part of Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group) | |
| 1938 | DLO: Establishment of the DLO Research Institutes | |
| 1940 | DLO: Establishment of Agricultural Economics Institute (LEI) | |
| 1951 | DLO: Establishment of the International Agricultural Centre (IAC) | |
| 1956 | DLO: Establishment of the International Agricultural Centre (IAC) | |
| 1968 | Wageningen University: From now on the Agricultural College is subject to the same law that governs other universities: the academic Education Act | |
| 1971 | DLO: Establishment of PHLO (now part of Wageningen Academy) | |
| 1976 | DLO: Establishment of RIKILT, the National Quality Institute for Agricultural and Horticultural Products. The result of a merger of the National Agriculture Testing Station in Maastricht and the National Dairy Station in Leiden | |
| 1986 | Wageningen University: In accordance with amendmenst to the Academic Education Act, the Agricultural College is now called the Agricultural University |
| 1997 | Wageningen UR: The formation of Wageningen University and Research Centre (Wageningen UR) begins; the Agricultural university merges with the DLO Research Institutes and the Institutes for Applied Research | ||
| 1998 | Wageningen UR: Official launch of Wageningen UR, following a staff merger. The Agricultural University officially becomes Wageningen University | ||
| 2000 | Wageningen UR: Alterra and PRI are established within Wageningen UR | ||
| 2001 | Wageningen UR: PPO, IAC, PV, ILRI and ISRIC become a part of Wageningen UR | ||
| 2002 | Wageningen UR: CIDC-Lelystad is established | ||
| 2003 | Wageningen UR: PHLO merges with Wageningen Business School | VHL: Van Hall and Larenstein colleges join forces within Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences | |
| 2004 | Wageningen UR: Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences becomes part of Wageningen UR | ||
| 2005 | Wageningen UR: IAC, the North-South Centre and the 'Eurpadesk' merge to become Wageningen International | ||
| 2006 | Wageningen UR: RIVO, in cooperation with parts of Alterra and the Department of Ecological Risks of TNO, establishes Wageningen IMARESormt, samen met Alterra en Ecologische Risico's van TNO, Wageningen IMARES | ||
| 2008 | Wageningen UR: CIDC-Lelystad and the Infectious Animal Sciences Group join together to form the Central Veterenary Institute | ||
| 2010 | Wageningen UR: NIOO establishes itself at the Wageningen Campus | ||
| 2010 | Wageningen UR: New construction of RIKILT, arrival of Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) labs | ||
| 2011 | Wageningen UR: Opening of AlgaeParc | ||
| 2012 | Wageningen UR: Wageningen University has the highest number of students in its history, and growth continues | ||
| 2012 | Wageningen UR: Zodiac comes to the Campus | ||
| 2012 | Wageningen UR: Opening of Impulse | VHL: Start of disengagement of Van Hall Larenstein | |
| 2013 | Wageningen UR: Opening of Orion | ||
| 2013 | Wageningen UR: Stoas establishes itself at the Wageningen Campus | ||
| 2013 | Wageningen UR: FrieslandCampina Innovation Centre establishes itself at the Wageningen Campus | ||
| 2016 (6 September) | Wageningen University and research institutes continues as one brand: "Wageningen University & Research". | ||
| 2019 | Origin of Wageningen Food Safety Research: a merger of RIKILT and the Laboratory for Feed and Food Safety of the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. |