University of Groningen

The University of Groningen has a long academic tradition extending back to 1614, which makes Groningen the oldest University in the Netherlands after Leiden. Many very talented people have studied or worked at the University in a variety of disciplines during the 390 years of its existence, including a Nobel Prize winner, the first female University student in the Netherlands, the first female lecturer, the first Dutch astronaut and the first president of the European Bank. They share their academic roots with more than 200,000 other people who have attended the University. The University has an excellent record in a wide variety of research disciplines, reflecting society in all its complexity. The RUG is in the top 3 of European research universities in the fields of: Ecology, Material Sciences, Chemistry and Astronomy. Other strong research groups are in: Nanoscience, Physics, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Medical Sciences, Neurosciences, Sociology, Philosophy, Theology, Archaeology and Arts. The research is innovative, international and interdisciplinary. Every year more than 4,300 research publications go to print and an average of 260 PhD students are awarded their PhD degree.

Hanze University Groningen

Founded in 1798, Hanze University Groningen, University of Applied Sciences is the oldest university of applied sciences in the Netherlands. Moreover, with a student body of over 25,000 and approximately 2,700 staff members, Hanze University Groningen is the largest university of applied sciences in the north of the Netherlands. It is widely respected for its international focus. It has a broad network of international partnerships with both businesses and educational institutions. Students and lecturers come from over 90 different countries.