About the University of Groningen

The University of Groningen is a public research university of more than 30,000 students in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. Founded in 1614, the university is the second oldest in the country (after Leiden) and one of the most traditional and prestigious universities in the Netherlands.

The institution has been consistently ranked among the top 100 universities in the world, according to leading ranking tables.

The University of Groningen has eleven faculties, nine graduate schools, 27 research centres and institutes, and more than 175-degree programmes. The university’s alumni and faculty include Johann Bernoulli, Aletta Jacobs, four Nobel Prize winners, various members of the Dutch royal family, several politicians, the first president of the European Central Bank, and a secretary general of NATO.