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 in a variety of disciplines have studied or worked at the University during the 400 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 RUG as students, lecturers or research workers. The University of Groningen provides high-quality teaching and research, is internationally oriented, works actively with businesses, the government and the public, and is one of the top research universities in Europe. The university offers a range of academic degree programmes at Bachelors and Masters level within ten faculties with English being the language of instruction for over 100 degree programmes. In addition, we offer a wide variety of courses in English for exchange students and a number of short certificate courses. Every year some 1,800 international students from over 100 countries find their way to our university.
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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 in a variety of disciplines have studied or worked at the University during the 400 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 RUG as students, lecturers or research workers. The University of Groningen provides high-quality teaching and research, is internationally oriented, works actively with businesses, the government and the public, and is one of the top research universities in Europe. The university offers a range of academic degree programmes at Bachelors and Masters level within ten faculties with English being the language of instruction for over 100 degree programmes. In addition, we offer a wide variety of courses in English for exchange students and a number of short certificate courses. Every year some 1,800 international students from over 100 countries find their way to our university.