International School / International Studies

Welcome to the website of the International School of the Faculty of Spatial Sciences of the University of Groningen. The International School offers various courses as well as excursions for visiting international students, and provides information for Dutch students in search of study abroad and student exchange options. Each of the sections below brings you to a new section of our website.

1. Courses for visiting international students 

The Faculty of Spatial Sciences offers a number of courses for visiting international students (bachelor and master level), including the course "Spatial Problems and Spatial Policies: The Dutch Experience". More information here. 

2. Dutch Manscape Excursions

The Dutch landscape is very much a man-made landscape. Each semester, two different excursions highlight a different aspect of this 'manscape': 1) the 11-hour excursion "Dutch Water Management at Work"(which focuses on water management and flood protection measures) and 2) the 14-hour excursion "Randstad Holland and the Green Heart". For more information on these excursions, please click here.  

3. Summer course SETS (Society, Environment, Transportation and Space)

A three-week summer course, offered each year in June, developed and delivered in cooperation with CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchanges). The course focuses on the ways The Netherlands deals with economic, environmental and settlement challenges, in the context of increasing levels of globalization, the expected effects of the changing climate on water management and flood protection systems, as well as sustainability concerns related to increasing levels of mobility in general and car usage in particular. Many excursions are incorporated into the learning experience. Please click here for more information.

4. Study abroad and student exchange options for Groningen students

Students of the Faculty of Spatial Sciences of the University of Groningen have many options to spend part of their (bachelor or master) curriculum abroad - students can take courses, can conduct their bachelor project or work on (part of) their master thesis at one of the many partner universities of the Faculty of Spatial Sciences throughout the world.

5. International Certificate on Urban and Regional Development (ICURD)

Presented by the NEURUS network, the Faculty of Spatial Sciences offers it's master students an opportunity to conduct the master thesis at a leading university in the United States. Seminars, workshops and a distance learning course help to enrich the learning experience. More information here.  

 

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