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The University of Groningen would love to see you at the ISI (Informationtag für Studieninterssierte) fair in Bremen, which will take place on Wednesday the 16th of May at the University of Bremen.
This May, the University of Groningen would like to welcome you at the Europosgrados fairs in Cordoba and Mendoza, Argentina.
Professor Sibrandes Poppema, President of the Board of the University of Groningen, has been nominated Honorary Consul of the Republic of Korea. Today, Thursday 12 April, the official inauguration by H.E. Key Cheol Lee, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, took place in the Academy Building of the University.
According to international students, the University of Groningen is the best university in the Netherlands. This can be concluded from the latest International Student Barometer, a worldwide survey of international student satisfaction.
On April 2012 the University of Groningen organizes an information day for German prospective students interested in one or more studies offered by our nine faculties.
The University Medical Center Groningen and the University of Groningen have successfully submitted a European grant application for diabetes-related research.
Next Saturday, the 17th of March, the University of Groningen will be at the Student World Fair in the world famous Emirates Stadium in London.
On 9 March 2012 the University of Groningen will participate in the 6th edition of the International University Fair in Düsseldorf.
Last Friday, the 17th of February, students from all over the world visited the University of Groningen’s Open day on location.
If you are interested in learning more about the Bachelor programmes of the University of Groningen, you can visit the Open day on location on February 17 from 9:30 to 17:00.
To enhance its performance, Studielink will be replacing its cental data storage system between 6 p.m. on Wednesday 8 February and 7 a.m. on Friday 10 February, and will therefore be unavailable for both students and organizations.
On 2 February 2012 the University of Groningen will give a warm welcome to all new international students.
On 20, 21 and 22 January 2012 the University of Groningen will be represented at the European Career fair in Boston (Cambridge), Massachusetts, USA.
On January 23, 24 and 26, 2012, the University of Groningen will for the first time be present on mastermap higher education fairs in three different cities in Germany.
The Study in Holland website now features the ‘Studyfinder’, a search engine throuch which you can find complete, transparent and reliable information on studying in the Netherlands.
Guidelines for University of Groningen students and staff regarding Japan, December 2011
Every monday at 8:30 pm, 'Gezellig Nederlands' organizes the 'Dutch learning group', where international students who would like to improve their Dutch can chat with Dutch students who are happy to help them do so.
The University of Groningen has climbed in the Taiwan Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities and is now in 90th place, 6 places higher than last year. The Taiwan Ranking is annually published by the Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT) and consists of a top 500 of universities worldwide.
Results of the International Alumni Barometer and data from the European statistic bureau Eurostat confirm that the Netherlands offers a high quality academic environment to students and researchers.
On November 23 the University of Groningen organizes the Energy Internship and Career Plaza (EICP) 2011. It will take place in the Martiniplaza in Groningen from 8:30 am to 18:15 pm. Entrance is free!
The University of Groningen is on the list of universities that are eligible to receive students and staff in the ambitious programme “Science without Borders” (Ciência sem Fronteiras, CsF) coordinated by CNPq/MCTI that was launched by the Brazilian government earlier in 2011.
University of Groningen alumnus, Vava Angwenyi, is a finalist in the BBC World Challenge.
The Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Groningen since years enjoys a successful cooperation with the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM/Tec de Monterrey) in Guadalajara, Mexico. Researchers build model to predict medal count of the 2011 Pan-American games.
The Erasmus Mundus Europlata and Eurotango consortiums of European and Argentine universities have opened their first call for applications. Students (PhD, post-doctoral) and academic staff from Argentina can apply to scholarships that finance a mobility period at one of the European partner institutions.
GroningenLife! A new online magazine for prospective students now also in English
The Groningen Indian Student Association Invites all to join the celebration of the Diwali Festival.
From now on it is possible to make your own personalized University of Groningen magazine.
From now on the University of Groningen Alumni have a song to remember their stay in Groningen by: The University of Groningen Alumni Song.
In August the first International Student Energy Research Project was launched in Groningen.
Every year at the beginning of the new semester, the University of Groningen gives a warm welcome to all new international students.
The University of Groningen was successful in two elements of the Erasmus Mundus programme: acquiring a European label for Joint Master and Joint Doctorate programmes (known as Action 1) and in the section for global mobility grants from the European Commission for students, PhD students, postdocs and staff (known as Action 2).
At the 2011 annual EurOMA conference – Europe’s leading conference on operations management – two PhD students of the Faculty of Economics and Business were honored. Both PhD students are part of the research programme OPERA (Operations Management and Operations Research).
On Thursday 29 September, Nobel laureate Al Gore will be opening the EBF Conference, the annual conference of the Economics and Business Faculty Society of the University of Groningen, in the Martiniplaza.
The former Vice President of the United States will give a lecture that day on climate change, sustainability and responsible leadership.
The EBF is delighted to invite representatives of the business world to register for the conference and attend Gore’s lecture.
‘The Netherlands is one of the few places in Europe where you can study entirely in English and get by in daily life without the local language… and you can life quite cheaply here’, is what BBC2 said in a short video about studying in the Netherlands, shot last week in Groningen.
Watch the one and only University of Groningen lipdub.
In a few days time the University of Groningen will have its own lipdub. Watch the teaser.
In 2010 the University of Groningen signed an agreement for the financing of doctoral students with Conacyt, the Mexican governmental organization for the promotion of sciences and technology. The second call for applications 2011 is now open until 26 June 2011.
Our very talented student group Stranger Things Have Happened needs your support in order to win the City of Talent contest.
On Wednesday 18 May 2011, Prof. Koos Duppen, member of the Board of the University of Groningen, has been presented with a major Royal Honour. He became an Officer in the Order of Orange Nassau. The honour was presented by Ms Yvonne van Mastrigt, Mayor of Hoogezand-Sappemeer, in his home town of Kropswolde.
In April 2011 the University of Groningen signed an agreement for the financing of selected master students for a number of (research) master programmes.
Information about the Master Honours Programme of the University of Groningen
The Faculty of Law of the University of Groningen invites you to join the summer school on Islam and Criminal Justice, which will be held from 14-21 September 2011.
On Fridaymorning 29 April 2011, seven University of Groningen nominees received a Royal Decoration. Prof. F.T. Oldenhuis has been appointed Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
Prof. G.J.E. Ashworth, Prof. G.C.G. Dehue, Prof. H.L.M. Hermans and Prof. L. Hacquebord have been appointed Officers in the Order of Orange-Nassau. Prof. P.G.M. Luiten and Prof. J.M. van der Hulst have been appointed Knights in the Order of the Netherlands Lion.
Throughout April and May 2011,
the University of Groningen will organize the Master Your Talent open days for all its Master’s degree programmes, many of them taught in English.
When queried by people from their home countries, international students are very positive about the University of Groningen. In a survey, in which 1500 international University of Groningen students (Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD and exchange students) participated, the University of Groningen received the highest ‘recommendation marks’ of all Dutch universities.
From 19 to 22 April seven representatives from the University of Groningen, among whom President of the Board of Universities Sibrand Poppema will be present at the IECHE fair in Riyadh.
Mexican prospective PhD students can apply for four-year funding from Conacyt that covers living expenses and health insurance. The first 2011 call for applications is open from 31 January to 15 April 2011.
This April the University of Groningen would like to welcome you at the Europosgrados fairs in Santiago de Chile and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
This summer (26/06/2011 – 04/07/2011) the Faculty of Arts of the University of Groningen organizes the interdisciplinary summer school
"Collecting and Preserving: Admiring the Material World in Rome, Renaissance to Enlightment,"
hosted by the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR).
Prof. F.J.C. Willekens received a Royal Decoration on 4 March 2011 from Mayor Rehwinkel of the municipality of Groningen. The ceremony took place in the Martinikerk during a farewell symposium in honour of his retirement.
Are you interested in following a Bachelor's degree programme at the University of Groningen? Then visit our information event on Friday 4 March 2011.
FOM has awarded EUR 5 million to set up a focus group for solar cell research, located at the the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, a top research institute at the Groningen Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. The research should result in ‘plastic’ solar cells ready for large-scale production and application in 2020.
The Nicolaas Mulerius Stipendium for 2011 has been awarded to Dr Sabrina Corbellini, Rosalind Franklin Fellow at the Faculty of Arts. Every five years, the University of Groningen awards the Nicolaas Mulerius Stipendium, a grant worth €25,000, to a researcher who has demonstrated outstanding achievements.
On Monday 31 January 2011, Prof. P.M.E. (Peter) Volten received a Royal Decoration from Mayor Rehwinkel of the municipality of Groningen. Volten has been professor of the History and Theory of International Relations at the University of Groningen since 1994, as well as director of the Centre for European Security Studies. The decoration was awarded after his valedictory lecture.
The University of Groningen makes available two three-month scholarships for PhD students or post-doctoral researchers from Latin America. The grants that cover living and travel expenses are part of the Coimbra Group Scholarship Scheme for Young Professors & Researchers from Latin America. Deadline: 15 March 2011.
The department of Administrative Law and Public Administration of the University of Groningen has been awarded a EUR 1.2 million grant for a Nuffic-funded project.
In early January, the University of Groningen welcomed a delegation from Newcastle, UK,
comprising sixteen representatives of Newcastle University and Newcastle City Council.
From 22-24 January 2011 the University of Groningen will be represented at the European Career fair in Boston (Cambridge), Massachusetts, USA.
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