Mission and strategy

Presentations Strategic Plan - Performance Agreements 2012

If you want to know when Prof. Dr. S. Poppema visits your faculty or service, check out the overview meetings  [PDF]. In this mid-term review are the Performance Agreements (this document is in English available after 1 June) the most important subject.

Mission and strategy

The University of Groningen provides high quality teaching and research, is internationally oriented, respects differences in ambition and  talent, works actively with business, the government and the public, and  ranks among the best universities in Europe.
On the pages "mission in person and in practice" you will find portraits of a variety of researchers, teachers, PhD students and students who personify the mission of the RUG.

400 years of passion and performance

After 395 years of excellence in teaching and research the University of Groningen is moving confidently towards the future. The University continues to strive to strengthen its international position, always with an eye to national and global developments and a clear awareness of its strengths and weaknesses. Outlining a strategic plan provides a perfect opportunity to thoroughly analyse our research and teaching achievements to date and to set a course for the coming years on the basis of a critical grasp of past strategic policy.

Strategic Plan

The University of Groningen has formulated its vision of the future in its Strategic Plan: 400 Years of Passion and Performance. Strategic Plan 2010-2015. You can request a printed English copy at the Communication Office secretariat or you can download the Dutch version [PDF] or the English version of the strategic plan [PDF].