Students in Elsevier content with RUG degree programmes

In the overview of best universities that the weekly Elsevier published this week, the University of Groningen has been given excellent marks by Bachelor’s and Master’s students.

The University of Groningen is marked the best in eight degree programmes, second in a further seven, and third best in another eight degree programmes. This means that the University is in the top three for 23 of the 30 assessed degree programmes.

Top-degree programmes

The eight University of Groningen degree programmes that are the best on national scale according to students are:

• Artificial Intelligence (1^st in 2009)
• Business Studies (3^rd in 2009)
• Chemistry (not assessed in 2009)
• Economics of Taxation (4^th in 2009)
• Mathematics (not assessed in 2009)
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences (3^rd in 2009)
• Philosophy (not assessed in 2009)
• Social geography and planning (4^th in 2009)

The increase compared with 2009 is remarkable, when Artificial Intelligence was the only University of Groningen programme to take first place.