Facts and Figures

The faculty:

• 14 Bachelor's degree programmes, English-taught
• 26 Master’s degree programmes, English-taught
• 10 Research institutes
  
  
• 7,100 students, from 100 countries
• 26,000 alumni
• 1,500 academic staff members, of which 68% international
• 143 full professors
• 1,300 PhD students, of which 76% international
  
  
• 2,300 publications released each year
• 193 PhD defenses each year
  
  
• Double doctorates
• Tenure track system
• Rosalind Franklin Fellowships for female researchers > 45 fellows since 2002
  
  
• 6 locations > five on the Zernike Campus, one at UMCG

Broad science and engineering faculty with education and research in the following disciplines:

• Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy
• Biology, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Neurosciences, Environmental Sciences
• Computing Science, Artificial Intelligence
• Industrial, Chemical, Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics

Our five interdisciplinary research themes:

• Advanced Materials
• Adaptive Life
• Data Science and Systems Complexity
• Fundamentals of the Universe
• Molecular Life and Health

Important features of our faculty:

• Science and engineering degrees
• Research and education are intertwined
• Inspiring, open community