Season’s greetings (and opening hours)
A new year awaits us, with opportunities to broaden our knowledge, celebrate curiosity and develop new insights. Our University looks forward to a new year of connecting with others and working together to make a difference to today’s as well as to tomorrow’s world. At the interface of disciplines, linking tradition with the future, at home in Groningen and abroad, we meet and learn.
Enjoy!
President Prof. Sibrand Poppema, Vice-president Jan de Jeu, Rector Magnificus Prof. Elmer Sterken , and Student Assessor Saina Abeshzadeh.
Opening hours
The UG will be closed for the holidays from 25 December up to and including 1 January. The University Library will be open on some days, but opening hours during the holidays are limited. Please consult the revised library opening hours .

Last modified: | 27 December 2017 10.14 a.m. |
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