Studying in Groningen: 10 Things every German student will experience
| Date: | 20 September 2018 |
I am Eva, a second year student at UCG and one of the many German expats in who reside in Groningen. When I tell people I study Liberal Arts and Sciences, I encounter many surprised faces as I belong to the few German students who don’t study Psychology or...
My Exchange Bucket List
| Date: | 21 August 2018 |
It has been two weeks since I left the Netherlands and travelled to Tempe, Arizona, in the United States of America in order to attend Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University. I have already found my way (well, most of it) around campus, and I...
Bachelor’s thesis within Health & Life Sciences
| Date: | 21 July 2018 |
To get a better view of different majors and what different students focus upon within these, this blogpost summarizes different thesis the students of the class of 2018 have written. The last semester of UCG, students spend 7.5 study-credits on their...
UCGlobal – My first weeks in Australia
| Date: | 20 July 2018 |
It has been exactly 24 days since I tried to fit my entire life in my 50-liter backpack, said goodbye to my family (and, more importantly, cats) and got on a plane that took me from Groningen to the other side of the world. And let me tell you – these have...
Graduating at UCG
| Date: | 07 July 2018 |
After spending last month all day and night at the university library – thesis and essays unfortunately don’t write themselves – it was a relief to get back all grades and conclude I really was finished. I could now finally be certain when telling friends...
Choosing courses at UCG
| Date: | 18 March 2018 |
It is the end of March, meaning not only the end of block 3, but also preparing for block 4. Honestly, this doesn’t really require preparation, other than choosing your next block’s courses: A recurring festivity which every UCG student is involved with at...
Projects at UCG
| Date: | 11 March 2018 |
Projects being fundamental to UCG and having to do tons of different projects throughout the years, you end your UCG career in style with the third-year final project.
How SA Caerus upgrades the UCG game
| Date: | 04 March 2018 |
Last year, I have been very involved with UCG’s study association Caerus, as part of the board. My job within the board was to create and support committees and, in this way, build up the study association. Caerus has only existed for one year at that...
What does a ‘regular’ week of a first year UCG student look like? Part 1
| Date: | 19 February 2018 |
Monday
How UCG students start a thesis
| Date: | 07 February 2018 |
Monday was the first day of the new, and last, semester. My friend and me spending the night in the Flixbus, getting back from visiting a friend on exchange in Berlin, we arrived just 10 minutes late to our seminar: Still in time for the 15 minutes-walk-in...