University of Groningen ( University of Groningen , Netherlands. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen ) is one of the most prestigious and at the same time largest and oldest universities in the Netherlands . Located in the city of the same name . Founded in 1614, has since graduated more than 100,000 students. It has 9 faculties [1] and 9 inter-faculty research centers and institutes [2] . He is a member of the Coimbra group .
| University of Groningen | |
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| Rijksuniversiteit groningen | |
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| International name | Academicia groningana |
| Motto | Verbum domini lucerna pedibus nostris |
| Year of foundation | 1614 |
| Type of | State University |
| Rector | Prof. dr. Elmer sterken |
| Students | 30.041 |
| Graduate school | 1758 |
| Professors | 491 |
| Location |  Groningen , Netherlands |
| Site | www.rug.nl |
Facts and Figures
Includes Medical University - Groningen Hospital (UMCG).
- 30.041 students
- 6,254 first year students
- 491 professors (including UMCG)
- 1758 graduate students (including UMCG)
- 5,608 employees (including UMCG)
- 9 faculties, 15 graduate schools
- 55 undergraduate and 111 master's programs
- 642 million euros annual turnover [3]
All data as of September 1, 2014. The University of Groningen is among the top three European universities in the fields of: ecology , materials science, chemistry , astronomy . Other strong research groups specialize in: nanotechnology , physics , molecular biology , microbiology , medical sciences, neurology, sociology, philosophy, theology, archeology and art. Each year, more than 5,000 research publications are published, and an average of 260 graduate students earn a doctorate.
Faculties
- Faculty of Arts;
- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences;
- Faculty of Medical Sciences;
- Faculty of Space Sciences;
- Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences;
- Faculty of Law;
- Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies;
- Faculty of Philosophy;
- Faculty of Economics and Business;
Famous Teachers
- Franklin Rudolph Ankersmith , historian.
- Johann Bernoulli , a pioneer in the field of calculus.
- Bianchi Bandinelli, Ranuccio - archaeologist and cultural historian.
- Case Verheil is a Slavic philologist, translator, author of historical novels.
- Jacobus Kaptein , the discoverer of evidence of the rotation of galaxies.
- Willem Frederick Hermans , writer.
- Johan Huizinga , historian.
- Fritz Zernike , Nobel laureate in physics.
- Feringa, Bernard , Nobel Laureate in Chemistry.
Famous Graduates
- Johann Heinrich Alting (1583-1644) - German theologian.
- Anthony Christian Vinand Staring (1767-1840) - Dutch writer and poet.
- Robert Grun (1938) - rower, winner of the European Championship in rowing 1963 and 1964 .
- Wim Duisenberg is the first president of the European Central Bank .
- Wubbo Ockels is the first Dutch astronaut.
- Edgars Rinkevics - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia.
- Peter Yelles Trulstra (1860-1930) - Dutch politician, writer.
- Aletta Jacobs , the first university student in the Netherlands.