University of Groningen

University of Groningen (UG)
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG)
Latin: Academia Groningana[1][2]
MottoVerbum Domini Lucerna Pedibus Nostris (Latin)
Motto in English
The word of the Lord is a light for our feet
TypePublic research university
Established1614; 410 years ago (1614)
PresidentJouke de Vries[3]
RectorJacquelien Scherpen[4]
Academic staff
3,600 employees (in 2020)[5]
Administrative staff
6,250 employees (27 May 2021)[5]
Students34,000 (in 2020)[5]
4,350 (in 2020)[5]
Location
Groningen
,
Netherlands

53°13′9″N 6°33′46″E / 53.21917°N 6.56278°E / 53.21917; 6.56278
Colours     
UG Red, Black & White[6]
AffiliationsCoimbra Group
Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities
Websitewww.rug.nl

The University of Groningen (abbreviated as UG;[7] Dutch: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, abbreviated as RUG) is a public research university of more than 30,000 students in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. Founded in 1614, the university is the second oldest in the country (after Leiden).

The University of Groningen has eleven faculties, nine graduate schools, 27 research centres and institutes, and more than 175-degree programmes. The university's alumni and faculty include Johann Bernoulli, Aletta Jacobs, four Nobel Prize winners, nine Spinoza Prize winners, one Stevin Prize winner, various members of the Dutch royal family, several politicians, the first president of the European Central Bank, and a secretary general of NATO.[8][9][10]

  1. ^ Records of The Tercentenary Festival of Dublin University. Dublin, Ireland: Hodges, Figgis & Co. 1894. ISBN 9781355361602.
  2. ^ Actes du Jubilé de 1909 (in Swiss French). Geneva, Switzerland: Georg Keck & Cie. 1910. ISBN 9781360078335.
  3. ^ "[1]" (Press release University of Groningen)
  4. ^ "[2]" (Press release University of Groningen)
  5. ^ a b c d "Key figures". 14 July 2004. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Principal colour". University of Groningen. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  7. '^ "Rug wordt 'joedzjie". Universiteitskrant. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Prominent Professors | History | University Museum | Public outreach | Society/Business | University of Groningen". www.rug.nl. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Awards and medals | Facts and figures | Our position | About us | University of Groningen". www.rug.nl. 13 June 2006. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Spinoza Prize winners 1996-2020 | NWO Spinoza Prize | Top researchers | Leading research | Research | University of Groningen". www.rug.nl. Retrieved 11 June 2018.