Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG)
University of Groningen, Broerstraat 5, 9712 Cp Groningen, THE Netherlands
Description:
The University of Groningen is the second oldest in the Netherlands. It was founded on 23 August 1614 on the initiative of the "Statenvergadering van Stad en Ommelanden van Groningen" (Groningen States General). The University began with six professors in four faculties: Theology, Law, Medicine and Philosophy. There are now ten faculties, housed in 150 buildings on various locations in and around Groningen.
91% of students recommend
348 reviews
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HOUSING
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? finding palce to live is a tough jop
Personal comments:
being with other international is so good but you should chose one of the small student house as if it is so big you may find it difficult to get to know other students. additionally don't go too far from city center, i know the city is small but if you plan to use bike it gets harder and harder to attend classes as days pass This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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STUDENT LIFE
Personal social experience
Describe host city: Student life dominates the city
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment Personal comments:
well it's a small place but don't worry you can find nice places to go out. news cafe is an elegant place to sit and drink your beer. three sisters is biggest place, but generally age average is a bit lower than expected. "place" is the only place you have to pay for enterance but it's free at every thursdays, student night. monday is sally obreins' day, you can find all exhanges upstairs. but after couple of weeks you may get bored as its cheap beer sucks. tuesday is the rest day, however, if you want to go out you can listen live regi music while drinking your beer. on wednesday, Pand48 is the place for international students. During happy hour, beer is 1Eu. Pand48 is a small but such a nice place to spend your wed. night. Shadrak is an another place you can visit on wed. Latin is dominating sound. on thursday, like saturday, city center is full of dutchs. Exchanges prefer MollyMalones due to cheap drinks but enzo is the best place to go. Friday is also a resting day, but if you fell like going out city is crowded enough. Saturday is main dutch day. Everywhere is dutch, try to interact with them. On sonday, city is dead. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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ACADEMIC
My academic experiences
Course recommendations:
For chemical engineers, i am sorry guys. It is not the best place to study. They don't have enough courses as they have max 10 new students per year. But if you plan to do some research they have money.
My opinion of the university assessment
Personal comments:
go there to do some projects This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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Language difficulties
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my knowledge How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations My level after: At ease in most situations How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it My level after: Did not speak it Personal comments:
Even beggers know english. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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EXPENSES
The accessibility of student needs
Main source of funding:
Family Other sources of funding:
Personal savings An ERASMUS grant Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work Personal spending habits:
travelling too expensive, you should cook, restaurants are expensive. housing is also expensive. i paid 258Eu for single room, i may hire appartment with 3room in Turkiye for that money. Night life is cheaper but as i went out more often i spent more in total Food, Travel, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home. Nightlife: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
learn cooking, buy cheapest bike This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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OVERALL
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Personal recommendation:
if you are studying social sciences you should definetelly go there. FINAL COMMENTS
go and have fun This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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