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Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG)

University of Groningen, Broerstraat 5, 9712 Cp Groningen, THE Netherlands
4.02 / 5 based on 348 reviews.
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.


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91% of students recommend
348 reviews
Housing
3.6/5
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Student life
4.5/5
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Academic
4.1/5
 4 stars (132)
Languages
4.4/5
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Expenses
3.4/5
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Overall
4.5/5
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“Bring raincoats!! It rains a lot over there!! I think that renting a car is the best and cheapest way to travel around.” Read Review
lorearri, Spain

348 reviews of Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

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HOUSING    
by Lukasz, Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Business Studies, Erasmus
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why? Becauase I could spend time after classes with other students and enjoy my student life.
Personal comments:
I was pleased to live where I lived, although there were some inconveniences involved, as the student house facilities were quite old and blackouts or problems with pipes were not seldom.
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STUDENT LIFE    
by lorearri, Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
Law, European Community/EU, Erasmus
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Student life dominates the city
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Dont miss Cafe Spiegel(cool cafe), De Kar (good music), Rumba ( to dance!!), Vera, The Negendle Circle, Sally´s on mondays (erasmus night, happy hour!!), Drie Gezusters. Dont forget: Queens day, 30 April, and Pinkpop Music Festival, around may, south of Holland. Great.
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ACADEMIC    
by heli, Turun Yliopisto, Turku, Finland
political science at home, but in Groningen I studied Europe, Erasmus
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
Check out the European Law and International Law courses at the faculty of Law!!! You can attend them, even if you aren't a law student; just contact the exchange student coordinator for more information. Notice, though, that most of the courses in English at the Faculty of Law are LL.M. courses, so they are quite demanding and require a lot of studying. At the Faculty of Humanities there aren't many courses given in English, except for the Ducth Studies programme, the courses of which are interesting but not very challenging, since the academic backround of the students attending them varies a lot. The Dutch language courses are really useful, though!



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
none

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by Tero, Turun Yliopisto, Turku, Finland
History, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction.
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
How much did you improve your local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Personal comments:
I had planned to study Dutch language courses but in the end I didn't. I just studided the language by myself from a book. People speak English well enough in the Netherlands. The English language skills of the professors were sometimes good and sometimes a bit poor.
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EXPENSES    
by sonia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
Law, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
I spent more in food telephone and housing because I live with my family n Tarragona. In nightlife, because I went out there almost every day and in travelling because I went to visit all the Netherlands
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
Go to Manamini, you will find very cheap second-hand furniture. Abn-Amro is the best bank for students, you can have a coffe while you are waiting... The public phones work with cards (you can find them in the super-markets: Albert Heijn, Super de Boer...), you can also get a strippencaard for the bus with ten trams
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OVERALL    
by Svilena, Ekonomická Univerzita V Bratislave, Bratislava, Slovakia
Economics, Master Program
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
I was pretty much prepared and had no surprises after I arrived.
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
Probably more frequent tutorials would be helpful. The university has very high-level academic approach which is based on individual work. However, more discussions and team work during classes would be interesting and helpful for students.



FINAL COMMENTS

I recommend studying at the University of Groningen to all students who aim at high-quality academic experience. The city is also very lively and vibrant.
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