University of Groningen
The University of Groningen (abbreviated as UG; 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) and one of the most traditional and prestigious universities in the Netherlands.
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG) | |
| Latin: Academia Groningana | |
| Motto | Verbum Domini Lucerna Pedibus Nostris (Latin) |
|---|---|
Motto in English | The word of the Lord is a light for our feet |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 1614 |
| President | Jouke de Vries |
| Rector | Jacquelien Scherpen |
Academic staff | 3,600 employees (in 2020) |
Administrative staff | 6,250 employees (27 May 2021) |
| Students | 34,000 (in 2020) |
| 4,350 (in 2020) | |
| Location | , 53°13′9″N 6°33′46″E |
| Colours | UG Red, Black & White |
| Affiliations | Coimbra Group Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities |
| Website | www |
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.