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University of Groningen, Netherlands

The University of Groningen was founded in 1614 and is one of the oldest Dutch universities.

Groningen is, with a population of just under 200,000, the largest city in the north of the Netherlands. Dating back to 1040, Groningen has long been a regional centre in the northern Netherlands. It is a university town, with two universities and a large student population, which makes up one quarter of the population, influencing its atmposphere, bar and music scene and nightlife. Groningen is a national leader in pro-cycling initiatives, creating a city centre almost free of traffic.

Network partner

The University of Groningen and the University of Glasgow are both members of the Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities.

Available Subject Areas

Please ensure that you research the courses available to you as an exchange student, and check with your subject coordinator(s) that these courses are suitable for your Glasgow degree programme. Please note that partner course offerings may change on a yearly basis.

Please research course level; content and assessment structures; partner academic pre-requisites for exchange students; whether enough courses / credits are available in your degree subject(s) to meet your Glasgow degree credit requirements; language of teaching and for Joint Honours students, whether the partner has any restrictions on taking courses from different Schools/Faculties.