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The University of Groningen (Dutch: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen), shortened to UG, is a public university in Groningen, a city in the province of Groningen, the Netherlands.

The University of Groningen was established in 1614.

It has about 30,000 students.

Its focus is on all sorts of sciences.

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  • Ubbo Emmius (1547-1625)

    Ubbo Emmius was the first rector magnificus of the University of Groningen

  • Academiegebouw Groningen 1858

    The 19th-century main building in 1858

  • 090529 Academiegebouw Groningen NL

    The 20th-century main building in 2009

  • WSN-gebouw (Zernikecomplex)

    Duisenberg building (Faculty of Economics and Business)

  • 20090628 MedFac UMCG Groningen NL

    Faculty of Medical Sciences

  • Bernoulliborg

    Bernoulliborg (Faculty of Science and Engineering)

  • Zernikeborg (Zernikecomplex)

    Smitsborg (Donald Smits Centre of Information Technology, CIT)

  • RuG KVI panorama

    KVI-CART Research institute

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Universidad de Groninga para niños

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