University of Groningen

Faculty

Number of Faculty Staff	Headcount: 3,675 FTE: 2,494
Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers, tutors or postdoctoral researchers. Please exclude research assistants*, PhD students who contribute to teaching, and exchange scholars or visiting professors who are members of another university. * The important distinction for us is that staff counted as ‘research only’ should be academically involved in that research and should be likely to publish research outputs. A research assistant, in our understanding, is any individual who is not doing own research and is therefore not likely to publish own research outputs. Said individual is (only) involved in research in terms of operation execution , such as lab technician or equipment operator.
Number of International Faculty Staff	Headcount: 530 FTE: 441
Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff.

Undergraduate Information

Number of Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 18,331 FTE: 17,878
Number of students pursuing a BachelorÂ’s level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associateÂ’s degrees.
Number of International Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 658 FTE: 652
Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term �international� is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if the language students take up a particular language course that is outlined as ‘undergraduate degree program’ they should be included under ‘international undergraduate students’ . Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under ‘Total International Students’.
Number of Inbound Exchange Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 626 FTE: 626
Number of undergraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Number of Outbound Exchange Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 603 FTE: 302
Number of undergraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution abroad for at least 1 semester on an exchange program in the last 12 months.
Average International Undergraduate Fees	€ EUR 3,906
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Domestic Undergraduate Fees	€ EUR 1,574
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Graduate / Postgraduate Information

Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 5,335 FTE: 5,183
Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students)
Number of International Graduate/Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 932 FTE: 930
Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term �international� is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if they take up a particular language course that is outlined as ‘postgraduate degree program’, they should be included under ‘international postgraduate students’. Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under ‘Total International Students’.
Number of Inbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 157 FTE: 157
Number of graduate / postgraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Number of Outbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 151 FTE: 75
Number of postgraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Average International Graduate / Postgraduate Fees	€ EUR 5,525
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Domestic Graduate / Postgraduate Fees	€ EUR 1,586
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Students

Total Students	Headcount: 23,666 FTE: 23,061
Total number of students.
Total International Students	Headcount: 1,590 FTE: 1,582
Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China.
Total Outbound Exchange Students	Headcount: 783 FTE: 783
Total number of students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Total Inbound Exchange Students	Headcount: 754 FTE: 377
Total number of students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Average International Student Fees	€ EUR 4,572
Average tuition fees per year that an international student would be expected to pay for any course
Average Domestic Student Fees	€ EUR 1,576
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for any program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Graduate Output

Proportion of Graduates Pursuing Further Study	81%
Proportion of graduates from undergraduate programs pursuing further study at your own institution or any other within 6 months after graduation.
Proportion of Graduates Employed	94%
Proportion of graduates (excluding those opting to pursue further study) in permanent employment within 6 months of graduation
Number of PhDs Awarded	321
Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months

Research Productivity & Quality

Number of Papers	11,978
Total number of papers published in ESI indexed journals in the past 5 years
Number of Citations	154,761
Total number of citations for papers published in ESI indexed journals in the past 5 years

Main claims to international academic or non-academic excellence

The University of Groningen provides high-quality teaching and research and is one of Europe’s top research universities, as apparent from its position in international university rankings:
• Nr. 101 in the Shanghai ARWU global top 500 (35th of Europe)
• Nr. 144 in the TimesHE-QS global top 200 (56th of Europe)
• Nr. 23 in the European top 100 of The Leiden Ranking
• Nr. 102 in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities (19th of Europe)
• Nr. 56 in in the global top 100 of most productive universities according to Thomson Reuters’ ESI (16th of Europe)
• Belonging to the European top 1.3% of best universities according to the CHE Excellence Ranking.
See http://www.rug.nl/corporate/
universiteit/rankingsRUG for more details.

Range of Fees

Bachelor's programmes:
EUR 1,565 (EU/EEA citizen)- EUR 9,100 (non-EU/EEA citizen) per year

Master's programmes:
EUR 1,565 (EU/EEA citizen) - EUR 11,100 (non-EU/EEA citizen) per year

Basic TOEFL/IELTS requirements

550-600 written version TOEFL
213 Computer version TOEFL
IELTS 6,0

Accommodation

International student houses,regular lodging for students, arrangements made through housing office

Accommodation Range

EUR 250-420 per month

Language Support

The Languge Centre of the university offers language courses at all levels, introductory courses and Dutch culture courses throughout the year

• Academic Affairs
• Communications Office
• Faculty of Arts
• American Studies - Full Time
• International Relations & International Organization - Full Time
• Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences
• Psychology - Full Time
• Faculty of Economics and Business
• Business Studies - International Business & Management - Full Time
• Econometrics and Operations Research - Full Time
• Economics and Business Economics - Full Time
• Faculty of Law
• International and European Law - Full Time
• Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
• Faculty of Medical Sciences/UMCG
• Faculty of Philosophy
• Faculty of Spatial Sciences
• Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies
• International Service Desk
• Nuclear-physics Accelerator Institute

Ubbo Emmius Programme. 70 available @ EUR 1,583

The Ubbo Emmius programme is a scholarship programme for international Ph.D. students. Every year some 70 students from all over the world are admitted to this programme. During the past ten years, more than 600 students from all over the world have been admitted to this programme, and 70% of the first five cohorts has obtained the doctor's degree within 5 years.

Application Process
See link below

Application URL
http://www.rug.nl/Corporate/international/UbboE/UbboInShort

Deadline
31st December 2009

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