Middle East and North Africa

The University of Groningen has established long-term relationships with partners in the Middle East and North Africa. We cooperate on curriculum and staff development, and joint research.

UG welcomes many students from the Middle East and North Africa every year in its English taught Bachelor, Master, and PhD programmes.

Scholarship students

Several MENA countries offer government scholarships. As a top-100 university, UG is a possible destination for these students.

For scholarship students who want to enrol in the Bachelor of Medicine, there is a one-year Pre-University Programme at the University Medical Center Groningen. For more information, please contact premed@umcg.nl.

Middle Eastern Studies semester abroad

Students from the UG bachelor Middle Eastern Studies go abroad in their second year, through UG cooperation with the Netherlands Institute Morocco (NIMAR, Morocco), the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (Egypt), and the Ben-Gurion University (Israel).

Contact 

The Saudi Student Club Groningen

Contact Bente de Jong for more information about our engagement in the region.