University of Groningen Student Blog

In this blog, I will share some of the things you can expect when coming here. Moreover I'll give you some additional tips on what to do despite the social distancing rules and what you can look forward to once Groningen goes back to normal.

Want to embrace your Dutch side and integrate with Dutch culture? Danique has 8 tips to help you with that!

In this blog, we’d like to share some of our own experiences and help all the new first-year students on their way by learning from the mistakes we made.

A list of the top 10 Dutch traps that international students are likely to encounter when they actually move to the Netherlands.

Lecturers belong to a university like fish belong in water, and you will definitely come across quite a few different ones during your studies. For this blog, Asmo has tried to come up with 5 distinct types of lecturers that you will probably run into during your time at uni.

Ever wondered what happens at the UG during the summer? 2020 has a lot going on, check it out:

Although the regular introductory KEI-week and ESN-week have been canceled, there are still online alternatives! Danique and Abbi write about the online introduction weeks, what you can expect from them and why you should participate.

One of the best things about the Dutch language is the amount of crazy words that exist. Here are my favorite 7.

The ACLO is often one of the first stops for any student in Groningen who is interested in getting together for a team sport or just wants to get in shape at the gym. In this blog, I will be having a look at the ACLO Sports Centre and see what the ACLO has to offer!

I think we can all agree on one thing: 2020 has not been great so far, especially when it comes to meeting new people and making friends. For this blog, I tried to think of some rather innovative methods of how you can meet new people - all while staying safe and following the advice of the health authorities.