University of Groningen Student Blog

Orange everywhere, flea markets on every street corner and being surrounded by happy people - that can only mean one thing: it’s King’s Day! In this blog, Maimoena tells you all you need to know about this day.

Are you a new student at the UG? This blog might be helpful to you! Here are some tips and tricks about how to maximise your student life at the UG!

Simply searching 'Groningen' on the internet will bring up basic facts about its location, size and population. But Luc thought he would compile some surprising lesser-known facts about Groningen and share them with you. Take a look at these 8 surprising facts.

Who is the royal birthday boy who gets to throw the biggest b-day party in the world? In this blog, I have collected some lesser-known facts about the King, his family and his fortune, so that you can impress your friends with your royal knowledge.  

The bicycle is the unrivalled mode of transportation in the Netherlands. In this blog, Asmo summarises some observations of the crazy things that Dutch people do while riding their ‘fiets’ across Groningen. 

For anyone who has not been here yet, it is easy to imagine the Netherlands as a country where people live in windmills and dance around in tulip fields in their wooden clogs. In this blog, Asmo has debunked some of the most popular myths about the Netherlands, so that you won’t arrive here in your brand new clogs and be disappointed. 

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

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

Culture shock is different for everyone. But, once you move to Groningen, culture shock might just be a completely different experience than anywhere else.

For this blog, Asmo did some research on the origins of some of Groningen’s street names.