How to: Make the most of a University fair
| Date: | 06 December 2017 |
There’s more to visiting fairs than avoiding eye contact whilst trying to grab as many freebies as possible!
Student associations, should I join?
| Date: | 04 December 2017 |
I was just starting out my new life in the city of Groningen. It was my first time living so far from home. A big change, and change is scary for sure. I came here for my studies, but also so much more than that. I wanted experiences. Groningen is a...
Celebrating the Holidays in Groningen
| Date: | 28 November 2017 |
| Author: | Brielle |
When I was an undergraduate student in Pennsylvania, USA it was just a few hours drive to my home. I had the opportunities to go home for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, or any random weekend I desired. However, now that I am abroad I don’t have that...
#MyUGStory: Lilia
| Date: | 16 November 2017 |
| Author: | Lilia |
Hey guys, thanks for tuning in to this video. My name is Lilia and in this video I'll talk about the University of Groningen and why I chose to study here.
Exams are over – take a break and go on a day trip
| Date: | 14 November 2017 |
| Author: | Joey |
Happy days: the first exam period of the new year is over! The abundance of stress and lack of sleep has ended and no matter how your exams went, you deserve a break. So what are you going to do to celebrate? You can catch up with your friends; spend an...
Moving to Groningen! Now what?
| Date: | 18 October 2017 |
Moving to a new country may seem intimidating at first. You’ll be in a new place with new people, but you will also have a lot of new experiences to go along. When I first received my acceptance letter I was both excited and nervous--excited for this...
Oh Canada!
| Date: | 11 October 2017 |
When I started my studies at the University of Groningen, little did I know that barely two years later, I’d find myself living, studying and travelling in Canada. But there I was, and going on exchange to Montreal turned out to be one of the best...
Starting your life as a student in style!
| Date: | 04 October 2017 |
| Author: | Peter |
As a guy from a small rural village, I’d been to Groningen a few times to visit the university before I started, but I wasn’t very familiar with the city. So I gathered two friends and together we signed up for the KEI-week, the yearly week-long event...
The best things about the UG
| Date: | 28 September 2017 |
| Author: | Peter |
Over the years I’ve studied at the UG, I’ve taken and passed tons of exams, I’ve written as many essays and I’ve read thousand of pages of textbooks. I’ve walked and cycled the streets of Groningen countless times, tried every store in the city and I’ve...