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...
Your First Week in Groningen--ESN style
| Date: | 21 September 2017 |
Before arriving in Groningen, I signed up for the ESN Introduction Week to get to know the city and the international student community. After moving into SSH, the majority of my housemates were also participating. Although we were mostly separated into...
Don't miss summertime in Groningen!
| Date: | 07 September 2017 |
| Author: | Peter |
After a year's worth of hard work, cranking out essays and studying for exams until you start dreaming about your textbook, it’s finally time for summer! If you’re anything like me, you’ve been looking forward to the summer break since at least February....
Honours College: for those that want a bit more
| Date: | 30 August 2017 |
| Author: | Peter |
Not long after I got my first taste of the University of Groningen, I decided to apply for the Honours College, a programme designed to add extra depth and breadth to the regular study programme. Four years later, the Honours College is responsible for...
Day trips you don't want to miss
| Date: | 23 August 2017 |
| Author: | Brielle |
Although there is always something to do in Groningen, there are also some day trips you shouldn’t miss out on. The Netherlands is relatively small and easy to travel around. My housemates and I would get group train tickets and take trips to Amsterdam,...