University of Groningen

University of Groningen (UG)

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG)
Latin: Academia Groningana
Motto	Verbum Domini Lucerna Pedibus Nostris (Latin)
Motto in English	The word of the Lord is a light for our feet
Type	Public research university
Established	1614; 410 years ago (1614)
President	Jouke de Vries[1]
Rector	Jacquelien Scherpen[2]
Academic staff	3,600 employees (in 2020)[3]
Administrative staff	6,250 employees (27 May 2021)[3]
Students	34,000 (in 2020)[3]
Doctoral students	4,350 (in 2020)[3]
Location	Groningen , Netherlands 53°13′9″N 6°33′46″E / 53.21917°N 6.56278°E / 53.21917; 6.56278
Colours	UG Red, Black & White[4]
Affiliations	Coimbra Group Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities
Website	www.rug.nl

The University of Groningen (abbreviated as UG;^[5] Dutch: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, abbreviated as RUG) is a public research university of more than 30,000 students in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. Founded in 1614, the university is the second oldest in the country (after Leiden) and one of the most traditional and prestigious universities in the Netherlands.

The University of Groningen has eleven faculties, nine graduate schools, 27 research centres and institutes, and more than 175-degree programmes. The university's alumni and faculty include Johann Bernoulli, Aletta Jacobs, four Nobel Prize winners, nine Spinoza Prize winners, one Stevin Prize winner, various members of the Dutch royal family, several politicians, the first president of the European Central Bank, and a secretary general of NATO.^[6][7][8]