Education

Groningen: City of talent.

Groningen is the city with the youngest population in the Netherlands because of the substantial number of student residents. Currently, over 50,000 students are registered at the Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen and University, where they can choose from 175 courses. The Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen is the largest university of applied sciences in the north of the Netherlands. Students from home and abroad can choose from over seventy training courses in almost any field. The State University has nine faculties, divided over 150 buildings in the entire city and surroundings.

Groningen is bursting with talent. We offer international, English language education from Kindergarten through university. Our Universities work together within our regional industries and international companies on real-world challenges and fundamental research. Together we focus on economic development, collaboration, creativity and innovation in our key sectors. We are leading in sustainable and digital education. Professor Ben Feringa, 2016 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry for his work on the development of molecular machines, calls Groningen his hometown.

Facilities where education and business work together on development and innovation:

• Energy Academy
• Innolab Chemie
• EnTranCe
• ZAP Facility
• GreenPAC (COCI & iLab)