Engagement Type:
Community-Based Learning
Activity Type:
Study Abroad
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 19
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Description :
Groningen is a vibrant student city. Its population has the lowest average age in the Netherlands; one in four inhabitants is a student. Students can be seen everywhere: studying in the Noorderplantsoen park, enjoying the nightlife and working various part-time jobs. Groningen is also a safe and green city to live in, with the quiet countryside a short bike-ride away.
The University of Groningen is a highly regarded public research institution with a wide variety of courses in English and a good student support system. The exchange is facilitated by the Faculty of Spatial Sciences at the University of Groningen, so - alongside their major courses - all exchange students take a portion of their courses in spatial sciences, including a collaborative and interactive "Spatial Problems and Spatial Policies (SPSP)" course surveying urban planning in the Netherlands.