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University of Groningen CEO: “Mass lectures for students will not come back”
The time of mass lecture for students is over. In the future, students at the University of Groningen (RUG) will...
Province of Drenthe wants a new train connection to the east of the Netherlands: Nedersaksenlijn
The province of Drenthe wants a faster train connection between Groningen and Assen, via the east of the Netherlands to...
Van Hall Laurenstein University acquires ‘Henryetta’, the world’s most sophisticated artificial insemination teaching tool
Henryetta the cow has a series of windows in her side to allow students to see what’s happening within Translated...
Brexit partly responsible for ‘huge growth’ in RUG pre-registrations
Some faculties have reportedly seen a doubling in pre-registrations The number of students at the RUG could well skyrocket in...
Digital Native? International? Looking for a job? Meet Your Future in Digital might be just for you!
The event has already brought in several huge names from the digital world, including Klippa, Philips, HackerOne; and Voys. Over...
Dutch TechZone aims to glue together Drenthe’s business community
The TechZone straddles Drenthe and Overijssel’s provincial borders, but has ambitions that stretch far further than that By Redmar Bosma...
The RUG is one of the Netherlands’ best universities, so why do its teaching staff give such low-grade feedback?
In this Northern Times investigation, we’ll hold a mirror up to the University of Groningen to ask: “How can you...
Dutch trousers! Drents-born entrepreneur finds success in Canada with low-price equestrian gear
Manon Schuten runs EQ Athletica from Ter Apel in the Province of Groningen By Redmar Bosma Manon Schuten, now the...
Could you Meet Your Future in the Digital World? Online career event for Internationals going live in February
Make it in the North, Campus Groningen, and the Gemeente Groningen are bringing together companies and organisations with digital-related jobs...
The Northern Times’ guide for learning Dutch in the North
You can certainly get by and make friends without speaking Dutch in the Northern Netherlands, but getting to grips with...