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  University of Groningen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The University of Groningen (Dutch: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen or RUG) is a university in Groningen, Netherlands.
The development of the University came to a standstill at the end of the seventeenth and during the eighteenth century because of theological differences of opinion, a difficult relationship with the Regional Assembly and political problems that included the siege of the city by ‘Bommen Berend’ in 1672.
The University of Groningen stimulates its students to be ambitious.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/University_of_Groningen   (1996 words)

  
 Groningen (city) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Groningen (or Grunn in the local dialect) is a municipality and a middle-size city in the north of the Netherlands, and capital of Groningen province.
Dorkwerd — Engelbert — Groningen — Hoogkerk — Leegkerk — Middelbert — Noorddijk — Noorderhoogebrug — Oosterhogebrug — Roodehaan — Ruischerbrug — Vierverlaten.
Groningen is the home of the University of Groningen and the Hanzehogeschool Groningen.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Groningen_(city)   (589 words)

  
 ISEP Institutions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The university will help students make housing arrangements, but students are responsible for paying their rent and meeting the lease contract, as well as providing for their own meals and airfare.
Utrecht University's Utrecht University College, an international honors college at the undergraduate level, is open to a limited number of ISEP students with excellent academic results (see internet for the program in English, separate admittance procedure).
Most university buildings are part of the modern Uithof complex on the outskirts of the city; the Arts and Law faculties and the administrative offices are in historic buildings in the old town.
www.isep.org /nus/netherla   (3806 words)

  
 University of Groningen: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees....
Groningen is a municipality and city in the north of the netherlands, and capital of groningen province....
Commonly known as guts, the groningen university theatre society is an amateur theatre company attached to the english department of the university of...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/un/university_of_groningen.htm   (1811 words)

  
 Groningen
The University of Groningen is an inspiring community of 22,000 students and 5,000 co-workers.
The University is one of the eldest Universities of the Netherlands, it was founded 23th August 1614.
The RUG is a University of pioneers, it didn’t only accept the first female student of the Netherlands, it also delivered the first Dutch astronaut and the first president of the European central bank.
www.kuleuven.ac.be /iccp/2000/iccp11/groningen.htm   (799 words)

  
 Universeum /Museums/Groningen/   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The University of Groningen is the second oldest in the Netherlands.
The university administrators established facilities necessary for education such as a library, a botanical garden and an anatomy theatre, and enabled the professors to acquire instruments.
Bernoulli was professor at Groningen from 1695 to 1705.
www.universeum.de /museums/groningen.html   (351 words)

  
 Humanitarian Training of: University of Groningen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Groningen, a city of about 180,000 inhabitants, is the cultural, commercial and business capital of the province of the same name in the north of the Netherlands.
However, Groningen is most of all a University city: the presence of staff and students can be felt in all aspects of city life.
The University of Groningen was founded in 1614.
www.reliefweb.int /training/t145.html   (336 words)

  
 Central Washington University - Study Abroad & Exchange Programs: University of Groningen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Students from universities and colleges focus their entire study period on one academic or professional discipline and have no tradition in general education.
Profile: Founded in the 17th century, the University of Groningen was originally housed in two monasteries in the city center and began with 100 students a year.
The university does not have a U.S.-style campus; the faculties of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Economics, Spatial Sciences, and Management Organization are located on the outskirts, while the other faculties are situated in the city center.
www.cwu.edu /~studyabroad/europe/Netherlands/ISEPUofGroningen.html   (1112 words)

  
 Groningen University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The University of Groningen, founded in 1614, supports a 17,000 member student body and, with more than fifty fields of study, offers the most extensive range of subjects in all Dutch universities.
"The University of Groningen is a modern classical university-classical, in the sense of universal-because of its wide range of disciplines-modern because of its research, education, organization, and facilities."
Groningen is a relatively small city with all the convienences and attributes of a large city.
www.bsu.edu /provost/international/cip/groningen.htm   (818 words)

  
 EMU-APA Netherlands Exchange in Groningen
Eastern Michigan University students may attend the University of Groningen for one or two semesters for a cost equivalent to the costs at Eastern Michigan University.
Groningen is a cultural and commercial center in the northern region of The Netherlands (Holland).
Groningen is a University city: the presence of its faculty and students can be felt in all aspects of city life.
www.emich.edu /abroad/netherlands.html   (621 words)

  
 DigiLib: University of Groningen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The cream of science portal is not all there is. A number of universities also made a website on which their own prominent researchers that are part of the "cream" are displayed.
We just released a new website, part of the website of the University of Groningen, that contains information about a large number of distinguished professors (actually, they are called 'kroondocenten') that worked for the university in the period between 1614 and 1940.
The Canadian universities of Toronto, Ottawa and McMaster have agreed to add their collections, as have China's Zhejiang University, the Indian Institute of Science, the European Archives and Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt.
db.weblog.ub.rug.nl   (2231 words)

  
 Kamerlingh-Onnes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes was born on September 21, 1853, at Groningen, The Netherlands.
Kamerlingh Onnes' talents for solving scientific problems was already apparent in 1871, when at the age of 18 he was awarded a Gold Medal for a competition sponsored by the Natural Sciences Faculty of the University of Utrecht, followed the next year by a Silver Medal for a similar event at the University of Groningen.
He held an honorary doctorate of the University of Berlin, and was awarded the Matteucci Medal, the Rumford Medal, the Baumgarten Preis and the Franklin Medal.
www.geocities.com /neveyaakov/electro_science/kamerlingh-onnes.html   (1484 words)

  
 FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION - UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN
The programme is a cooperative effort of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, Uppsala University in Sweden, and the University of Florida in the United States of America.
Each of these Universities offers a different part of the study programme, so students will travel during the course of the programme to study in three different environments.
The programme is a cooperative effort of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, Uppsala University in Sweden, and the University of Florida in the United States of America, three internationally known Universities, highly ranked with regard to their educational and research standards.
www.ceebd.co.uk /ceeed/netherla/gronmsc.htm   (518 words)

  
 Hanzehogeschool Groningen, de hogeschool van Groningen
Hanze University Groningen is involved in a number of international projects ranging from Quality Assurance in Vietnam to Curriculum Development in Ghana, Integrated Upgrading of colleges in Uganda to Professional Orientated Education in Vietnam.
Hanze University Groningen consists of a number of knowledge centres which work on technology and the cutting-edge of technology in other disciplines such as economics, marketing, and communication.
The knowledge centres are important sources of innovation to the business world in the north of the Netherlands, and in turn, they play an important role in linking education with the field by assisting in the development of the courses and degrees.
www.hanze.nl /Home/International   (303 words)

  
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On the role of genre denominations' 14.15-15.00 Bernhard F. Scholz (University of Groningen), 'Sublime and beautiful nature in the geographical writings of Alexander von Humboldt' 15.00-15.30 Tea break Subject: "Natura naturata v.
Marijke Wubbolts, Rudolf Agricola Instituut Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Postbus 716 9700 AS Groningen e-mail: m.r.b.wubbolts@let.rug.nl tel: 050 3637336 The entrance fee for the entire conference is Dfl 120,- Entrance for one day only will cost Dfl 65,- Students and Ph.D. -students (aio's / oio's) pay no fee.
Location Academiegebouw, Broerstraat 5, Groningen Dates of the AIO course: 14 October, 28 October and 11 November, 14 -17 pm Organization Dr.
www.asle.umn.edu /conf/other_conf/fact_fiction.txt   (577 words)

  
 GGDC: Groningen Growth & Development Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Groningen Growth and Development Centre is a research group of economists and economic historians at the Economics Department of the University of Groningen.
It was created in June 1992 within the Economics Department of the University.
This research programme is one in which Groningen has developed a comparative advantage since the mid-1970s.
ggdc.eldoc.ub.rug.nl   (132 words)

  
 University of Groningen,   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The successful applicant will participate in research that aims to increase our knowledge of atmospheric processes in the higher troposphere and lower stratosphere through characterization of the composition and isotopic make-up of air sampled during airplane campaigns.
University education in (experimental) physics or physical chemistry
Kerstel, Centrum voor IsotopenOnderzoek, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen.
www.cio.phys.rug.nl /HTML-docs/Kerstel/FOM_OIO_MAP.html   (556 words)

  
 Complexity, Innovation and Knowledge
The Columbia University "Mind Brain Behavior" initiative is a multidisciplinary project investigating gene function, brain wiring and behavior.
The Dalai Lama, in his new book titled "The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality", argues for a serious research investigation into consciousness.
It was revealed that the universe is not an assembly of physical parts as suggested by Newtonian physics but is derived from a holistic entanglement of immaterial energy waves.
euromed.blogs.com   (3346 words)

  
 LINGUIST List 6.157: Gala 95, Conference in Thessaloniki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Groningen Assembly on Language Acquisition 1995 University of Groningen The Netherlands 7-9 September 1995 The conference aims to bring together researchers willing to discuss the merits and constraints of different theoretical approaches to language acquisition, in particular generative linguistics, constructionism, dynamic systems modelling, and connectionism.
Invited Speakers Harald Clahsen, University of Essex Annette Karmiloff-Smith, MRC London Kim Plunkett, University of Oxford Luigi Rizzi, University of Geneva Paul van Geert, University of Groningen Abstract Submissions Abstracts may cover all aspects of language acquisition relating to the core areas of linguistics, including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and the interfaces.
BCN is an interdisciplinary institution, which subsumes research and graduate teaching at the departments of psychology, biology, linguistics, and philosophy as well as the medical school.
www.ling.ed.ac.uk /linguist/issues/6/6-157.html   (820 words)

  
 University of Groningen
The University of Groningen is one of the oldest research universities in Europe, offering top-quality research and teaching, and major international networks.
The University of Groningen provides a full range of academic degree courses within ten departments: Law, Medicine, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Arts Economics, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Philosophy, Spatial Sciences, Theology and Religious Studies, and Management and Organization.
With more than 5,000 staff and an annual budget of € 445 M, we are able to create a perfect climate for innovative teaching and research, international exchange and personal development.
www.internationalgraduate.net /adverts/groningengrad.htm   (189 words)

  
 FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION - UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN
During this one year programme students have the opportunity to learn at different universities within Europe: the Netherlands, Scotland UK and France.
The programme is organized by a consortium of three European institutions: The University of Groningen, The Netherlands, The University of Stirling, Scotland, UK and The Ceram Sophia Antipocis Graduate School of Management and Technology, France.
All the institutions are renowned for their excellence in the teaching and research of business and management and give degrees at M.Sc.
www.ceebd.co.uk /ceeed/netherla/gronin.htm   (353 words)

  
 Postdoctoral Positions at University of Groningen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Center for Large-Scale Scientific Computing (LSSC) of the University of Groningen (RUG) offers: 2 POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS for a period of 9-12 months each.
The University of Groningen possesses a most modern infrastructure for high-performance computing, consisting of workstations, minisupers (Convex C240), i860 multiprocessor systems, massively parallel supercomputers (Thinking Machines CM-5; Cray J932) and visualization tools.
Applications should be sent before June 15, 1995 to: prof.dr. A.E.P. Veldman Department of Mathematics University of Groningen P.O. Box 800 NL-9700 AV Groningen The Netherlands e-mail: veldman@math.rug.nl fax: +31 50 633976 > From the received applications, the Center for LSSC as the host institute will make a pre-selection.
www.csc.fi /math_topics/Mail/NANET95/msg00428.html   (404 words)

  
 [Employment] University of Groningen - PhD bioINFORMATICS
Required education/skills You are a university graduate (at the diploma or master of science level) in Bioinformatics or Computer Science.
You are expected to have an excellent academic record (demonstrated by a list of examination marks from your university study) and be curious, creative, autonomous and ambitious.
Conditions of employment of Software Engineer position A salary dependent on qualifications and work experience up to a maximum of 3472 euros gross a month for a full time and 8% holiday allowance and participation in a pension scheme for government employees.
www.bio.net /bionet/mm/biojobs/2006-January/021106.html   (521 words)

  
 Furman University International Education Application   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Founded in 1614 and the second oldest university in the country, Groningen is located in the northeastern area of the nation some 30 miles from the German border.
The city of Groningen with a population of 180,000 has it all: an old town center around the university, an outdoor town market along with canals and dykes but in the bustling, modern center of an entire region.
The program is especially attractive to students who receive scholarship aid at Furman since they pay no more to attend the University of Groningen than they would for the fall term at Furman.
www.furman.edu /inted/netherlands.htm   (305 words)

  
 SSRN Author Page for Jan Jacobs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
University of Groningen - Faculty of Economics, University of Groningen - Faculty of Economics and Economie
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University of Groningen - Faculty of Economics and University of Konstanz - Department of Economics
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