The University of Groningen, the Netherlands (1614) is one of the oldest in Europe, offering more than 90 regular and international academic degree programmes within ten faculties: Law, Medicine, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Arts, Economics, Behavioural and Social Sciences, Philosophy, Spatial Sciences, Theology and Religious studies, and Management and Organisation. With 6,000 employees, 19,300 students, 775 PhD-students and an annual budget of Euro 385 million (USD 340 million), we offer a perfect climate for scientific investigation, educational renewal and personal development.