University of Groningen, Campus Fryslân

FOUNDATION AND KEY FACTS ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN

  • Founded in 1614, the University of Groningen is an internationally oriented university with a rich academic tradition.
  • It currently ranks in or around the top 100 on several influential ranking lists.
  • The university has brought forward striving academics, like the first female student, the first Dutch astronaut and various Nobel prize winners.
  • Currently, the are more than 35.000 students at the University of Groningen and the international staff covers more than 120 nationalities.

CAMPUS FRYSLȂN

  • Campus Fryslân is the eleventh and newest faculty of the University of Groningen, located at a dedicated branch campus in Leeuwarden, in the province of Fryslân.
  • Teaching at Campus Fryslân has an interdisciplinary character.
  • Award-winning study programs such as the BSc Global Responsibility & Leadership prepare students to connect global challenges and local solutions with the objective of achieving positive societal impact.
  • The inter- and transdisciplinary research at Campus Fryslân is devoted to the themes Governance, Sustainable Economy, Culture, Language and Technology, Data Science and Sustainable Health.

WEBPAGE: https://www.rug.nl/cf/

Universit of Groningen, Campus Fryslân

Project Team

Prof. Dr. Caspar van den Berg

  • Professor in Global and Local Governance
  • Member Dutch Council for Public Administration
  • Dean Metropolis Programme, Dutch School for Public Administration
  • Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Public Administration, Leiden University

Dr. Oskar J. Gstrein, LLM, MA

  • Assistant Professor in Governance and Innovation
  • Member Data Research Centre – Campus Fryslân
  • External Lecturer Europa-Institut, Saarland University
  • Research Fellow, Institute for Technology and Society, Rio de Janeiro

Dr. Indira van der Zande

  • Programme Director University College Fryslân
  • Research Ethics Committee member Isala hospital (Zwolle) University College Fryslân Representative at the University College Academics Network of the Netherlands (UCANN)
  • Expert for Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Education